Former Tour de France ‘Most Combative’ Rider Sanctioned by Anti-Doping Tribunal

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. 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.

“It’s too costly in financial terms, so I have to stop,” Bonnamour told Ouest-France of his defense case. Velo