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Tyler Hamilton testifies at trial of 'Operacion Puerto' doctor Eufemiano Fuentes

Image: Tyler Hamilton: Gave evidence at trial of Eufemiano Fuentes

Tyler Hamilton has claimed Eufemiano Fuentes supplied him with banned substances, including EPO, at the Spanish doctor's trial at Madrid.

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Hamilton, who provided key testimony in the United States Anti-Doping Agency's case against Lance Armstrong, said he became a client of Fuentes after leaving the United States Postal Service team at the end of 2001. He tested positive for an homologous blood transfusion - meaning blood of another person was found in his system - at the 2004 Vuelta a Espana. Meanwhile, lawyers for former ONCE and Liberty Seguros team manager Manolo Saiz sais they no longer wish to call Contador to the stand. The Spaniard was due to appear in court on Friday.