Tour rider Ricco admits doping 'mistake' (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco admitted Wednesday that he made a "mistake," taking responsibility after testing positive for the blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France. Ricco appeared before the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri. "What I did during the Tour is done. I made a mistake and the mistake is only mine," Ricco said after the hearing behind closed doors in...

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