Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton has turned in his 2004 Olympic gold medal to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after admitting in a “60 Minutes” interview that he took performance enhancing drugs along with Lance Armstrong, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Hamilton’s lawyer, Chris Manderson, tells the Wall Street Journal that the cyclist returned his medal because he didn’t want the controversy to distract from his confession and allegations that he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner dope.

The USADA confirms it has Hamilton’s medal and “will continue to work with the IOC and the USOC as appropriate concerning the final implications of our overall investigation,” according to the Journal.

In the interview, Hamilton admitted that he doped and said Armstrong did, as well — using the blood booster EPO in the 1999 Tour and before the race in 2000 and 2001. Armstrong’s string of seven straight wins lasted from 1999-2005.

“I saw (EPO) in his refrigerator. … I saw him inject it more than one time, like we all did. Like I did, many, many times,” Hamilton said in the “60 Minutes” interview that was aired Thursday on the “CBS Evening News.”

He said Armstrong “took what we all took … the majority of the peloton,” referring to riders in the race. “There was EPO … testosterone … a blood transfusion.”

Armstrong immediately refuted the Hamilton interview, launching a website that denied the claims. He also tweeted: “20+ year career. 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never a failed test. I rest my case.”

But the Hamilton interview keeps the news of Armstrong and his alleged doping program in the headlines.

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