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CyclingWeekly Staff

Riding my bike and eating copious amounts of food felt liberating, but it was a vicious circle.

Jani Brajkovic ride beyond limits.

Throughout his 17-year professional cycling career, Jani Brajkovič was never truly satisfied. "I had a great ability to put a mask on and pretend to be happy, proud and confident, but I knew I was in big trouble," the 41-year-old tells CW by video call from his home in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

By 2004, the year he became U23 time trial world champion, a serious problem had set in: he had become addicted to cycling.

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