Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
The article said that there are documented cases of cyclists ingesting banned substances unintentionally, so it could be that he was just unlucky this time. But given his prior history, they will not go easy on him even if it was unintentional. Hence the retirement. They're going to ban him for life anyway.
He knew what he was taking was banned, he says so here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r09/apr17news3

"What I did was wrong and yes, I did know it [DHEA] was on the list of banned substances. I also knew that USADA could have shown up any day and at any time to test me. But, I was going through a very rough moment and I was desperate. I heard about it and I thought I would try it out as an act of desperation," said Hamilton, but he denied he took the supplement for performance enhancement. "Did I take it for a banned substance? Absolutely not."

Unfortunately given his past its hard to not think it was being used as a performance enhancement. I hope he is able to get through his depression and ultimately make a better and happier life for himself.