"People are cycling almost as fast as in the heyday of doping. And the equipment hasn't changed much," said the 42-year-old Franconian on the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk TV programme "Sport im Osten" and concluded: "If you look at the overall situation, the only answer is: it hasn't changed. The athletes are still doing it. Because it's wanted and because it's expected."
Jaksche, who made a full confession to doping in 2007, sees ex-professionals from the high doping phases who now work as sports directors for the teams as the main problem. "The wolf changes its skin, but not its behaviour," explained Jaksche and speculated: "If you ask me how many of the sporting directors, team directors or doctors were involved in doping, I would say around 95 per cent."
For Jaksche, whose involvement with Spanish doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes in 2006 was his undoing, this is a "systematic problem". According to him, the men behind the scenes should be penalised in doping cases. "500,000 euros for the manager. When it comes to the team managers' money, they change. The team must ensure that the riders are clean," said Jaksche.
