Each cyclist dopes

Administration of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is widespread among amateur as well as professional sportspeople. It isn’t surprisingly, when sportspersons test positive for controlled preparations. But there are some unusual situations, when a person tests positive for numerous forbidden preparations. Here is an example.
The teenage amateur French cyclist Alexandre Dougnier tested positive for over 10 prohibited substances, including more than 5 steroid metabolites. It was at a race in France in May, 2011. This person has received 3-year ban from competitions.
It was defined that Alexandre Dougnier had administrated such steroids, as Anavar, Dianabol and Winstrol. Other steroid metabolites which were found in his urine sample were following; 3-Hydroxystanozolol, 16b-Hydroxystanozolol, 4b-Hydroxystanozolol, Oxandrolone, epi-Oxandrolone, 6b-Hydroxymethandienone and 17-epi-Methandienone.
Alexandre Dougnier was a member of the Parisian Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. Certain persons mention that this young cyclist might have been a follower of the club’s doper Jacques Anquetil. This person has been claimed to be a well-known individual of cycling’s history. He was a member of the club de Boulogne-Billancourt in 1950s and 1960s. He was the first cyclist who had won the Tour de France 5 times. This cyclist had received also 2 Olympic medals.
Jacques Anquetil administrated steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Moreover, this cyclist defended doping during a TV debate with the French sports minister. He noted that it was not possible to endure cold, heat waves and rain in mountains during cycling without doping. He mentioned that only a fool individual would endure this agony linked with the extreme sport of cycling without doping. This famous cyclist added that drug testing might deprive individual liberty. Jacques Anquetil concluded that everybody doped.
It is important to notice steroids were not so widespread among cyclists in 1950s and 1960s. Intake of more dangerous amphetamines was more widespread during those years. As for intake of anabolic steroids, it has become more widespread during past two decades.
Let observe which affirmations have been said about steroids, when other cyclists have been caught taking them. When the cyclist Floyd Landis was caught using testosterone, it was argued by his legal team that neither anabolic steroids, nor other performance-enhancing drugs were capable to increase performance in cyclists. As for the distributor of steroids Joseph Papp, he didn’t agree with this affirmation. He mentioned that intake of steroids was widespread in elite cycling. According to his words, a person can use testosterone gels in a clever way without being caught by anti-doping programs: users of transdermal testosterone should take in consideration time of detection.
Alexandre Dougnier was not cautious and didn’t attempt to avoid detection. He probably didn’t suppose that cyclists would be tested for banned medications at the race in Aubervilliers.