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Schleck happy to be cleared by doping probe
[SIZE=-1]International Herald Tribune, France [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The rider, who finished sixth in the Tour de France and led the race for three days, told the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (LADA) two months ago that he transferred money to the Swiss account [of Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the man at the heart of a major cycling doping scandal]. He then admitted making "a serious blunder" and said he deeply regretted his contact with "these people."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The agency said that beyond the payment, there was no evidence, including from the International Cycling Union, to link Schleck with Fuentes and doping activities. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]CSC Saxo Bank had acknowledged that Schleck transferred almost $9,500 to an account held by Fuentes in March 2006 "to receive training advice by experts who presumably worked with some of the biggest names in the sport."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Operation Puerto, a major investigation into doping, was set off by police raids at clinics in Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain in May 2006 that turned up steroids, hormones and the endurance-boosting substance EPO, nearly 100 bags of frozen blood, and equipment for treating blood.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Over 50 cyclists, including 2006 Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso and 1997 Tour champion Jan Ullrich, were reportedly linked to the scandal [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/10/sports/CYC-Doping-Schleck.php
[SIZE=-1]International Herald Tribune, France [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The rider, who finished sixth in the Tour de France and led the race for three days, told the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (LADA) two months ago that he transferred money to the Swiss account [of Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the man at the heart of a major cycling doping scandal]. He then admitted making "a serious blunder" and said he deeply regretted his contact with "these people."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The agency said that beyond the payment, there was no evidence, including from the International Cycling Union, to link Schleck with Fuentes and doping activities. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]CSC Saxo Bank had acknowledged that Schleck transferred almost $9,500 to an account held by Fuentes in March 2006 "to receive training advice by experts who presumably worked with some of the biggest names in the sport."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Operation Puerto, a major investigation into doping, was set off by police raids at clinics in Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain in May 2006 that turned up steroids, hormones and the endurance-boosting substance EPO, nearly 100 bags of frozen blood, and equipment for treating blood.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Over 50 cyclists, including 2006 Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso and 1997 Tour champion Jan Ullrich, were reportedly linked to the scandal [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/10/sports/CYC-Doping-Schleck.php
