-- Letter to Quick-StepDear
Quick-StepI am writing to tell you that I think
Tom Boonen might be
addicted to drugs and needs urgent help.
I understand right now Team Quick-Step is "
working closely with team sponsors” (that's you), but could you also please help Tom.
His lawyer Luc Deleu says Tom is wise and aware of the consequences.
So I figure Tom’s second cocaine bust in 12 months means that his dependency has addled his capacity rational thought.
Like, he knew the consequences but did it anyway.
I think this is called
drug addiction.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m a big fan of Tom's despite his repeated suspensions for cocaine use.
(And I have to say that Tom’s recent Paris Roubaix victory seems all the more impressive now knowing that his system was clogged with cocaine residue – a known cardiovascular inhibitor. Imagine how much he’d have won by if he rode clean).
Please do your best to clean up Tom.
Yours in fondness and diminishing admiration.
Lester