April 19th 05, 12:02 AM
Tyler Hamilton. The boyish looks, the freckled face, the broken
collarbone, the heroic breakaway, poor old Tugboat, the Olympic gold
and all... You all know the story, but here's a summary:
May 2004 - Tyler on doping before the Tour
"I can't speak for the other teams but I can speak for my team and
myself. I feel like it has cleaned up a lot. I got tested three times
in the off-season; that's just out-of-competition testing. And with all
three teams I've been on I've signed my contract knowing if I use
illegal substances I'm fired straight away."
July 2004 - Tyler on doping allegations from ex team doctor
"I swear on my wife's life and the grave of my dog that the doping
story is not true."
August 2004 - Tyler on testing positive at the Olympics
"I can assure you of one thing, I am 100 percent innocent. I am not
going to risk my life and that of my wife with a blood transfusion,
there must have been some kind of mistake. Anybody who knows me would
accept that I would never do such a thing."
September 2004 - Tyler on testing positive at the Vuelta
"This is crazy. We will spend every cent we have to show my innocence."
October 2004 - Tyler on asking fans for donations to his legal defense
fund, in spite of his 1-million$ per year salary/endorsements
"I want to express my overwhelming gratitude to those of you who have
demonstrated your support through believetyler.org. I am absolutely
humbled by the level of outreach we've received from so many of you."
November 2004 - Tyler digging his hole deeper
"I'm a nice person and I try to forgive people, but not this time, not
with this. I've lost a lot of trust in people because they have backed
off from me when I needed them the most. When my name is cleared, I'm
going to remember those people. They'd better not come crawling back to
me when this is all over."
--
April 2005 - Tyler hits the pave one last time
"Following the full hearing, the majority of the panel rejected
Hamilton's defenses and found that his positive sample was 'due to a
homologous blood transfusion,'" said the USADA.
"We still believe in you Tyler!!!" lmao
-Tezel
collarbone, the heroic breakaway, poor old Tugboat, the Olympic gold
and all... You all know the story, but here's a summary:
May 2004 - Tyler on doping before the Tour
"I can't speak for the other teams but I can speak for my team and
myself. I feel like it has cleaned up a lot. I got tested three times
in the off-season; that's just out-of-competition testing. And with all
three teams I've been on I've signed my contract knowing if I use
illegal substances I'm fired straight away."
July 2004 - Tyler on doping allegations from ex team doctor
"I swear on my wife's life and the grave of my dog that the doping
story is not true."
August 2004 - Tyler on testing positive at the Olympics
"I can assure you of one thing, I am 100 percent innocent. I am not
going to risk my life and that of my wife with a blood transfusion,
there must have been some kind of mistake. Anybody who knows me would
accept that I would never do such a thing."
September 2004 - Tyler on testing positive at the Vuelta
"This is crazy. We will spend every cent we have to show my innocence."
October 2004 - Tyler on asking fans for donations to his legal defense
fund, in spite of his 1-million$ per year salary/endorsements
"I want to express my overwhelming gratitude to those of you who have
demonstrated your support through believetyler.org. I am absolutely
humbled by the level of outreach we've received from so many of you."
November 2004 - Tyler digging his hole deeper
"I'm a nice person and I try to forgive people, but not this time, not
with this. I've lost a lot of trust in people because they have backed
off from me when I needed them the most. When my name is cleared, I'm
going to remember those people. They'd better not come crawling back to
me when this is all over."
--
April 2005 - Tyler hits the pave one last time
"Following the full hearing, the majority of the panel rejected
Hamilton's defenses and found that his positive sample was 'due to a
homologous blood transfusion,'" said the USADA.
"We still believe in you Tyler!!!" lmao
-Tezel