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Hamilton says he's retiring from cycling

By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 16, 2009

American cyclist Tyler Hamilton announced his retirement Friday after testing positive for the steroid DHEA, which he said he knowingly ingested in an over-the-counter herbal antidepressant. It was the second doping offense for the veteran rider, who tested positive for homologous blood transfusion in 2004 and served a mandatory two-year suspension even as he disputed the test results through two rounds of arbitration. Hamilton likely would face a suspension of eight years to life for his s ...

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