Marion Sicot

Marion Sicot (born 24 June 1992) is a French racing cyclist, who is suspended from the sport until 2024,[2] following a positive test for erythropoietin (EPO). She finished ninth at the 2014 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames and seventh at the 2015 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames.[3]

Marion Sicot
Sicot in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMarion Sicot
Born (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992
Orléans, France
Team information
Current teamSuspended
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014–2015Team Féminin Région Centre
2017VC St Julien en Genevois
2018St. Michel–Auber93 (guest)
2018VC St Julien en Genevois (guest)
2022Team Bertin Cognac Sport'invest
Professional teams
2013Bourgogne–Pro Dialog
2016Servetto Footon
2018–2019Doltcini–Van Eyck Sport[1]

Sanctions

In September 2019, Sicot was announced to have tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO).[4] Sicot tested positive for EPO in a test carried out by the AFLD – the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage (English: French Anti-Doping Agency) – at the French National Time Trial Championships on 27 June 2019 and was provisionally suspended on 18 July 2019. She was handed a two-year suspension by the AFLD, a decision made by its Sanctions Commission on 16 December 2020.[5] This ban was extended to four years in March 2022.[2]

References
  1. "Doltcini-Van Eyck met Belgische en Franse aanwinsten naar 2019" [Doltcini-Van Eyck with Belgian and French acquisitions for 2019]. Vrouwenpeloton.be (in Dutch). Vrouwenpeloton. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "French Council of State extends Marion Sicot's doping ban through 2024". VeloNews. Outside. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. "Gutierrez wins women's GP Plumelec-Morbihan". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. Ballinger, Alex (1 October 2019). "Marion Sicot continues to deny doping as B sample returns positive for EPO". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. "Marion Sicot suspendue deux ans pour dopage". AFP. L'Equipe. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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