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Prentice Wins!
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/sp...d=3&oref=login
After the embrace at Interbike, Hamilton prepared for two weeks of more difficult appearances at events for the Tyler Hamilton Foundation, which raises money for multiple sclerosis patients and for youth cycling. He started the foundation this year, modeling it after Armstrong's cancer foundation. At his first stop, in a 437-seat San Francisco theater, 100 people heard him speak. When Hamilton's friend Chris Davenport, an extreme skier who served as emcee, said, "Tyler is innocent," most of the audience applauded. But one man sat silent, arms tightly crossed, a disgusted look on his face as Hamilton's Olympic gold medal was passed around. He was Dr. Prentice Steffen, who had worked with Hamilton and the United States Postal Service team. In the book "L.A. Confidential, the Secrets of Lance Armstrong," Steffen said Hamilton had been present when another rider, Marty Jemison, hinted that performance-enhancing drugs could help the team. Steffen said he had refused the request and that his contract with the team was not renewed. "If he had the guts to show up in my town and talk, I needed to be there," Steffen said of Hamilton. "I knew this would happen. After the news got out that he tested positive, I got lots of calls and e-mails, people saying, 'Yeah, Prentice wins!' " Hamilton responded, "He's just mad that he got fired." Magilla |
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