Geniez handed four-month suspended sentence for domestic violence

LLEX MONTSJURA FRANCE JULY 31 Alexandre Geniez of France and Team Total Direct Energie attacks during the 33rd Tour de lAin 2021 Stage 3 a 125km stage from Izernore to Llex MontsJura 900m tourdelain on July 31 2021 in Llex MontsJura France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Alexandre Geniez (TotalEnergies) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

TotalEnergies rider Alexandre Geniez has been sentenced to a four-month suspended prison sentence for domestic violence against his ex-wife.

Prosecutors in Rodez had requested a six-month suspended sentence for the 33-year-old Frenchman. Geniez was present at the hearing in Rodez as he was handed the sentence.

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