Shari Bossuyt gives up doping defence, Olympic dream

Belgian cyclist Shari Bossuyt holds a press conference concerning her positive doping test in Zwevegem on June 5 2023 Bossuyt 22 delivered a positive check during a doping test on March 19 after winning stage three in the Tour of Normandy in Caen Shwe is temporarily suspended by her team CanyonSram Racing team The test conducted by the French antidoping agency AFLD found traces of letrozole metabolite in her urine
Belgian cyclist Shari Bossuyt holds a press conference concerning her positive doping test in Zwevegem on June 5 2023 Bossuyt 22 delivered a positive check during a doping test on March 19 after winning stage three in the Tour of Normandy in Caen Shwe is temporarily suspended by her team CanyonSram Racing team The test conducted by the French antidoping agency AFLD found traces of letrozole metabolite in her urine (Image credit: Getty Images)

Belgian track and road racer Shari Bossuyt, who was expected to partner with Lotte Kopecky for the Madison at the Olympic Games in Paris, has announced she will not appeal a two-year suspension imposed by the French anti-doping agency AFLD for a doping positive.

In a lengthy post on Instagram, Bossuyt said she has a chance to appeal "but I simply don't have the strength or the money for this".

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.