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Oscar Camenzind (born 12 September 1971 in Schwyz,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) is a former professional
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from
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. He became national road champion in 1997. 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 Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bo ...
, leading into the Athens Olympics. 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.


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
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: 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 The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...
::1st Stage 5 : 2nd Rominger Classic : 4th Rund um Köln : 4th
À travers Lausanne À travers Lausanne was a professional road cycling race held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The race was originally a one-day hill climb, but in 1968, it was changed to consist of two stages: a time trial and a hill climb. Winners Ref ...
: 4th Josef Voegeli Memorial ;1998 : 1st 1998 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 1998 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 1st 1998 Giro di Lombardia, Giro di Lombardia : 2nd Milano–Torino : 2nd Tour de Berne : 3rd GP du canton d'Argovie : 4th Overall 1998 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia : 6th Trofeo Melinda ;1999 : 1st Stage 3 1999 Giro del Trentino, Giro del Trentino : 3rd Tour de Berne : 4th 1999 Giro di Lombardia, Giro di Lombardia : 4th 1999 La Flèche Wallonne, La Flèche Wallonne : 4th Breitling Grand Prix : 5th Overall 1999 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 7 : 5th Overall 1999 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie : 6th 1999 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, Road race, 1999 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships : 8th 1999 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 9th Josef Voegeli Memorial ;2000 : 1st Overall 2000 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse : 2nd
À travers Lausanne À travers Lausanne was a professional road cycling race held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The race was originally a one-day hill climb, but in 1968, it was changed to consist of two stages: a time trial and a hill climb. Winners Ref ...
: 2nd EnBW Grand Prix : 7th 2000 Züri-Metzgete, Züri-Metzgete ;2001 : 1st 2001 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Liège–Bastogne–Liège : 1st Stage 10 2001 Tour de Suisse, Tour de Suisse : 3rd Luk-Cup Bühl : 7th Overall 2001 Tirreno–Adriatico, Tirreno–Adriatico : 10th Overall 2001 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie ;2002 : 1st Overall Sachsen Tour, Sachsen Tour International ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Milano–Torino : 3rd 2002 Giro di Lombardia, Giro di Lombardia : 3rd Overall 2002 Vuelta a Murcia, Vuelta a Murcia : 8th 2002 Züri-Metzgete, Züri-Metzgete : 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;2003 : 1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour, Sachsen Tour International : 7th 2003 Züri-Metzgete, 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 Matteotti


Grand Tour general classification results timeline


See also

* List of doping cases in cycling *List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camenzind, Oscar 1971 births Living people Doping cases in cycling Swiss male cyclists Swiss sportspeople in doping cases Olympic cyclists of Switzerland Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Sportspeople from the canton of Schwyz Tour de Suisse stage winners