Former world champion and Belgian Classics star Tom Boonen and his Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere will both receive just one euro in compensation after Belgian senator Jean-Marie Dedecker was found guilty of libellous comment.
Boonen and Lefevere sued for 25,000 euros over comments made by Dedecker in September last yeat. Although the comments did not refer to the two by name, Boonen and Lefevre said they had harmed their public image.
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