George Hincapie

Who is George Hincapie?

George Hincapie is an American retired road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1994 and 2012.

Hincapie was a key domestique of Lance Armstrong, and was the only rider to assist Armstrong in all seven of his now withdrawn Tour de France victories. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador in 2007 and for Cadel Evans in 2011, when both men won the Tour de France. He was one of only two riders in Tour de France history to have raced on nine Tour-winning teams, but all seven of Lance Armstrong's Tour victories have since been voided.

Hincapie started a record 17 Tours. However, after his doping admission, he was disqualified from 3 Tours. He completed his 16th and final Tour in 2012, which tied Joop Zoetemelk's record.

On October 10, 2012, Hincapie released a statement on his website acknowledging the use of performance-enhancing drugs and confirming that he had been approached by US Federal Investigators and USADA with regard to his experiences with doping. Later that day a statement was released confirming his acceptance of a six-month ban from September 1, 2012, ending on March 1, 2013, along with a stripping of all race results between May 31, 2004, and July 31, 2006.