Hamilton retires after positive dope test

Tyler Hamilton Tour of Britain stage 2

published 17 April 2009

Tyler Hamilton has announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling after failing an out-of-competition drugs test in February.

The American Rock Racing rider failed a test for banned steroid found in a readily available anti-depressant. Hamilton has admitted that he knew he was taking a banned substance and has decided to permanently withdraw from the world of cycling.

Hamilton's name has also been linked to the Operacion Puerto investigation centred around the Madrid clinic of Dr Eufemiano Fuentes where police found evidence of organised blood doping.

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