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Cycling News Flash, April 17, 2009
Edited by Laura Weislo
Hamilton tests positive, faces life ban
By Shane Stokes
Rock Racing's Tyler Hamilton is facing a possible lifetime ban from cycling following a positive doping control, Cyclingnews learned Friday.
The 38-year-old is scheduled to hold a press conference later today. Stay tuned to Cyclingnews for updated information.
Hamilton has already served a two-year suspension following a positive test for a homologous blood transfusion in 2004. A second offense could earn him anywhere between four years to a lifetime ban according to the World Anti-doping Agency's code. For the 38-year-old Hamilton, a comeback would then be highly unlikely.
In 2004, the rider returned positive A samples in both the Olympic time trial and the subsequent Vuelta a España, although he was allowed to keep that TT gold medal as the B sample had been incorrectly stored and was unable to be analysed.
However his samples from his stage eight time trial win in the Vuelta on September 11th were tested and confirmed the presence of blood cells from an unspecified donor. His Phonak team-mate Santiago Perez also tested positive for a homologous blood transfusion.
The only other cases of homologous blood transfusions in cycling also involved a pair of teammates; Astana's Alexander Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin were suspended in 2007.
Hamilton insisted upon his innocence and fought the suspension, funded partly by donations from fans, He was given a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on April 18, 2005 . Exactly one month later he appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but this was dismissed .
That suspension ended in September 2006 and he signed with Tinkoff Credit Systems. He was soon in hot water again when he was linked to the Operación Puerto scandal; on June 26, 2006, the Madrid daily El País alleged that the Spanish civil guard had found evidence that Hamilton had paid over 50,000 USD to Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes for doping products, namely EPO, growth hormones, blood doping and masking agents. Investigators also released details of a fax sent by Fuentes to his wife Haven, using her maiden name Haven Parchinski, listing fees due to the doctor.
Hamilton continued to deny all wrongdoing, but following the release of more information at the end of April 2007 he was suspended soon afterwards by his team. He considered retirement, then eventually returned to competition in 2008 with Rock Racing. Although he and other Operación Puerto-linked riders were blocked from riding the Tour of California in 2008, he won the 2.HC Tour of Qinghai Lake in China last July and then took the US National road race championships in August.
This season, Hamilton has competed in both the Tour of California and the Vuelta Mexico Telmex. He was only 95th overall in California but took second in the mountains classification. He was then 45th in Mexico and fifth on stage seven; Rock Racing won the team classification in the 2.2 race.
Quote: “Hamilton insisted upon his innocence and fought the suspension, funded partly by donations from fans, He was given a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on April 18, 2005 . Exactly one month later he appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but this was dismissed”
Lekker voor die fans die geld hebben gegeven omdat ze in zijn onschuld geloofden….
Bron: Sporza
Bah, deze vent moeten ze dus echt nooit meer ergens bij wat voor 'n koers dan ook toelaten, zelfs niet alstoeschouwer. Wat een zieke geest heb je dan als je het besef niet hebt dat je na een schorsing van 2 jaar gewoon weer naar de middelen grijpt en daarmee het wielrennen wederom in diskrediet breng! What a jerk!
Hamilton loopt tweede keer tegen de lamp
vr 17/04/09 - Tyler Hamilton is opnieuw betrapt op het gebruik van een verboden middel. De Amerikaan geeft de positieve test toe en zet een punt achter zijn carrière.
De 38-jarige Hamilton deelde vrijdag mee dat zijn positieve test het gevolg is van het gebruik van een antidepressivum. (PhotoNews) “Dit aanvechten heeft geen zin”, zei Hamilton, die de gevolgen aanvaardt.
De nieuwe positieve test zou in principe een schorsing van acht jaar inhouden.
Hamilton won op de Spelen van 2004 goud in de tijdrit, maar werd later voor z'n betrokkenheid in een bloeddopingschandaal voor twee jaar geschorst, tot 2007.
Ook in 2003 deed hij van zich spreken.
Met een gebroken sleutelbeen won hij een rit in de Ronde van Frankrijk en werd hij vierde in het eindklassement.
