{"id":143992,"date":"2025-09-17T20:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/143992\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:15:08","slug":"grand-prix-de-wallonie-dames-shari-bossuyt-sprints-to-first-win-since-return-to-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/143992\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Prix de Wallonie Dames: Shari Bossuyt sprints to first win since return to racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shari Bossuyt<\/a> won the Grand Prix de Wallonie Dames<\/a>, taking her first victory since completing a two-year suspension after a positive test for Letrozole and the first victory of her road reading career.<\/p>\n

Bossuyt tested positive at the 2023 Tour de Normandie F\u00e9minin. She opted for a contamination defence and blamed dairy products made from French cow milk. Cyclocross rider Toon Aerts was also banned for two years after their positive test was confirmed.<\/p>\n

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Now 25 and riding for AG Insurance-Soudal, Bossuyt made her comeback this summer and was twice sixth in the Tour de France Femmes stages.<\/p>\n

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She made the key selection on the climb to the Namur citadel in the finale of the Grand Prix de Wallonie Dames and then won a small group sprint, beating Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) and Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek). Line Lippert (Movistar) was fourth.<\/p>\n

“When Lippert attacked on the Citadel, I couldn’t immediately follow. I tried to ride at my own pace but I also had to recover from the effort. Then it was time for a sprint,” said Bossuyt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really tough climb, but luckily I can now close a very tough and difficult period.”<\/p>\n

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