Originally Posted by
AzTallRider
When Tyler Hamilton left US Postal, having seen the writing on the wall concerning Armstrong's treatment of other teammates, who had served their purpose and then been discarded, he became one of the biggest threats to Armstrong's domination. Hamilton and Armstrong had similar natural levels of haematocrit, so the use of EPO gave them similar (and high) percentage boosts. Seeing the threat, Armstrong ratted Tyler out to his buddies at the UCI, for doing exactly what he himself was doing. That is the worst example of a 'fink': a hypocritical fink.
I think you have the facts wrong. I read his book and after he left Postal, he upped the ante in doping and started using a doc that froze the blood. This allowed Hamilton to gain advantage on Armstrong at the start of a tour. He collected his own blood at his leisure in the year and was able to top off his hematocrit at the start of a grand tour. That is compared to Armstrong who allegedly drew blood a couple of weeks before the start to use later in the race and was weaker. Fresh blood only lasts 30 days. When Hamilton's results were too good in the first race against Armstrong using the enhanced doping system that Armstrong allegedly did not have, Armstrong knew he was doping and allegedly ratted him out to UCI. IMO, Hamilton, by his own admission, left Postal and raised the doping bar.