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Joe Parkin is a US-born cyclist who, at the suggestion of Bob Roll, moved to Belgium in 1985 at the age of 19 to race professionally.[1] After six years as a low-level European pro, competing is such events as Paris–Roubaix[2] and Tour DuPont[3] for such teams as Tulip,[3] he moved back to the US, rode for the Coors Lite,[3] and turned to mountain bike racing in 1995.[4] He now works as editor for cycling magazines.[5] He has written two books about his racing career: A Dog in a Hat[3] and Come and Gone.[6] He witnessed and speaks about the early days of EPO use in professional cycling.