British cyclist David Millar has been handed a two-year ban and stripped of his world time trial title by the British cycling federation for taking the banned performance enhancer EPO.

The 27-year-old Scot's use of blood booster erythropoietin was uncovered when French police raided his Biarritz home in June as part of their drugs investigation into his team Cofidis.

Two empty capsules of Eprex, a commonly used form of EPO, were found in his flat.

He later confessed to taking the prohibited substance in 2001 and 2003, an admission that led to his sacking by Cofidis.

Millar's case was heard by the British cycling federation's disciplinary panel.

In a statement British cycling's governing body said: "The Panel concluded that David Millar was guilty of offences under the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Anti Doping Examination Regulations Article 134 - Declaration or Admissions of Doping.

"The Panel considered information from a number of sources, including a statement by David Millar and the answers given by him to the questions posed by the Panel."

In addition to the ban, and loss of his gold time trial medal won in Canada last year, Millar was also disqualified from last year's Dauphine Libere stage race, the 2001 Tour of Spain, and fined 2,000 Swiss francs ($A2,225).

He has the right to contest the ruling with the Court of Arbitration in Sport.

In a newspaper interview last week Millar told the Guardian that he had opted to cheat after a poor 2001 season.

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