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....the cycling world is under intense scrutiny, again: hamilton & hincape, uh oh. w/ hamilton accusation----gave armstrong another(landis) bye---- hincapie, looks to be lots of trouble for the usa cycling legend. ...dang dooood. http://www.cbssports.com/general/story/15084553/report-hincapie-tells-authorities-armstrong-doped Report: Hincapie tells authorities Armstrong doped*CBSSports.com wire reports* May 20, 2011 NEW YORK -- George Hincapie, a longtime member of Lance Armstrong's inner circle, has told federal authorities he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use performance-enhancing drugs, according to a *U.S. news* report. A segment of the *60 Minutes* report aired Friday on the *CBS Evening News*, one day after it broadcast an interview with another former member of Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service team, Tyler Hamilton. Hamilton said he also used PEDs with Armstrong. Hincapie has often been depicted as one of Armstrong's most loyal teammates and was with him for all seven Tour victories. In an interview last year, Armstrong said Hincapie was "like a brother to me." Hincapie is among a number of former Armstrong teammates and employees who have appeared before a federal grand jury in Los Angeles investigating doping in cycling. Hamilton said he testified for six hours before the panel. Armstrong has never tested positive and has steadfastly denied doping. According to *60 Minutes*, Hincapie testified that he and Armstrong supplied each other with the endurance-boosting substance EPO and discussed having used another banned substance, testosterone, to prepare for races. Citing the ongoing investigation, Hincapie declined to be interviewed by *60 Minutes*. Interviewed at the Tour of California in Solvang, Hincapie said he didn't want to talk about the *60 Minutes* report. "It's just unfortunate that that's all people want to talk about now," he said. "I'm not going to partake in any cycling-bashing. I have done everything to be the best I can be. "I want the focus on the future of the sport, what it's done to clean itself up. I believe in cycling and want to support it." Asked to comment on the newest report, Armstrong's spokesman, Mark Fabiani, said: "We have no way of knowing what happened in the grand jury and so can't comment on these anonymously sourced reports." The Hincapie and Hamilton revelations come a year after Floyd Landis, who had his 2006 Tour title stripped for using steroids, claimed he and Armstrong had both used drugs while on the U.S. Postal team. But while Hamilton and Landis have credibility problems that Armstrong has pointed out -- both cyclists denied using drugs for years before changing their story and implicating Armstrong -- there aren't as many issues with Hincapie. The 37-year-old cyclist from New York has no known positive tests. He was on the Postal team even before Armstrong and, once Armstrong joined it, the two were frequent roommates on the road. When Landis alleged that drug use was common on the U.S. Postal team, Hincapie responded by saying, "It bothers me, because I've been doing this for 17 years and never heard anything bad about me." After CBS aired the Hamilton interview Thursday, the cyclist gave his 2004 Olympic gold medal back to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which said it is working with the International and U.S. Olympic committees on an investigation. *60 Minutes* also released an excerpt from another Armstrong teammate, Frankie Andreu, who said he took banned substances because lesser riders he believed were doping were passing him during races. "Things were just getting faster and faster and sprinters were getting over the big mountains and winning, you know, climbing stages," Andreu said in the interview. "There's 200 guys flying over these mountains and you can't even stay in the group. And it's just impossible to keep up. And it's like, 'What the hell's going on here?"' After the Hamilton and Andreu interviews went public, Armstrong launched a website refuting the claims and calling into question the credibility of Andreu, Hamilton and Landis. He also posted a letter addressed to CBS News, calling the *60 Minutes* reporting "disgraceful journalism." http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/another-former-armstrong-teammate-alleges-doping Another Former Armstrong Teammate Alleges Doping "I saw him inject it more than one time, like we all did. Like I did many times.” ByJames Startt Tags:Doping <http://www.bicycling.com/taxonomy/term/310>,Lance