Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Frank Schleck of Luxembourg is ready to provide a DNA sample to prove he was not implicated in Operation Puerto, his CSC team said Friday.
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Added by Gavia: Team CSC-Saxo Bank has provisionally suspended Fränk Schleck from racing (technically, on "inactive status"), pending further developments in the investigation of his dealings with Dr. Fuentes. According to available evidence, Schleck paid Fuentes 7000€ in March 2006. No evidence of further payments has yet surfaced. Schleck denies having ever used doping...
Pommi's World (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The latest doping news from the professional circuit of cycling: First the good news: Fränk Schleck suspended by his team, CSC-Saxo Bank, due to making a 7000 Euro payment to Doping doctor Fuentes. Ricardo Ricci suspended for two years; 18 months for taking EPO, and another six months for having consulted Ali the Chemist . Now the bad news: Blood-doper Vino wants to return to Astana Lance...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Supposedly today we will learn the names of a few riders who have turned up positive samples for CERA during or shortly before the Tour de France. Only Cycling could make the economic bailout seem fun. Anyway, L'Equipe's headline so far is Frank Schleck's "tourmente" so maybe today won't be so eventful. But if/when anything breaks, post it here.
