So this just in - Tom Boonen has been banned from the Tour de France. WTF.
I mean, I guess I understand, but it seems that the UCI, as I said previously, loves to ban, throw out of competition, and strip riders of Yellow Jerseys for doing very litte - Floyd Landis is a completely different subject.
Now - what are we really talking about here? In a world where everyone judges cycling by dopers and cheaters - this guy just has some traces of cocaine in his pee. How bad is that?
There's two ways of looking at this - the first:
Tom Boonen is Belgium's favorite son, and a hero to many budding cyclists the world over. He's a great looking guy with everything to live for - but this is pretty bad. He seems to have fallen into the typical young "celebrity" (if you live in Europe) behavior that isn't so foreign to us in America experiencing "Young Hollywood"... Watch E! if you're not sure. This accusation/reality is an embarrassment to Boonen's team (I'm sure), mostly because I would've bet a ton of money on him taking the Green Jersey again this year. Poor form, favorite cyclist.
The second way: It's only a little blow, at least it's not EPO or steroids. Could be worse.
4 comments:
ummm its cocaine.
i believe that is referred to as 'hard' drug for a reason :)
its not like its some kinda weak weed...
If anything, I think cocaine would deter your performance. If Boonen can compete while getting the shakes, all the more power to him. There should still be legal consequences, though.
Here is how i see it, yes, cocaine is bad...blah blah blah, but Tom Boonen is like a god, if god had some cocaine in his pee, would we ban him from the world, no, that is becuase he is god! So is tommy in my book therefore, let him have his fun while he is young, and soon enough, he will grow up! He is still a great rider, no matter what, and i think he should beable to show off his talents!
Great sprinter, real bad idea, cycling has got to be clean and "seen" to be clean, otherwise its back on the merry go round and the sport is looked on has a joke again!!!
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