Bouhanni handed two-month suspension for 'dangerous conduct' in Cholet sprint

Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa-Samsic)
Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa-Samsic) (Image credit: Getty Images)

The UCI announced Wednesday that its Disciplinary Commission has handed Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa-Samsic) a partially retroactive two-month suspension for deviating from his line in a sprint at the Cholet-Pays de la Loire in March.

Bouhanni veered left in the Cholet-Pays de la Loire sprint and made contact with Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ), who was forced into the barriers and suffered a fracture in his left hand. 

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