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Boonen Still Hopeful Of Racing In Tour de France

Boonen Still Hopeful Of Racing In Tour de France

GULLEGEM, Belgium, June 2, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen still hopes to ride in the Tour de France in July, contradicting officials who said he would not race after he tested positive for cocaine earlier this year.
“I hope to take part in the Tour and we are [...]

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  • Quick Step’s Team Boss Will Not Plead Boonen’s Tour Case After Cocaine Use
    May 10th, 2009

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    BRUSSELS, May 10, 2009 (AFP) – Quick Step cycling team bosses said Sunday they would not beg Tour de France chiefs to allow Tom Boonen to be included in this year’s race.
    Boonen, Belgium’s top cyclist, is facing up to what could be a premature end to his impressive [...]

  • Tom Boonen Faces His Cycling Demise After Second Cocaine Positive
    May 9th, 2009

    by Benoit Noel
    BRUSSELS, May 9, 2009 (AFP) – Belgium’s top cyclist Tom Boonen admitted he had a “problem” on Saturday after a second positive test for cocaine threw his career into serious jeopardy.
    News of Boonen’s positive test was confirmed by the public prosecutor’s office earlier on [...]

  • Tom Boonen Breaks Clear Of Cocaine Charges
    February 3rd, 2009

    BRUSSELS, Feb 3, 2009 (AFP) – A Belgian court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country’s biggest cycling stars, Tom Boonen, would not face criminal charges relating to a positive test for cocaine.
    Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour [...]

  • Tom Boonen Trial Decision Expected On February 3
    January 6th, 2009

    Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen will know on February 3 if he has to face criminal charges over his positive test for cocaine, the judge investigating his case in the northern city of Turnhout
    said Tuesday.
    Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as
    Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, tested [...]

  • Tom Boonen To Face Charges For Cocaine Use
    December 8th, 2008

    BRUSSELS, Dec 8, 2008 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen risks facing criminal charges over his positive test for cocaine, according to public prosecutors in Turnhout on Monday.
    Boonen, a former world champion and winner of such prestigious races as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, tested positive for [...]

  • Tom Boonen of Quick Step Out of Tour de France, Says Race Director
    June 11th, 2008

    SAINT-PAUL-EN-JAREZ, France, June 11, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France green jersey champion Tom Boonen has been barred from next month’s race in the wake of a positive test for cocaine.
    Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Wednesday that Boonen would not be at the Brest [...]

  • Boonen Tests Positive For Cocaine In Out Of Competition Doping Test
    June 11th, 2008

    BRUSSELS, June 10, 2008 (AFP) – Former world champion Tom Boonen has tested positive for cocaine, Belgian judicial authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
    The Paris-Roubaix winner tested positive during an out-of-competition control carried out by the ministry of the Flemish Community, on May 26, three days before the start of the [...]