The amateur cyclist and writer Andrew Tilin was banned for two years

The amateur cyclist and writer Andrew Tilin was banned for 2 years. United States Anti-Doping Agency banned this person after he had admitted taking steroids for legal hormone replacement therapy. The admitting was made by the the amateur cyclist in own book which will be soon probably released. The book is entitled following: “The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs” .
this book describes individual experiences of many persons that applied performance-enhancing drugs.
So, Tilin used the steroid testosterone for hormone replacement therapy. It is quite clear. In fact, it is not yet clear whether this rider has mentioned about individual experience linked with other preparations which increase performance.
Tilin wants to understand and describe in his book why people dope. He notices the motivations of different persons. Do these products help really? These drugs are quite controversial; the explanations linked with these products are also controversial. Since numerous users don’t like saying about their intake, certain answers on questions about doping remain undisclosed.
Andrew Tilin has been significantly changed due to intake of the steroid testosterone. He has become much stronger but more aggressive. This person had to worry about his health and about the ways to cheat, being an amateur rider. Thus, Tilin became to be involved in the doping subculture.
Writing his book, this journalist wanted to explain that steroids are dangerous and lead to numerous negative results. A lot of sportspeople that have used banned products criticize Andrew Tilin. One of critics is Joe Papp, a former American cyclist. This person was caught selling and taking some performance-enhancing drugs. He didn’t admit applying forbidden medications willingly; he was caught due to an investigation. His professional and personal life was destroyed because of these prohibited medicines. Joe Papp wrote about Tilin that he had been doped for a year intentionally. Papp mentioned that Tilin had known that the steroid testosterone was forbidden but he had administrated it. Then he wrote that these drugs had adverse consequences in users. According to Joe Papp, Andrew Tilin had to be banned for four years.
Andrew Tilin’s ban started in March 2011.