Alexi Grewal

Alexi Singh Grewal ( born September 8, 1960 in Aspen, Colorado ) is a former American professional racing cyclist.

He won the gold medal in the road race at the single 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He covered the distance of 190 kilometers in four hours, 59 minutes and 57 seconds, and prevailed in a sprint against the same time runner-up Steve farmer from Canada, as well as the Norwegian Dag Otto Lauritzen. Prior to the Games, he had been suspended by the American Cycling Association for 30 days after the substance phenethylamine was detected in his urine contained, inter alia, hay fever and cold remedies. He did not deny taking, however, led her back to an oversight in the selection of drugs. The ban was lifted after an appeal by the United States Olympic Committee just days before the Olympic race.

After his Olympic victory, he moved to the pros and drove 1985, initially for the Panasonic team from 1986 and for the 7 -Eleven team. From this he was released in the same year because he had spit on a camera of the company CBS during the Tour de France after the cameraman he came too close during the race. After agreements with the teams R.M.O. (1987, France) and Crest (1988, USA), he drove from 1989 to the end of his career in 1993 for the American team Coors Light. During his time as a professional he could win some classics in the United States. Alexi Grewal was recorded in 2004 in the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. His bike, with whom he was Olympic champion, is in the collection of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution.

In an essay that appeared in the cycling magazine VeloNews on 15 April 2008, he admitted to repeatedly knowingly doping with stimulants such as ephedrine during his career, but not to comment directly on his Olympic victory.