
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.