Oscar Camenzind at the 1997 Paris–Nice
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| Full name | Oscar Camenzind | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1971-09-12) 12 September 1971 (age 52) Schwyz, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Puncheur | ||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Panaria–Vinavil | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Mapei–GB | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Lampre–Daikin | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Phonak | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
Road race, National Road Championships
Road race, UCI Road World Championships
Overall Tour de Suisse Overall Sachsen Tour International
| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | 4 | 11 | — | 27 | — |
 Tour de France
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36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | 16 | 48 | 22 | DNF | DNF |
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| Preceded by | Swiss Sportsman of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by |
