“Doping was my only way out” (Swiss Press Text 2020, by Ugo Curty) - Swiss Press Award

Le Matin Dimanche

Ugo Curty

Jonathan Russo was one of the hopes of Swiss cycling. Willing to do anything to win, even to the point of dying, this Genevan injected himself with performance-enhancing drugs every morning in his childhood bedroom. Testing positive in 2018, his dream crumbled. For the first time, he recounts the cold reality of artisanal doping, fueled by an obsession with victory and a refusal to accept failure.