‘I’m looking forward, not back anymore’ – rider returns from two-year anti-doping ban to race Tour de France Femmes

No rider has been counting down the days to this year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as closely as Shari Bossuyt. After serving a two-year suspension, the Belgian has now been allowed to return to the peloton, and is making a long-awaited “dream” debut.

Bossuyt’s career was upended in March 2023, when she returned a positive result for the banned hormone Letrozole in an anti-doping control. She has maintained her innocence ever since, saying she believes her sample was contaminated.