- Franck Bouyer
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Franck Bouyer
fullname = Franck Bouyer
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|3|17
country = FRA
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 1995
1996
1997–1999
2000–2006
proteams = Castorama
Agrigel
Française des Jeux
Bouygues Télécom
majorwins = Tour du Limousin (2001)
Tour de Vendée (2002)
Paris-Camembert (2004)
updated =August 31 ,2007 Franck Bouyer (born
March 17 ,1974 inBeaupréau ) is a French former professionalroad bicycle racer for who raced forCastorama ,Agrigel ,Française des Jeux and Bouygues Télécom during his career. Bouyer suffers fromnarcolepsy , resulting in sudden sleep attacks andcataplexy , and was unable to compete or train withoutModafinil .cite news |title=Bouyer sidelined |work=Cyclingnews.com |date=2004-06-17
url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/jun04/jun17news2 |accessdate=2007-08-31] However, the UCI ruled in June 2004 that Bouyer could not be given atherapeutic use exemption to allow him to compete having taken the drug, so Bouyer was unable to race. TheCourt 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.cite news |title=CAS refutes Bouyer's appeal |work=Cyclingnews.com |date=2005-03-20
url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/mar05/mar20news |accessdate=2007-08-31] Despite the rulings by both the UCI and CAS, theWorld Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) gave Bouyer permission to return to racing in August 2005.cite news |title=WADA allows Bouyer to race |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/aug05/aug23news |work=Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2007-08-31 |date=2005-08-23 ] Yet, following an appeal to CAS by the UCI, Bouyer was once again banned.cite news |title=No more racing for Bouyer |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/mar06/mar19news |work=Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2007-08-31 |date=2006-03-19 ] In January 2007, Bouyer's contract with Bouygues Télécom expired and the team released him.cite news |title=Bouyer without a team |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jan07/jan24news2 |work=Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2007-08-31 |date=2007-01-24 ] Bouyer filed a civil lawsuit against the UCI and WADA in July 2007, arguing they were preventing him from working.cite news |title=Bouyer files suit against UCI, WADA |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jul07/jul20news2 |work=Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2007-08-31 |date=2007-07-20 ]References
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NAME=Bouyer, Franck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1974-03-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Beaupréau ,France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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