Hair tests have allegedly shown that Tom Boonen used cocaine "often" over a period of months, according to sportwereld.be.
The hair test results showed that while the Quick Step sprinter had not used the drug lately, he had used it earlier. "It is not a one-time thing," an anonymous investigator said on sportwereld.be.
"He used coke often for a couple of months. Then he stopped. We infer that from the fact that hair grows one centimetre per month and there is no drug trace in the newest hair growth."
The use of cocaine out-of-competition does not carry any sporting penalties. However, the judicial investigation is continuing.(SW)
