Phil Zajicek (born March 20, 1979, in Eugene, Oregon) is an American ex-professional road racing cyclist who last rode professionally for the Fly V Australia Team in 2010.
Zajicek, a former Junior National Champion, and a Boulder, Colorado, resident, competed throughout the United States and was known as one of the country's top domestic riders, finishing ahead of Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in Stage 5 of the 2009 Tour of the Gila.
[1] In 2004, USADA reported that Zajicek tested positive for cathine (norpseudoephedrine), at the Tour of Qinghai Lake on July 22, 2004, in China.
Cathine is the metabolite of a legal supplement and USADA agreed with this analysis, subsequently modifying their protocols for testing norpseudoephedrine from 2004 onward.
[4] According to USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart, Zajicek also pleaded no contest to a second doping violation for allegedly purchasing erythropoietin (EPO), and pleaded no contest to a third doping offense for allegedly providing false testimony at an American Arbitration Association ("AAA") hearing.