David Millar could ride in the London 2012 Olympics after the British Olympic Association lost their battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The BOA had tried to defend its right to continue imposing lifetime Olympic bans on British athletes as it has done for over 20 years, even after serving two year suspensions for taking performance-enhancing drugs but CAS decided otherwise.
CAS are to make a full announcement tomorrow.
Millar was banned in 2002 but returned to the sport in 2004, winning a number of races and competing for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He has admitted his guilt and had played his part in cleaning up the sport ever since.
He currently rides for Garmin-Barracuda and is now eligible for inclusion in David Brailsford's team for the Olympics.
Whether the 38 year old will be included is open to debate. Great Britain will only have five riders for the Mens Road Race on July 27th.
The team will work forWorld Champion sprinter Mark Cavendish and the in form Bradley Wiggins along with Geraint Thomas who will not ride the Tour De France in preparation for the Olympics, are three riders already pencilled in with Team Sky riders Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Peter Kennaugh, all expected to be vying for the remaining two slots.