According to UKAD, 20 capsules of testosterone and 100 tablets of nandrolone were seized by the UK Border Force on April 10, with the package being addressed to Edmonds.

The 41-year-old, a member of Mapperley Cycling Club, then refused to take an out-of-competition test on May 1.

Edmonds admitted to the attempted use of a prohibited substance and refusing to submit to sample collection at an interview with UKAD on June 6, leading to a four-year ban.

The amateur had claimed he did not know he was subject to anti-doping rules of British Cycling because he had never competed in professional cycling.

"The ordering of prohibited substances online by those subject to the anti-doping rules continues to be a major concern for UKAD," said Pat Myhill, UKAD director of operations.

"Whether they are obtained in an attempt to improve sporting performance or for aesthetic purposes, a significant threat is posed to both clean sport and public health.

"Ordering prohibited substances via the internet may result in a ban from all sport and, in some cases, constitute a criminal offence.

"The Edmonds case is an excellent example of how we work alongside law enforcement partners to deter and detect doping in the UK by targeting the supply of illicit substances."

Edmonds ban runs until August 1 in 2020.

He is the second amateur cyclist to be banned by UKAD this week, with 46-year-old Robin Townsend receiving a four-year sanction for erythropoietin (EPO).

Townsend had been banned earlier this year after testing positive for stimulant modafinil, after an in-competition test at the Burton and District Cycling Alliance 100 Miles event on September 5.

After receiving further intelligence, UKAD re-analysed the sample and detected an adverse analytical finding for EPO.

With the substance having come from the same sample as the initial positive for modafinil, a panel ruled the ineligibility period would run concurrently with the existing sanction.

Townsend’s ban is due come to an end on October 7 in 2019.