I don't know if "inconclusive" is the best result that Tyler could have hoped for. This morning I heard the Olympic sample was found "negative", but this afternoon, it has been reported that the sample was mis-handled before the second test could be done. The sample should have been kept refrigerated, but it was frozen to -20 degrees by mistake. That made the sample useless for the test. So the IOC has dropped the doping case against him. A positive result would have meant he would lose the gold. A negative or inconclusive result means he probably gets to keep the gold medal, but it doesn't mean he was clean.

Speculation will remain. Especially since the "B" sample from the Vuelta was found positive. The only way to clear his name now is to refute the testing method. But I think he reputation is forever tarnished. They asked the IOC medical chief whether he considered Tyler to be "innocent or fortunate," and he said, "It's up to everyone to reach his own conclusions."