Marcel Wüst answers questions

Former professional Marcel Wüst, who rode for Festina and also participated in the Tour du Pont in the 90's, answered questions on www.spiegel.de from fans, stating that "apparently there are still riders who haven't gotten it. But the case Sinkewitz has also positive sides. Finally the control system seems to work. It is not like earlier, when it was just random controls. The net is getting tighter."

To the more casual question if cyclists smoke occasionally, Wüst replied that chain smokers, like there were reportedly in the 50's or 60's, don't exist anymore among cyclists, but it could happen "at a party in the winter, when they may drink a little more and then light up a cigarette or cigar," but concedes that the day after that rider is likely very sick.

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