TDFblog pointed out a New York Times article summarizing the doping case against Tyler Hamilton and his on-going quest to clear his name. A lot of fans of the sport have difficulty believing that Tyler would commit the offense that he is charged with (transfusing another person’s blood into himself without medical purpose). Others, such as Olympic timetrial silver medalist and USA teammate Bobby Julich, wonder how so many blood tests could have been done in the past three months and only three positives uncovered for this offense (two by Tyler Hamilton) without a presumption that the test results are valid?
The New York Times takes a fair look at it, providing people on both sides an opportunity to say why they feel the way they do. In any case, the biggest issue yet to be decided is whether Tyler Hamilton will be banned from competition for two years. This is expected to be the penalty if the test results are upheld.