▁M iche le ▁Ferr ari . ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁first ly ▁the ▁team ▁doctor ▁of ▁the ▁P DM ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Fest ina ▁team ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁as ▁doctor ▁until ▁the ▁Fest ina ▁Aff air ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France . ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁proposed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁E PO ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁rid ers . ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁known ▁amongst ▁the ▁rid ers ▁as ▁" Dr ▁F iat ▁P unto " ▁after ▁the ▁" P unto " ▁( a ▁small ▁model ▁of ▁F iat ▁autom obile ). ▁This ▁name ▁came ▁about ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Italian ▁phys ician ▁M iche le ▁Ferr ari . ▁This ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁careful ness ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁performances ▁yield ed ▁by ▁Ferr ari . ▁R ij ka ert ▁would ▁not ▁let ▁the ▁rid ers ▁blood ▁ha emat oc rit ▁level ▁go ▁above ▁ 5 3 - 5 4 %. ▁R ij ka ert ▁was ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁team ▁management ▁to ▁go ▁higher ▁and ▁further ▁with ▁do ping ▁of ▁the ▁rid ers . ▁ ▁R ij ka ert ▁together ▁with ▁Bruno ▁R ous sel ▁were ▁arrested ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cho let . ▁R ij ka ert ▁spent ▁ 1 0 0 ▁days ▁in ▁j ail ▁while ▁suffering ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer ▁which ▁he