Oscar Camenzind

Oscar Camenzind
Oscar Camenzind at the 1997 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameOscar Camenzind
Born (1971-09-12) 12 September 1971 (age 53)
Schwyz, Switzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RolePuncheur
Professional teams
1996Panaria–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)
Medal record
Men's Road bicycle racing
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Valkenburg Elite Men's Road Race

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]

  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.