Boonen on E too!

TinyExplosions

Tom Boonen used not only cocaine but also the party drug Ecstasy, according to the Gazet van Antwerpen. The sprinter's attorney has protested that his client is not being handled fairly.

Boonen tested positive for cocaine at an out-of-competition test the end of May. He denied having used the drug, but sportwereld.be reported that a hair-sample test showed that he used the drug "often" over a period of months.

According to the Gazet van Antwerpen, tests show that he used Ecstasy, also known as XTC or MDMA, which is an amphetamine and psychedelic drug.

Boonen's attorney, Johnny Maeschalck, has not yet seen the file. "But it is clear that Boonen is not getting the average treatment," he said. "No ordinary Flemish citizen would go to court for this, that is certain."

A decision by the court will be made in early January as to whether to prosecute the 27-year-old Quick Step rider.

-from cyclingnews

'68 Fastback

I don't remember the "psychedelic" part of E.

Single Malt

I can't believe they are prosecuting him. By all means let the UCI slap a ban on him for substance abuse, but a criminal prosecution!!! The law should treat him as an average citizen, or at the very least prove that he took the drugs on Belgian soil. ridiculous.

flickerx

'68 wrote:

I don't remember the "psychedelic" part of E.

Sometimes you get variants of MDMA like MDEA or MDA which are more hallucinogenic. But they arent as full blown psychedelics like trips or mushrooms.

During the cycling messenger championships in Dublin, I heard one wag state that anyone caught without drugs in their system was going to be disqualified from racing.

RobFowl

Effing Gob****e he may be but "pot Belge " has been a feature of cycling for far longer and looks worse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_Belge
Bear in mind JC and all that "throw the first stone stuff"

Chips Lovell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqOv65dxQgQ

Raam

Cool vid
Drugs or no drugs, I still think Boonen is class. I like his style.