Tyler, Tyler, Tyler...

Well it looks as though Girona Spain resident, Marblehead Massachussets native and U.Colorado grad Tyler Hamilton has been added to the list of athletes who have failed doping tests. Apparently, Tyler's blood showed evidence of a homologous blood transfusion.

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I'm still sticking with my assumption made in July that 50% of pro riders in the major tours (de France, de Suisse, Vuelta a Espana, etc) take part in some sort of medical adjustment to their blood or muscles. The verdict is still out whether he will be suspended and lose his gold medal won last month in the olympics. Tyler lives in apartment in Spain one floor above Lance Armstrong. I wonder if these neighbors knock on each others door for more then just sugar.

Tyler has always impressed me as a well spoken analytical guy. While Armstrong is a master of saying the right things to the media and being rather braggadocious, Hamilton seems to tell it like it is in a matter-a-fact way. This article from Outside magazine printed in July says Tyler is "..by some accounts both the toughest and nicest cyclist on the planet, has a certain look he gives whenever he tells one of his stories. It is subtle, but since Hamilton, 33, has built a career on subtle moves, it is worth attending."

Subtle moves, hmmm... very slick.