Former professional cyclist Teo Muis has been suspended for life by the disciplinary committee of the Instituut Sportrechtspraak (Institute of Sports Law) in the Netherlands for providing the steroid nandrolone to his son, according to a report on Wielerflits. His son was racing as a junior at the time.
In November 2015, the Dutch cycling federation (KNWU) posted a statement that a junior had been suspended but with very little information about the suspension. It was later confirmed that 17 year-old Jesse Muis was the rider who had been suspended for missing a doping test.
Earlier this week, another statement appeared on the website of the KNWU which referred to T. Muis rather than J. Muis. It stated that “The man is suspended by a ruling of the Institute for Sports Law with immediate effect for life and, therefore, must in no way be concerned or take part in competitions or training.”
The statement from the federation also stated: “The person concerned, in November / December 2014, at least at some point prior to a doping control which took place in Belgium in 2015 in his capacity as facilitator / coach administered nandrolone to his then minor son, who is also a member of the National Federation.”
“Nandrolone occurs on the Prohibited List of the National Federation and is prohibited in and out of competition. Administration of such prohibited substance to a member constitutes a breach of Article 10 of the Anti-Doping Rules.”
According to the report, the suspension of Jesse Muis has been shortened from four to two years.
Teo Muis raced for Orbea in Spain for two years and also raced for the Eurotop and Lucas-Muller teams in Belgium. Amongst his best results was a top-20 in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. In an interview on the janvolwerk website a few years ago, Muis said that he was offered drugs by teammates when he was racing during the 80s. However, he said that he didn’t take any as he was too afraid that he would get caught.
