Different steroid metabolites were discovered in urine of Alexandre Dougnier

Administration of anabolic steroids and other drugs that increase performance is widespread among amateur as well as professional sportspersons. It isn’t surprisingly, if sportspersons test positive for controlled medicines. But there are several unusual situations, when an individual tests positive for numerous banned products. Here is a case.
Alexandre Dougnier, a teenage amateur French cyclist tested positive for more than 10 prohibited medicines, including over 5 steroid metabolites. It was at a race in France in May, 2011. This young person has been sentenced to 3-year ban from competitions.
It was determined that this person had taken such steroids, as Anavar, Dianabol and Winstrol. Other steroid metabolites that were found in his urine sample included 3-Hydroxystanozolol, 16b-Hydroxystanozolol, 4b-Hydroxystanozolol, Oxandrolone, epi-Oxandrolone, 6b-Hydroxymethandienone and 17-epi-Methandienone.
This cyclist was a member of the Parisian Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. Some persons note that this young cyclist might have been a follower of the club’s doper Jacques Anquetil. This person has been claimed to be a celebrated 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 person had got also 2 Olympic medals.
Jacques Anquetil administrated steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Furthermore, this cyclist defended doping during a TV debate with the French sports minister. He noticed that it was not possible to endure cold, heat waves and rain in mountains during cycling without doping. He confirmed that only a fool person would endure these conditions linked with the extreme sport of cycling without doping. This well-known cyclist added that drug testing might deprive individual liberty. Jacques Anquetil concluded that everybody doped.
It is necessary 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 mention which affirmations have been said about steroids, when other cyclists have been caught using them. When Floyd Landis was caught taking testosterone, it was claimed by his legal team that neither anabolic steroids, nor other performance-enhancing drugs were able to increase performance in cyclists. As for the distributor of steroids Joseph Papp, he didn’t agree with this affirmation. He noticed that administration of steroids was widespread in elite cycling. According to his words, any individual can take testosterone gels in a clever way without being detected by anti-doping programs: users of transdermal testosterone should take in consideration detection time.
Alexandre Dougnier was not careful and didn’t attempt to avoid detection. He probably didn’t suggest that cyclists would be tested for forbidden medicines at the race in Aubervilliers.