UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has confirmed that amateur cyclist Ian Edmonds has been suspended from all sport for four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
The ruling follows April’s seizure by UK Border Force of 20 capsules of testosterone and 100 tablets of nandrolone in a parcel addressed to Mr Edmonds. The 41-year-old later refused to provide a sample during a subsequent out-of-competition test attempt on May 1.
During an interview with UKAD on 6 June, Edmonds, from Nottingham, admitted to the ‘Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance’ and ‘Refusing to Submit to Sample Collection.’ As a result, a period of ineligibility of four years was imposed under Articles 2.2 and 2.3 respectively of the World Anti-Doping Code.
Edmonds is banned from all sport from 1 August 2016 until midnight on 1 August 2020.
