"Yes, I did dope, but I never overdid it," continued Jaksche to Der Spiegel. "I never took artificial hemoglobin or stuff like that, where you can get an allergic shock. And you calm yourself by saying that a guy who does bodybuilding takes 16,000 units of growth hormone a day, and I only took 800 units once in a while for regeneration. Then you think: Well, it's not that much after all."
So he only cheated a little. Better than Basso I guess, who claims all he did was think about cheating. Jaksche is not naming names and was paid over $100k Euros to confess. The latter is problematic because it leads to statements like this:
Vinokourov gave one of the earliest reactions to Jaksche's revelations. "Jaksche was contacted by Der Spiegel and offered lots of money," he said to L'Equipe. "It's easy to give evidence when there is a big check in front of you. You always find a good story to justify the sum."
on the same day you get this:
Astana Team leader and Tour de France overall favorite Alexandre Vinokourov revealed to L'Equipe Saturday that he collaborated with Doctor Michele Ferrari,
but only about his physical preparation. Ferrari, was convicted in 2004 for sporting fraud and abuse of his position before the conviction was overturned in the spring of 2006. The Kazakh rider explained that he began collaboration with Ferrari after he left T-Mobile at the end of 2005.
Ferrari is a central figure in the Walsh book I just read, and dirty as hell. Vino's lying. He's also the odds on favorite for the TdF this year, so go figure.
Until riders come out and start naming names, big names, nothing is going to change. It's got to change from within the sport, within the peleton, it can't be imposed from without.
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