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Thursday, July 2, 2009 Boonen Tour decision Friday by Agence France-Presse at 5:51 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France, Doping   Tom Boonen will find out on Friday whether he has been granted a last minute reprieve to compete in the Tour de France which starts in Monaco on Saturday. The former world road race champion from Belgium was barred from the Tour following a positive test for cocaine in April.Boonen's fate is being decided by the French Olympic Committee's arbitration panel. The Quick Step rider missed last year's Tour for similar reasons.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article