Jens is one of the reasons I cannot stop being cynical about cycling.
In most of his interviews, he comes across as smart, likeable, humble and down to earth - the kind of guy who is not blessed with super-human talent, but who has to work hard for everything he achieves. On the bike, he makes a hundred futile escapes for every stage win. Much more likely to wear the red number than the yellow jersey.
But then, he competes in a sport that's evidently full of cheaters, and appears to be in denial about it. He has no problem riding for some of the most notorious dopers - and he is so successful at it that it would be hard to believe that he's not doping himself.
Which leaves me in a dilemma. He could be clean. If not, I consider him to be an even bigger fraud than Ullrich, Jaksche, Bölts, Heppner, Aldag, and all the other riders of his generation, who, for one reason or another, stopped lying about it. Even worse than Klöden, who has not yet confessed, but who never was really good at lying in the first place.
The case of Jens is a perfect demonstration of why professional cycling is in a no-win situation. Unless you adopt a totally libertarian attitude towards doping, you have to pretty much give up right now.