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Cyclist Riccardo Ricco Admits Doping 'Mistake'

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Jul 30, 2008 6:02 am US/Pacific

Cyclist Riccardo Ricco Admits Doping 'Mistake'

FOIX, France (AP) ― Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco says he made a mistake and is ready to take responsibility after testing positive for the blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France.

Ricco spoke Wednesday after a hearing before the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping prosecutor. Ricco says that "the mistake is only mine" and that he wanted to unload a "huge burden."

The 24-year-old Ricco won two stages this month before being pulled from the Tour de France after the positive doping tests. His team withdrew from the race.

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