Oscar Camenzind

Oscar Camenzind (born 12 September 1971 in Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. He is national road champion of 1997.[1] In 1998 he won the World Road Championship and the Giro di Lombardia, in 2000 he won the Tour de Suisse and he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2001. His career came to an abrupt end when he retired from pro cycling after a positive doping test in July 2004 for erythropoietin, leading into the Athens Olympics.[2] After confessing to the use, in 2005 he was sued in Swiss court in order to name his supplier, which he refused to do fearing retribution.[3]

Oscar Camenzind
Oscar Camenzind at the 1997 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameOscar Camenzind
Born (1971-09-12) 12 September 1971
Schwyz, Switzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RolePuncheur
Professional teams
1996Ceramica Panaria-Vinavil
1997-1998Mapei–GB
1999–2001Lampre–Daikin
2002–2004Phonak
Major wins
Stage Races
Tour de Suisse (2000)

Single-Day Races and Classics

World Road Race Championships (1998)
National Road Race Championships (1997)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2001)
Giro di Lombardia (1998)

Major Results
1997
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 1 & 9
1998
1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1st Giro di Lombardia
2nd Milano–Torino
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
1999
1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino
4th Giro di Lombardia
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2000
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
2001
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Stage 10 Tour de Suisse
2002
1st Overall Sachsen Tour International
1st Stage 2
2nd Milano–Torino
3rd Giro di Lombardia
2003
1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour International
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See also

References
  1. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "Camenzind quits after EPO disgrace". CNN. Athens. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. Westemeyer, Susan (17 August 2006). "Swiss court re-opens Camenzind EPO case". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
Awards
Preceded by
Michael von Grünigen		 Swiss Sportsman of the Year
1998		 Succeeded by
Marcel Schelbert


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