Franck Bouyer (born 17 March 1974, in Beaupréau) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2013.[1] Bouyer competed for the Castorama, Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux, Française des Jeux, Bouygues Télécom and Team Europcar squads during his career.[2] Bouyer suffers from narcolepsy, resulting in sudden sleep attacks and cataplexy, and was unable to compete or train without Modafinil.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Franck Bouyer |
| Born | 17 March 1974 Beaupréau, France |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995 | Castorama |
| 1996 | Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux |
| 1997–1999 | Française des Jeux |
| 2000–2006 | Bonjour |
| 2009–2013 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| Major wins | |
| Tour du Limousin (2001) Tour de Vendée (2002) Paris–Camembert (2004) | |
However, the UCI ruled in June 2004 that Bouyer could not be given a therapeutic use exemption to allow him to compete having taken the drug, so Bouyer was unable to race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the decision of the UCI citing that it could not be determined that Modafinil did not provide an extra increase in performance and that the dosage was hard to measure.[4] Despite the rulings by both the UCI and CAS, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) gave Bouyer permission to return to racing in August 2005.[5] Yet, following an appeal to CAS by the UCI, Bouyer was once again banned.[6] In January 2007, Bouyer's contract with Bouygues Télécom expired and the team released him.[7] Bouyer filed a civil lawsuit against the UCI and WADA in July 2007, arguing they were preventing him from working.[8] After confirmation from the UCI that a new drug for treating narcolepsy (Xyrem) was not on the banned list, he signed again for the Bbox Bouygues Telecom team for the 2009 season.[9]
Bouyer retired at the end of the 2013 season.[1]
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 1999
- 4th A Travers le Morbihan
- 8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
- 2000
- 4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2001
- 1st Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 4th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 8th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 9th Grand Prix de Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2002
- 1st Tour de Vendée
- 2nd Grand Prix de Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 3rd Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 5th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 10th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 10th Tour du Haut Var
- 2003
- 2nd Grand Prix de Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 7th Tour du Finistère
- 2004
- 1st Paris–Camembert
- 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Tour de Vendée
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2011
- 9th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2013
- 7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | — | 94 | — | 122 | 74 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "La boucle est bouclée pour Duret" [The career is complete for Duret]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Ouest-France. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
Après Franck Bouyer, mardi, Sébastien Duret a désormais la certitude que le point placé au terme de la saison 2013 serait un point final. [After Franck Bouyer on Tuesday, Sébastien Duret is now satisfied that the point placed at the end of the 2013 season would be an end point.]
- ^ Deneits, Stephane (8 January 2012). "Équipes 2012: Europcar" [Teams 2012: Europcar]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Bouyer sidelined". Cyclingnews.com. 2004-06-17. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "CAS refutes Bouyer's appeal". Cyclingnews.com. 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "WADA allows Bouyer to race". Cyclingnews.com. 2005-08-23. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "No more racing for Bouyer". Cyclingnews.com. 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Bouyer without a team". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Bouyer files suit against UCI, WADA". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "INDOM : Noms de domaine". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
External links
edit- Franck Bouyer at trap-friis.dk
- Europcar Profile Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine