{"id":609848,"date":"2026-04-17T08:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609848\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:34:11","slug":"teen-cyclist-busted-in-steroid-doping-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609848\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Cyclist Busted in Steroid Doping Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was no immediate reaction from the second-tier team, whose roster includes several former WorldTour riders.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this articleListen<img alt=\"anti-doping\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-173067411-1.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1440\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-173067411-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">An Italian tested positive during an &#8216;intelligence-driven&#8217; control.  (Photo: Doug Pensinger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Published April 16, 2026 03:19PM<\/p>\n<p>Teenager B\u00e1lint Makrai has been provisionally suspended in the latest doping case\u00a0after testing positive for a metandienone metabolite, the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/ita\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">International Testing Agency<\/a> confirmed Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/ita.sport\/ita-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ITA<\/a> said an out-of-competition sample collected on March 30, 2026, returned an adverse analytical finding for a synthetic anabolic steroid, also known as Dianabol.<\/p>\n<p>Makrai, 19, rides for MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, a Hungarian squad that stepped up from Continental level to the ProTeam ranks this season.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate reaction from the team, whose roster includes former WorldTour riders Fausto Masnada, Alessandro Verre, Nicol\u00f2 Buratti, and Barnab\u00e1s Pe\u00e1k.<\/p>\n<p>Makrai has been notified of the case and retains the right to request analysis of his B-sample.<\/p>\n<p>Metandienone is on the 2026 Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency as an S1.1 anabolic androgenic steroid. It is banned at all times and classified as a non-specified substance.<\/p>\n<p>The drug is known to increase testosterone levels, boosting muscle mass, endurance, and strength, the ITA said.<\/p>\n<p>Under anti-doping rules, Makrai remains provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the B-sample analysis.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the latest in a growing string of cases since the ITA took over full management of cycling\u2019s anti-doping procedures from the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/uci\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UCI<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was no immediate reaction from the second-tier team, whose roster includes several former WorldTour riders. 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