Alexandre Geniez left his teammates from the Total Energy team before the pre-season training camp in Spain. And for a reason he would have preferred to keep to himself. This Wednesday, according to information from France 3, he appeared before the Rodez Court to respond to accusations of repeated domestic violence against the mother of his two children from whom he has since been separated. In a relationship since 2013, he would have engaged, according to his ex-companion, in acts of violence from February 2020. Géniez only recognizes a throwing of a cellphone on a day of irritation.
Lucie Garrigues, his ex-girlfriend, explains that on November 7, he received this laptop in his legs, stuck in a corner while Geniez shouted: “You will understand, you will see what will happen to you. » 10 days later, a new dispute broke out. Exchanges recorded by the victim who produced 2 medical certificates: one, following a frontal hematoma resulting in 1 day of ITT and the other for a new hematoma on the forearm. “I wonder what would have happened if my daughter hadn’t been in the hallway when he grabbed my arm, she explained before the Court. Mr. Geniez also told me: “I will smash you! It is a sentence that marks. »
During the hearing, the cyclist’s lawyer Me Bastien Auzuech disputes certain facts “We acknowledge the threats…we challenge the physical abuse. Madame Garrigues always runs away from discussions… She never wanted to leave when the relationship was toxic”.
6 months’ imprisonment with a simple suspended sentence due to the absence of a criminal record was requested by the prosecutor. His lawyer pleaded for release “CIt’s a file against Mr. Geniez, he justifies himself. There was no investigation beyond the family circle. The file is reduced to a trickle. There are not enough building blocks. »
The judgment has been reserved for March 2, 2022. In the meantime, Alexandre Geniez will continue to prepare for his last professional season after eleven years in the peloton. He has fourteen appearances in the three Grand Tours and sixteen professional victories.
