Franck Bonnamour retires from sports

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Franck Bonnamour decided to take his retirement, according to information from Ouest-France.

The now former professional runner of Lannion was suspended by the UCI (International Cycling Union) since February 2024, “due to unexplained anomalies concerning his biological passport”.

Too expensive a defense

A decision, again according to Ouest-France, motivated by the financial price of his defense become too important.

To prove his innocence, the 29-year-old cyclist from Tregorre embarked on a long fight with his lawyers.

“I have always been an honest, upright and clean runner and therefore cannot be accused of cheating,” wrote Franck Bonnamour in a press release. following his dismissal.

A victory among the pros

At the end of March 2024, his team Decathlon AG2R-La Mondialewhere he signed at the start of 2023, had terminated his contract.

Under the colors of his previous team, B&B-Hôtels KTM, Franck Bonnamour had won his only victory in the professional peloton: it was in August 2022 on the Polynormande.

In 2021, he obtained the title of Super-combative of Tour de Francefor its first Grand loop.

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