“I assumed the amount wouldn't be detectable. I also didn't feel that I had done anything wrong.” Quote by Patrik Sinkewitz
“I can count off on one hand the number of times I've used testosterone gel - because it doesn't really do much.” I CanHandsUsedNumbersTestosterone Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“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.” BelieveCoursesNextDifficultOne DayRidersSaying NoDoping Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“The message I understood was this: Just don't get caught!” MessagesUnderstoodCaught Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“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