How come Zabel can still race even though that he admitted to doping in the past? I am not sure what the rules are but is there some sort of statute of limitations where you say he doped five years ago, so from that time a two year suspension would have already passed?

It seems crazy that you let Zabel race now but not let Tyler race when he already served his suspension. It makes no sense.

Also, I like Zabel and dislike Tyler but let him race already.

I think they don't want Tyler racing because he was busting the budgets for bandages... And what difference would it make? Tyler would be at the back of the peloton anyway like all the races he did after his 2 years... or beside the medic's car.

How come Zabel can still race even though that he admitted to doping in the past? I am not sure what the rules are but is there some sort of statute of limitations where you say he doped five years ago, so from that time a two year suspension would have already passed?

It seems crazy that you let Zabel race now but not let Tyler race when he already served his suspension. It makes no sense.

Also, I like Zabel and dislike Tyler but let him race already.

Hamilton and Zabel should not even be mentioned in the same sentence.

Hamilton is an unrepentant, systematic cheat with very recent violations. Zabel voluntarily admitted to limited drug use in 1996.

Article 17 of the World Anti-Doping Code states:

No action may be commenced aganist an Athlete of other Person for a violation of an anti-doping rule contained in the Code unless such action is commenced within eight years from the date the violation occurred.

In addition to the statute of limitations difference, Tyler's aggressive litigation stance caused the cycling authorities to incur significant legal fees and costs. I have little sympathy for him.

Tyler served a suspension for one specific doping incident. He is now under suspicion for involvement in the OP affair. Assuming he is guilty of the OP thing, he would have been smart to admit to everything when he was first busted, so he would serve one suspension for all his offenses and now would be completely free. As it is now, he risks another career-ending suspension, and they won't let him race.

Zabel is beyond the statute of limitations. He can admit to anything he wants to, as long as it was more than 8 years ago. By rule, he can't be punished.

Hamilton isn't being prevented from racing by the UCI, his team just isn't picking him for races and the owner wants to fire him.

Tyler served a suspension for one specific doping incident. He is now under suspicion for involvement in the OP affair. Assuming he is guilty of the OP thing, he would have been smart to admit to everything when he was first busted, so he would serve one suspension for all his offenses and now would be completely free. As it is now, he risks another career-ending suspension, and they won't let him race.

Zabel is beyond the statute of limitations. He can admit to anything he wants to, as long as it was more than 8 years ago. By rule, he can't be punished.

If tyler would have came clean and said it was from OP, then I could see how they could say he served his suspension.

But he hasn't and continues to be in denial.

It seems a fair certainty that Zabel did not reveal the full extent of his past doping.