Tom Boonen (Quick Step) woke up this morning feeling very bad and decided to abandon the Tour de France. He says that he has not been feeling well with the start of the race but today, his illness — fever, headaches, muscle aches, stomach aches — just got worse. Hopefully it’s not swine flu. The [...]
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Tom Boonen abandons Tour de France 2009 due to illness
Posted: 19 July 2009 in SportsTags: boonen, cycling, tour de france
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I still can’t believe the news. Tom Boonen, one of the cycling’s mega-stars, has been barred from competing in 2008 because he tested positive for cocaine. He was not officially caught “doping” (i.e. using banned drugs during competition), he cannot be banned by the UCI. However, tour organizers can bar him into their races. He [...]
Tom Boonen implicated in cocaine scandal
Posted: 26 January 2008 in SportsTags: boonen, cocaine, cycling
De Morgen reports that the parents of Tom Boonen have been questioned in connection with an allegation made by Belgian cyclist, Tom Vannopen who was caught using cocaine, that Tom Boonen was a drug dealer. Tom Boonen was not available for questioning by the authorities because he is in Qatar for a cycling competition. Apart [...]
Injury forces Tom Boonen out of Vuelta
Posted: 15 September 2007 in SportsTags: boonen, cycling, vuelta
Tom Boonen, one of the two Belgian favorites at the Vuelta a España, left the race yesterday after complaining of pain in his back and ribs. Boonen was one of the riders who crashed in Zaragoza a few days ago. The Belgian newspaper, de Morgen, reports that Boonen is not sure that he will even [...]
