Bouyer without a team

French pro riders support Bouyer at the 2006 Cholet-Pays De Loire: "An innocent man pays for the cheaters"

French pro riders support Bouyer at the 2006 Cholet-Pays De Loire: "An innocent man pays for the cheaters" (Image credit: Régis Garnier)

French pro rider Franck Bouyer did not get his contract renewed for the 2007 season. The former Bouygues Telecom rider, who is suffering from narcolepsy (uncontrollable sleep attacks) has not raced for nearly two years, and his employer Jean-René Bernaudeau did not have a choice but to let him go. Bouyer is not allowed to compete since he needs to take forbidden substance modafinil in order to treat his illness.