Doltcini-Van Eyck accuse Sicot of exploiting 'MeToo' movement to justify doping

Marion Sicot riding for Doltcini-Van Eyck (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Doltcini-Van Eyck team have launched a searing rebuttal to the allegations made by Marion Sicot this weekend, branding the French rider a liar and accusing her of feigning depression and of "making use of the actual #MeToo-mood" to get a shorter doping suspension. 

The Belgian team admitted their director, Marc Bracke, had demanded regular photos of Sicot in a bikini, but argued: "This is a practice that was normal in earlier times – many people inside cycling know that."

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.