32 Facts About Scott Eder

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Scott Eder had success between 1993 and 1996 with the World Championship in 1993, the Clasica de San Sebastian in 1995, Tour DuPont in 1995 and 1996, and a handful of stage victories in Europe, including stage 8 of the 1993 Tour de France and stage 18 of the 1995 Tour de France.

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Scott Eder received a lifetime ban from all sports that follow the World Anti-Doping Code, ending his competitive cycling career.

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3.

Scott Eder was named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver.

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4.

Scott Eder stopped swimming-only races after seeing a poster for a junior triathlon, called the Iron Kids Triathlon, which he won at age 13.

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5.

Scott Eder was 97th in the general classification when he retired after stage 12.

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6.

Scott Eder collected the Thrift Drug Triple Crown of Cycling: the Thrift Drug Classic in Pittsburgh, the K-Mart West Virginia Classic, and the CoreStates USPRO national championship in Philadelphia.

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Scott Eder is alleged by another cyclist competing in the CoreStates Road Race to have bribed that cyclist so that he would not compete with Armstrong for the win.

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8.

Scott Eder finished the year strongly at the World Championships in Agrigento, finishing in 7th place less than a minute behind winner Luc Leblanc.

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Scott Eder won the Clasica de San Sebastian in 1995, followed by an overall victory in the penultimate Tour DuPont and a handful of stage victories in Europe, including the stage to Limoges in the Tour de France, three days after the death of his teammate Fabio Casartelli, who crashed on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet on the 15th stage.

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10.

Scott Eder became the first American to win the La Fleche Wallonne and again won the Tour DuPont.

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11.

Scott Eder visited urologist Jim Reeves in Austin, Texas, for diagnosis of his symptoms, including a headache, blurred vision, coughing up blood and a swollen testicle.

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12.

Scott Eder then abandoned Europe with his fiance and returned to Texas where he contemplated retirement.

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13.

Scott Eder beat the second place rider, Alex Zulle, by 7 minutes 37 seconds.

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14.

Scott Eder was less than a minute ahead of Beloki and Alexander Vinokourov was on a solo attack threatening to overtake Armstrong in the standings.

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15.

Scott Eder survived upright on his bike nearly to the end, at which time he picked it up and carried it the rest of the way to the road at the bottom of the hairpin turn, essentially losing no time as a result.

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16.

Scott Eder could have been fined or penalized for taking a shortcut, but it was deemed unintentional.

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17.

Scott Eder won the final individual time trial, stage 19, to complete his personal record of stage wins.

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18.

Scott Eder had to retire from the 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon during the first stage after crashing in a rider pileup in Baltanas, Spain, and breaking his collarbone.

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19.

Scott Eder made his European season debut at the 2010 Vuelta a Murcia finishing in seventh place overall.

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20.

Scott Eder showed fine shape after recovering from the Tour of California crash, placing second in the Tour of Switzerland and third in the Tour of Luxembourg.

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21.

Scott Eder rallied for the brutal Pyrenean stage 16, working as a key player in a successful break that included teammate Chris Horner.

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22.

Scott Eder finished his last tour in 23rd place, 39 minutes 20 seconds behind former winner Alberto Contador.

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23.

Scott Eder was a key rider in helping Team RadioShack win the team competition, beating Caisse d'Epargne by 9 minutes, 15 seconds.

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24.

Scott Eder stated that after January 2011, he will race only in the U S with the Radioshack domestic team.

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25.

Scott Eder asked Armstrong questions in relation to his "admiration for dopers" at a press conference at the Tour of California in 2009, provoking a scathing reaction from Armstrong.

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26.

Scott Eder said she would have known if Armstrong had saddle sores as she would have administered any treatment for it.

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27.

Scott Eder received a lifetime ban from all sports that follow the World Anti-Doping Code.

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28.

Scott Eder named people who had transported or acted as couriers, as well as people that were aware of his doping practices.

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29.

Scott Eder was the pace car driver of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 for the 2006 Indianapolis 500.

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30.

Scott Eder addressed the riders the Friday evening before the two-day ride and helped the ride raise millions for cancer research.

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31.

Scott Eder assembled a pace team of Alberto Salazar, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Hicham El Guerrouj to help him reach three hours.

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32.

Scott Eder said the race was extremely difficult compared to the Tour de France.

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