“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.” KnowsYoungKnow HowTeamTruth IsAddictionEncountersRiders Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“Riders called me up afterwards to say that they had had no other choice. I couldn't understand the way they changed their tune.” WayChoicesChangedTunesRiders Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“I wasn't in a position to defend myself. Sometimes it's a brutal profession. The first thing I thought of at the time was revenge. I have a more levelheaded take on the issue today.” FirstsSometimesTodayIssuesPositionRevengeProfessionBrutal Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“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.” Has BeensMadeBigsPastMistakeCasesDoubtNo DoubtTestingRidersOffendersBig Mistake Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“The truth is that things were already going so poorly for me that nothing surprised me anymore. But then the BKA sent 20 agents to search my house.” HouseTruth IsAgents Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“My mother had to justify the fact that she had heart pills.” HeartFactsMotherJustifyPills Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“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.” ValuesGrowthBloodPressesContraryReportsNeedlesHormonesMeasuringContainingTestosteroneGrowth Hormones Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“It's possible that the name Bettini came up at some point during a conversation with the German Cycling Federation's anti-doping commission, but I certainly didn't claim that he gave me any drugs. They made that up. Bettini warned me: If you said that, then things could get dangerous for you.” IfsMadeSaidNamesDangerousDrugConversationClaimsCyclingFederationDoping Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“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” YearsFirstsTwoRaceIssuesTeamYouthTwo YearsMinorsDoping Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“The danger of these collaborations across disciplines is in having too strict of a division of labor - in my case, of getting stuck doing the music. When I make an album, I write music, I write lyrics, I come up with the visual design, etc. I get to do all of that stuff.” WritingStuffCasesDangerDesignDisciplineLaborCome UpAlbumsStuckVisualsEtcDivisionCollaborationStrictDivision Of Labor Author:David Grubbs