Oscar Camenzind Explained
Oscar Camenzind (born 12 September 1971 in Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. He became national road champion in 1997.[1] In 1998 he won the World Road Championship and the Giro di Lombardia, in 2000 the Tour de Suisse and 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]
Major Results
- 1989
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 1994
2nd GP Palio del Recioto
- 1996
2nd GP d'Europe
2nd Overall GP Tell
1st Stages 3b & 4
2nd À travers Lausanne
2nd Josef Voegeli Memorial
3rd Wartenberg Rundfahrt
7th Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1997
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall GP Tell
1st Stage 2b
1st Breitling Grand Prix
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 1 & 9
3rd Overall Tour of Austria
1st Stage 5
2nd Rominger Classic
4th Rund um Köln
4th À travers Lausanne
4th Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 1998
1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1st Giro di Lombardia
2nd Milano–Torino
2nd Tour de Berne
3rd GP du canton d'Argovie
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Trofeo Melinda
- 1999
1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino
3rd Tour de Berne
4th Giro di Lombardia
4th La Flèche Wallonne
4th Breitling Grand Prix
5th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 7
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
9th Josef Voegeli Memorial
- 2000
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
2nd À travers Lausanne
2nd EnBW Grand Prix
7th Züri-Metzgete
- 2001
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Stage 10 Tour de Suisse
3rd Luk-Cup Bühl
7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2002
1st Overall Sachsen Tour International
1st Stage 2
2nd Milano–Torino
3rd Giro di Lombardia
3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
8th Züri-Metzgete
9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2003
1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour International
7th Züri-Metzgete
3rd Coppa Placci
4th Road race, National Road Championships
4th Tre Valli Varesine
4th Giro del Veneto
9th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Trofeo Matteotti
- 2004
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Trofeo MatteottiGrand Tour general classification results timeline
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Men) . 14 March 2015 . Cycling Archives.
- News: Camenzind quits after EPO disgrace . 2 September 2019 . . 10 August 2004 . Athens.
- Web site: Westemeyer . Susan . Swiss court re-opens Camenzind EPO case . cyclingnews.com . 2 September 2019 . 17 August 2006.
