Boonen admits to drink problem; suspended by team

Tom Boonen Paris Roubaix velodrome 2009 Graham Watson

Whilst his rivals were fighting it out for glory in the Giro d'Italia, fallen Belgian sprint star Tom Boonen was left reflecting on a career left in tatters after a second positive test for cocaine.

The triple Paris-Roubaix winner and former world champion was interviewed on Belgian TV programme Sporza and admitted: "I think I have a problem. After spending three to four months working, when I go out I probably over-step the mark and I become someone else."

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