Tyler Hamilton revealed in a pre-race confrence (Image credit: Jason Goldberg)
Yesterday, Tyler Hamilton took part in Nevada's Silverman Triathlon. The American cyclist raced with a three-man relay team, focusing his efforts on the 112 mile (180 km) bicycle leg.
In a pre-race interview with the organizers, the 35 year-old cyclists revealed that he is ready to return to cycling after serving a two-year doping suspension. "I am about start racing in the beginning of 2007," said Hamilton.
It is not known which team Hamilton will be racing for in the 2007 season, but he has been recently linked with Italian-based Tinkoff Credit Systems. When ask if he has a team, Hamilton responded, "Yes, I have signed with a team." There were no details discussed as to which team he had signed for.
Hamilton continued talking about the 2007 season and the Nevada event, "This jump-starts that [starting the 2007 season] a little bit. My suspension ended in the end of September but the bike racing season was finished. The [triathlon] team came to me to see if I wanted to do it, and I thought it would be fun."
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