Doping confessions in Germany

Following a series of doping confessions in Germany's professional cycling scene, Jörg Jaksche, a top German cyclist, has now given a detailed account of his own doping in the German weekly Der Spiegel. Jörg Winterfeldt comments: "Thanks to his statements the task of clearing up this murky business can now begin. One after another, the stars have been banned from competition for two years running, but Jaksche, who is no better than the rest, is to be allowed to compete against the remaining weaker competitors as soon as 2008. If Jaksche's confession is to serve any practical purpose he and any imitators must be stopped. The swamp can only be drained if this business is deprived of its essential lubricant: money. In particular television, but also all other media, should cancel their reporting on the upcoming Tour de France so that sponsors lose interest. If cycling is to survive as a sport there should be no profit to be made from it for the time being - neither from cheating nor from exposing the cheats."

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