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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