Armstrong<http://www.bicycling.com/taxonomy/term/48> Facebook<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&winname=addthis&pub=bicycling&source=tbx-250&lng=en-US&s=facebook&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycling.com%2Fnews%2Fpro-cycling%2Fanother-former-armstrong-teammate-alleges-doping&title=Another%20Former%20Armstrong%20Teammate%20Alleges%20Doping&ate=AT-bicycling/-/-/4dd70144cb185113/1&uid=4dd70144942516e0&pre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycling.com%2F&tt=0> Twitter<http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&winname=addthis&pub=bicycling&source=tbx-250&lng=en-US&s=twitter&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycling.com%2Fnews%2Fpro-cycling%2Fanother-former-armstrong-teammate-alleges-doping&title=Another%20Former%20Armstrong%20Teammate%20Alleges%20Doping&ate=AT-bicycling/-/-/4dd70144cb185113/2&uid=4dd7014412d5da52&template=%7B%7Btitle%7D%7D%20%7B%7Burl%7D%7D%20via%20%40BicyclingMag&pre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycling.com%2F&tt=0>[image: Share] Share <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> [image: Printer Friendly Version] <http://www.bicycling.com/print/49115> [image: Email To A Friend] <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> Comments<http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/another-former-armstrong-teammate-alleges-doping#comments-section-anchor> (2) [image: hamilton-armong-tdf.jpg] Photo: Tyler Hamilton (right) follows his U.S. Postal teammate, Armstrong, in 2000. (GETTY) RELATED CONTENT FEATURE: –Hincapie and Hamilton Could Change Investigation<http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2010/07/10/hincapie-and-hamilton-could-change-armstrong-investigation/> SLIDESHOW: –The 10 Cases Against Lance<http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/you-jury> FEATURE: –Hamilton Gets 8-Year Ban<http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/tag/tyler-hamilton/> FEATURE: –Armstrong's Endgame<http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/lance-armstrongs-endgame> The U.S. Federal investigation over performance-enhancing drugs in cycling just took another serious turn against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong as Tyler Hamilton, another former Armstrong teammate stated publicly, “I saw him [Lance Armstrong] inject it [EPO] more than one time.” Hamilton is now the second cyclist after Floyd Landis<http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/landis-admits-doping-accuses-armstrong> to say that he actually saw Armstrong dope. Hamilton’s testimony will be aired this Sunday on 60 Minutes, and Hamilton states clearly that he saw Armstrong inject EPO, a blood-boosting drug. When asked by 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley, if Armstrong used EPO during the 1999 Tour de France, Hamilton stated simply, “Correct.” Regarding the 2000 Tour, Hamilton said, “He used it [EPO] before to prepare for the Tour.” And regarding the 2001 Tour, the last in which Hamilton rode with Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Service Team, Hamilton stated, “He used it to prepare for the Tour. I can’t say that he used it during the Tour.” Speaking more generally Hamilton said, “I saw it in his refrigerator. I saw him inject it more than one time, like we all did. Like I did many times.” Hamilton’s testimony has already been criticized by Armstrong and his staff, and will be met with additional criticism since Hamilton twice failed drug tests as a professional, first for a blood transfusion in 2004 and then forDHEA in 2009<http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2009/04/17/tyler-hamilton-caught-doping/> . Mark Fabiani, Armstrong’s spokesperson, stated on www.facts4lance.com, “Tyler Hamilton is a confessed liar in search of a book deal – and he managed to dupe 60 Minutes, the CBS Evening News, and news anchor Scott Pelley. Most people, though, will see this for exactly what it is: More washed-up cyclists talking trash for cash.” Yet Hamilton’s testimony remains damning. And now nearly a year after the Federal investigation began, it remains pertinent. In a letter to friends and associates that Hamilton sent on Thursday he wrote, “There’s no easy way to say this, so let me just say it plain: on Sunday night you’ll see me on 60 Minutes making a confession that’s overdue. Long overdue.” Of his decision to finally speak publicly after years of denial, Hamilton explained that his confession was prompted by a six-hour testimony before a grand jury last summer, as well as his desire to help the younger generation avoid the same trappings that he encountered. “For me, it was like the Hoover Dam breaking,” he said of his testimony. “I opened up; I told the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And I felt a sense of relief I’d never felt before – all the secrets, all the weight I’d been carrying around for years suddenly lifted. I saw that, for me personally, this was the way forward.” Hamilton’s confession confirms initial allegations by Floyd Landis, another former Armstrong teammate, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title when he too failed doping tests. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
