Cyclist Schleck cleared of doping case
10/12/2008 16:31
Luxembourg cyclist Frank Schleck was cleared of involvement in a Spanish
scandal yesterday.
The Grand Duchy's anti-doping authorities said that after
a two-month probe nothing illegal could be established beyond the fact that
Schleck had transferred some money to a Swiss bank account of Spanish doctor
Eufemiano Fuentes, the man at the heart of a major cycling doping
scandal.
Schleck, who finished sixth at the Tour de France and led the race
for three days, told Luxembourg Anti-Doping agency that two months ago that he
transferred money to the Swiss account.
The agency said that beyond the
payment, there was no available information, including from the International
Cycling Union, to link Schleck with Fuentes and doping activities.
Schleck's
team, CSC Saxo Bank, had acknowledged that the rider told them he transferred
almost US$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."
Over 50 cyclists, including 2006 Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso
and 1997 Tour champion Jan Ullrich, were reportedly linked to the
scandal.
Xinhua
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