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The message I understood was this: Just don't get caught!

Patrik Sinkewitz

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Patrik Sinkewitz
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: October 20
Sport Cyclist
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Riders called me up afterwards to say that they had had no other choice. I couldn't understand the way they changed their tune.
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Of course they were saying: No doping! But as a rider, it's difficult to believe that things can really change from one day to the next.
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I spent my first two years as a professional with Mapei in Italy, on their youth team. We rode in minor races. Doping wasn't an issue. S
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I made a big mistake. There's no doubt about it. But there have been positive testing cases in the past where the offender wasn't attacked to quite the same extent, especially not by other riders.
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Ampoules containing cortisone, testosterone gel residues, syringes and needles, a centrifuge for measuring my blood values.But, contrary to the erroneous reports in the press, they didn't find any EPO or growth hormone.
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I stayed in Hamburg a few more days, and during that time I received a visit from Rolf Aldag, the sporting director at T-Mobile. He advised me to tell the truth.
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The patient in the bed next to me told me that the newspapers were reporting on the test, and it was on television all day long.
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I wouldn't call it an addiction. But the truth is, when you join a team as a new professional you encounter a system. As a young rider, older riders let you know how the business works.
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The crazy thing is that I really wasn't under any pressure. My contract wasn't going to expire until the end of 2008, and everyone was satisfied with me. But I wasn't. I always wanted to improve.
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I assumed the amount wouldn't be detectable. I also didn't feel that I had done anything wrong.
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