Wednesday 14 March 2012

Boonen takes Tour appeal to French sports chiefs

Banned Belgian rider Tom Boonen is appealing to French sports authorities for permission to ride in the Tour de France after a court west of Paris said it didn't have jurisdiction in the case.

Boonen is seeking to overturn a ban by Tour organizers after he tested positive twice for cocaine in less than a year. The race starts Saturday.

Boonen's Quick Step team said in a statement released Tuesday that they had sought a ruling from the French Arbitration Chamber for Sport, which falls under France's national Olympic committee.

A French court in Nanterre opened a hearing last week into an appeal by Boonen, but the …

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