United States Anti Doping Ageny (USADA) in partnership with the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) announced that 53 year-old amateur cyclist Vahe Aivazian of California has been banned 4 years after using 10 banned substanaces.

The American’s ban started 7 April 2021, and all results from 16 June 2010 forward have been nullified, along with the forced forfeiture of medals, points, prizes and championship jerseys.

The anti doping agencies were anonymously tipped-off by other cyclists and discovered that Aivazian possessed and used and/or attempted to use 10 substances banned by the Union Cycliste Internationale and World Anti-Doping Agency.

Aivazian’s user of banned performance enhancing substances included:

  • Testosterone – Anabolic Agent
  • Nandrolone – Anabolic Agent
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) – Anabolic Agents
  • Somatropin (hGH) – Human Growth Factor
  • Ipamorelin – Human Growth Factor
  • GHRP-6 – Human Growth Factor
  • CJC-1295 – Human Growth Factor
  • IGF-1 – Human Growth Factor
  • Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) – Human Growth Factor
  • Anastrozole – Hormone

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