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 — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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. — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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.… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
I assumed the amount wouldn't be detectable. I also didn't feel that I had done anything wrong. — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
The truth is that things were already going so poorly for me that nothing surprised me anymore. But then the BKA sent 20 agents… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
The patient in the bed next to me told me that the newspapers were reporting on the test, and it was on television all… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
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… — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
Riders called me up afterwards to say that they had had no other choice. I couldn't understand the way they changed their tune. — Patrik Sinkewitz Copy Share Image
