‘The suspension cost me a lot of money’ – Cyclocross racer Toon Aerts on his way back to the front after two-year ban

Belgian cyclocross star Toon Aerts (Team Deschacht-Hens-FSP) has spoken about the financial hit he has taken after his two-year doping ban, despite the UCI allegedly accepting that his ingestion of a banned substance was involuntary.

Aerts was suspended in February 2022 while racing for Baloise-Trek Lions after the testosterone-boosting substance letrozole metabolite was found in his system in an out of competition test on the 19th of January 2022.