A Belgian cyclocross coach has committed suicide after one of his young riders tested positive for a banned substance.
The coach, referred to only as Eddie V., was found dead on Wednesday, the day after 17-year-old Fabio Verberckmoes, who he coached, was informed the he had tested positive for a banned substance.
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