Tyler Hamilton
Tyler Hamilton
Tyler Hamiltonis an American former professional road bicycle racer. He is the only American rider to win one of the Five Monuments of Cycling. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995 with the US Postal Service cycling team. He was a teammate of Lance Armstrong during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tours de France, where Armstrong won the Yellow jersey. He was a key asset for Armstrong, being a very good climber as well as time-trialist. Hamilton appeared at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth1 March 1971
CityMarblehead, MA
CountryUnited States of America
With regard to my case, the concept has been called a 'sign of the apocalypse' and listed under the 'News of the Weird,'
If you do have a team where every rider has a huge list of results, that means everybody wants to do the race for themselves. The strongest team in the Tour is not the strongest team on paper.
Not for a second did I think it was going to turn out this way. The bottom line is an innocent athlete was suspended from competition. You could say it's a victory for USADA (U.S. Anti Doping Agency), but I think it's better to say it's a tragedy for all athletes. I'm innocent.
We expect it will last for about a week,
Boulder was my U.S. base for the better part of 20 years, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
Once in a while, when I was younger, I'd lie, then tell the truth, and I'd feel better.
I'm never satisfied. I always want to achieve more.
For me, having the opportunity to go to college was very important. To miss out on an education is a loss.
I knew that people disliked me, and there always will be, but that's the price you pay for being in the limelight, so to speak.
I lied for years and years. And the thing about lies and secrets is that they eat you alive from the inside. I would not wish that pain on anyone.
The truth always finds it's way out, even years and years and years later. The truth always prevails.
If you weren't a risk-taker, you were always going to be a step behind. You could be the best cyclist in the world, but if you weren't a risk-taker, you weren't going to win the Tour de France.
Lies suck; they tear you apart from the inside out.
If you look at my career, I kind of got progressively better and better and better. I came closer to the top.