Former Tour de France Star Bonnamour Hit With Doping Violation
August 21, 2025
The now-retired Frenchman Franck Bonnamour has been banned from competition after unexplained abnormalities were found in his biological passport.
Bonnamour, who retired last year, has been ruled ineligible by the UCI from February 2024 through to February 2028.
Bonnamour was one of the surprise sensations of the 2021 Tour de France when he debuted with Team B&B Hotels.
He spent more than 900km in the break and finished in the top-10 four times in what was just his first grand tour. He was awarded the race’s overall combativity prize for his efforts.
However, testing during the 2022 season revealed abnormalities reportedly dating back through 2016 in Bonnamour’s biological passport.
He was provisionally suspended by the UCI at the start of last year and fired by his then-team Decathlon Ag2r-La Mondiale.
Bonnamour briefly fought his case before he cut his losses and retired in November last year. VeloNews
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