<p>British para-cyclist Erin McBride has been banned from all sport for three years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for using the prohibited substance ostarine, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said in a <a href="https://www.ukad.org.uk/news/british-para-cyclist-receives-three-year-ban" target="_blank">statement</a>.</p>.<p>McBride, a 23-year-old visually-impaired sprinter who joined British Cycling's Paralympic World Class Programme this year, returned an adverse analytical finding following an out-of-competition test on March 3.</p>.<p>UKAD said that ostarine is a type of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator typically used to gain muscle and burn fat.</p>.<p>McBride, who was suspended in April, admitted the ADRVs she was later charged with and accepted a ban from sport, which was reduced from four years to three for early admission.</p>.<p>"While we acknowledge that McBride suggested she had 'not knowingly taken any substance', the rules are explicit and clear: the athlete is personally responsible for what is in their body," UKAD Director of Operations Pat Myhill said.</p>.<p>"McBride presented no evidence to support her assertions that her violations were not intentional."</p>.<p>British Cycling said in a separate <a href="https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/20211022-British-Cycling-statement-following-UKAD-announcement-of-ADRV-0" target="_blank">statement</a> that they had supported UKAD in their efforts to investigate the circumstances of McBride's adverse analytical findings as part of their commitment to clean sport.</p>.<p>McBride is yet to compete for Britain in para cycling.</p>.<p>Her ban comes a few days after the World Anti-Doping Agency said British Cycling collected samples from riders and screened them for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone at a private laboratory in 2011 in breach of international rules.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>British para-cyclist Erin McBride has been banned from all sport for three years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for using the prohibited substance ostarine, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said in a <a href="https://www.ukad.org.uk/news/british-para-cyclist-receives-three-year-ban" target="_blank">statement</a>.</p>.<p>McBride, a 23-year-old visually-impaired sprinter who joined British Cycling's Paralympic World Class Programme this year, returned an adverse analytical finding following an out-of-competition test on March 3.</p>.<p>UKAD said that ostarine is a type of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator typically used to gain muscle and burn fat.</p>.<p>McBride, who was suspended in April, admitted the ADRVs she was later charged with and accepted a ban from sport, which was reduced from four years to three for early admission.</p>.<p>"While we acknowledge that McBride suggested she had 'not knowingly taken any substance', the rules are explicit and clear: the athlete is personally responsible for what is in their body," UKAD Director of Operations Pat Myhill said.</p>.<p>"McBride presented no evidence to support her assertions that her violations were not intentional."</p>.<p>British Cycling said in a separate <a href="https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/20211022-British-Cycling-statement-following-UKAD-announcement-of-ADRV-0" target="_blank">statement</a> that they had supported UKAD in their efforts to investigate the circumstances of McBride's adverse analytical findings as part of their commitment to clean sport.</p>.<p>McBride is yet to compete for Britain in para cycling.</p>.<p>Her ban comes a few days after the World Anti-Doping Agency said British Cycling collected samples from riders and screened them for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone at a private laboratory in 2011 in breach of international rules.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>