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• Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen races for the Quick Step racing team and has won several competitions, including the Elite Men's Road Race at the World Cycling Championship in 2005.

  On June 18, 2009, Boonen was reportedly banned from competing in the Tour de France after testing positive for cocaine. He previously tested positive for cocaine several times before.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: October 15, 1980
  2. Birthplace: Mol, Belgium
  3. Nicknames: Staf, Tommeke, Tornado Tom and Torpedo Tom
  4. Height: 6'4"
  5. Weight: 180 lbs
  6. Resides: Monaco
  7. Current team: QuickStep - Innergetic
  8. Former teams: Quick Step - Davitamon, US Postal Service

• Career Highlights

  • 2009: Paris-Roubaix
  • 2009: Tour of Quatar
  • 2008: Paris-Roubaix
  • 2008: Tour of Quatar
  • 2007: Tour de France, points jersey and six stages
  • 2006: Ronde van Vlaanderen
  • 2006: Tour of Quatar
  • 2005: World Cycling Champion
  • 2005: Paris-Roubaix
  • 2005: Ronde van Vlaanderen
  • 2004: Gent-Wevelgem

• Positive Drug Tests

  Boonen first tested positive for cocaine in November of 2007. A second positive test was taken on May 26, 2008. Despite no official policy on cocaine, as it is not a performance-enhancing drug, he was suspended from competing in the Tour of Switzerland and the Tour de France.

  The most recent trouble came in April of 2009, when trace amounts of cocaine showed in his system. Despite reports from doctors that the cocaine was not ingested, he was banned from competing at the 2009 Tour de France.http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jt4R5Go019sDOA5go9-zDWCALPRw

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