Cyclist Sinkewitz's silence could lead to prison term - report

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BERLIN (AFP) — German cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz, suspended for a year after a positive drugs test last June, could face a prison sentence if he persists in concealing the names of others guilty of doping offences.

A report in Monday's edition of Der Spiegel - quoting sources close to the case - say German criminal investigators looking into the allegations of improper doping practices at the private University Clinic Freiburg are starting to "lose patience with Sinkewitz".

The former T-Mobile rider has been interviewed for the third time by investigators wanting details about other riders, but Sinkewitz continues "to want to speak only about what he did".

According to Der Spiegel, Sinkewitz could be placed in police custody and, in the long term, given a...