An amateur rider who never raced was caught and has been banned for four years from all sport.
Just days after it emerged a veteran British time trial rider has been banned for an adverse finding for EPO at a club 100 mile TT, another veteran in the UK has been banned.
This time the 41-year-old rider was called on for testing despite never having ridden a competitive cycling event.
Ian Edmonds was a member of British Cycling and though he was not a racing cyclist, as a member of the federation he was subject to dope testing.
He was targeted for a test in May of this year after the UK Border Force seized a package of steroids in the postal service that he had ordered online from India.
The package was seized on April 10th this year with Edmond’s home address on it. When examined it was found to contain “20 ampoules labelled as testosterone and 100 tablets labelled as Nandrolone”.
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According to the UK Anti Doping’s ruling document in the case, its testers called to Edmond’s home on May 1st in an effort to take a sample from him for testing.
He refused to provide a sample of blood or urine and told the testers he was not a racing cyclist. As such he said he was not aware he may be tested.
He later admitted ordering the drugs for said they were for personal use.
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The Nottingham rider and member of Mapperly Cycling Club, has now been banned from all competitive sport for four years for “attempted use of steroids”.
Director of operations at UKAD, Pat Myhill, said the case was “an excellent example” of how his agency works alongside law enforcement agencies to deter and detect doping.
“The ordering of prohibited substances online by those subject to the anti-doping rules continues to be a major concern for UKAD,” he said.
“Whether they are obtained in an attempt to improve sporting performance or for aesthetic purposes, a significant threat is posed to both clean sport and public health.
“Ordering prohibited substances via the internet may result in a ban from all sport and, in some cases, constitute a criminal offence.”
Earlier this week it emerged in an unrelated case in Britain that Robin Townsend (46) had tested positive for the stimulant modafinil in a 100 mile TT last September.
His sample was rechecked after UKAD received further intelligence about his drug taking and during that second round of testing, the sample came back with an adverse finding for EPO.
The rider, who is the reigning 12-hour record holder in the UK, tried to argue his drink was spiked by a rival.
Townsend, who rode for Team Swift at the time of the offence, was banned for four years in January.
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