He speaks for the first time since his suspension. Franck Bonnamour, now ex-runner for the Decathlon-AG2R team, speaks on social networks this Tuesday. Provisionally suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on February 5 for “abnormalities in his biological passport”, the Frenchman proclaims his innocence.
“The Decathlon-AG2R team notified me yesterday of my dismissal with immediate effect,” begins the runner, who specifies that he is now free to express himself on his situation. “I have always done my job respecting the rules that the International Cyclist Union (UCI) imposes on me,” he continues. I have always complied, of course, with the numerous anti-doping controls that this sport has required of me for years. I have never used prohibited products or any blood manipulation. »
Former rider of the B&B Hôtels team, with which he notably obtained the title of “super-combative” of the Tour de France in 2021, Franck Bonnamour joined his new team at the start of the 2023 season. In January, he participated in Australia, in the Down Under tour.
“I have always been an honest runner”
“With the help of my lawyers and scientists, we are working on my defense,” Bonnamour wrote this Tuesday. I have always been an honest, upright and clean runner and therefore cannot be accused of cheating. » As the Decathlon-AG2R team recalled on February 5, the UCI’s decision “is based on checks carried out before his arrival in the team on January 1, 2023.” According to our information, the checks incriminated relate to a period between 2016 and 2022.
“I will not communicate further regarding the current procedure, which is confidential,” concluded Franck Bonnamour in his message.
