Flamanville organiser hits back at claims region's milk could cause positive tests

A herd of French cattle during a 2022 bike race
A herd of French cattle during a 2022 bike race (Image credit: Getty Images)

The race organiser of the Flamanville UCI World Cup cyclocross race in Normandy, France has reacted angrily to claims that the region's dairy products could have caused two riders to return positive doping tests.

The alleged link was raised by the sports management agency for Belgian racers Toon Aerts and Shari Bossuyt, both of whom tested positive for Letrozole during events in Normandy.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.