Unusual doping in cycling

Administration of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is widespread among amateur and professional sportspeople. It isn’t surprisingly, if sportspersons test positive for prohibited medications. But there are certain unusual situations, when an individual tests positive for many prohibited medications. Here is an example.
Alexandre Dougnier, a teenage amateur French cyclist tested positive for more than 10 banned medicines, 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 determined that this young cyclist had administrated such steroids, as Anavar, Dianabol and Winstrol. Other steroid metabolites which were discovered in his urine sample included  3-Hydroxystanozolol, 16b-Hydroxystanozolol, 4b-Hydroxystanozolol, Oxandrolone, epi-Oxandrolone, 6b-Hydroxymethandienone and 17-epi-Methandienone.
This young cyclist was a member of the Parisian Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. Several 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 that had won the Tour de France 5 times. This cyclist had received also 2 Olympic medals.
Jacques Anquetil used 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 impossible to endure cold, heat waves and rain in mountains during cycling without doping. Jacques Anquetil claimed that only a fool individual would endure these conditions connected with the extreme sport of cycling without performance-enhancing drugs. This celebrated cyclist added that drug testing might deprive personal liberty. Jacques Anquetil said that everyone doped.
It is necessary to note steroids were not so widespread among cyclists in 1950s and 1960s. Usage of more dangerous amphetamines was more widespread during those years. As for administration of anabolic steroids, it has become more enhanced during past two decades.
Let mention which affirmations have been said about steroids, when other cyclists have been caught taking them. When Floyd Landis was caught applying 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 mentioned that usage of steroids was widespread in elite cycling. According to his words, a person may apply 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 drugs at the race in Aubervilliers.