The long awaited decision on the Tyler Hamilton blood doping case should be out very soon, according to sources within the UCI. “The verdict is expected to be announced on Monday,” confirmed a senior UCI source to Cyclingnews this weekend.

While the official said he had no idea which way the verdict would go, there is some speculation within US cycling that Hamilton will not only be cleared, but that he could even line up in the Tour of Georgia this week.

“I’ve heard a rumour that Tyler Hamilton may be part of the race,” said a prominent US cycling source today. “The decision is imminent, and the talk over here is that he is going to get off. A rumour is a rumour, but that is what some have been saying.”

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