Sinkewitz and German federation drop appeals

redddraggon

The ruling against Patrik Sinkewitz has been accepted by both parties and they have both dismissed their appeals of his one-year suspension, the German cycling federation (Bund Deutsche Radfahrer, BDR) announced Thursday.

Sinkeiwtz tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition control before the Tour de France last summer, and was given an reduced suspension of one year because he cooperated with investigators. Both the BDR and the 27 year-old appealed the sentence in January.

"Patrik Sinkewitz, who has accepeted his responsibility and cooperated by telling what he knew, can now use this is a basis to look for a new employer," said BDR General Secretary Martin Wolf.

Is anyone likely to employ him?

LangerDan

Unlikely, I'd say
If you're the DS of a clean team, you won't want a habitual PED user on your squad, both for PR and risk resaons. If you don't actually give a toss about your riders using PEDs, you won't employ him as he screws up too easily and can't keep his yap shut.

He's not that good a rider that a team can overlook his little discretions.

In any case, he'll be a very unpopular rider in the bunch and won't be given any favours.

iainf72

Nobody likes a grass.

celbianchi

iainf72 wrote:

Nobody likes a grass.

And that needs to change. I have no sympathy for Sinkewitz, but the silence has to be broken.

iainf72

celbianchi wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Nobody likes a grass.

And that needs to change. I have no sympathy for Sinkewitz, but the silence has to be broken.

But that's not something specific to cycling - I don't like a grass, you probably don't like a grass.

It boils down to trust.

Doobz

well I know its been said a lot about rock racing the last few days. I am not saying he will go to rock racing but after the interview with Michael ball from RR. Ball seems to think people who want to clean up the sport and admit they made a mistake then they deserve a second chance - here is the interview if anyone has not seen it..

http://www.velonews.tv/?Art_ID=1952

Tom Butcher

There's mileage to be made as a former dope user turned evangelist anti doper - SInkewitz should play that card get some publicity for himself and for whatever team he's riding for.

iainf72

Tom Butcher wrote:

There's mileage to be made as a former dope user turned evangelist anti doper - SInkewitz should play that card get some publicity for himself and for whatever team he's riding for.

He can't - He's talked too much.

He should've looked sad, said yes he did it, done the 2 years without mentioning anyone elses names and then he could've had a career when he came back. Now he'd just a toss pot who squealed like a stuck pig to get his ban reduced.

LangerDan

iainf72 wrote:

Tom Butcher wrote:

There's mileage to be made as a former dope user turned evangelist anti doper - SInkewitz should play that card get some publicity for himself and for whatever team he's riding for.

He can't - He's talked too much.

He should've looked sad, said yes he did it, done the 2 years without mentioning anyone elses names and then he could've had a career when he came back. Now he'd just a toss pot who squealed like a stuck pig to get his ban reduced.

His squealing has got him a one-year ban and a small-ish fine. If he had kept quiet, he'd be looking down the barrel of a two-year ban, a four-year ProTour ban and possible implementation of the loss of a years salary clause (if Big Mac could make it stick). He'd also be more rather than less likely to be facing criminal proceedings. Its a big incentive to squeal like Ned Beatty.

It does beg the question though - for the riders who have accepted their punishment without divulging any information, is it due to professional etiquette or might they have been "looked after" by their team in return for their silence?

timoid.

Tough crowd.

Problem with Sinkewitz is that he neither kept schtum or came totally clean. He fed the authorities enough to save his behind.

He's got neither the backing of the anti-dopers nor the old guard and will really struggle to get a gig.

drenkrom

All other (doping) consideration aside, he's really not that good a rider, which is why I wouldn't hire him. He came onto the pro scene with a mountain of hype behind him, we now know he was on the hot sauce, yet his results never came close to matching the worldbeater expectations. He commands a salary proportional to the expectations toward him and in no possible measure delivers a proper return on investment.

Any team could spin his arrival as they please (though I doubt it would catch on here), but he'll have to take a monumental plunge in the salary department before anyone will even consider him. He should talk to Der Spiegel. I hear the pay is good.

Langenberg

Actually, Sinkewitz has just become somewhat cleaner. Threatened with imprisonment, he has today said the following:

- there were two cars on that trip to Freiburg, one with German riders, one with international riders

- in his car there were also Kessler and Kloeden

- these two will be invited as witness

- they HAVE to give a statement, unless that statement would implicate themselves

- so if they keep quiet, you can draw your own conclusions

Just heard it on the radio.

iainf72

How much longer has Mick Rogers got?