Frank maksoi Fuentesin treeniohjelmista 7 000 euroa.

Luxembourg rider Frank Schleck has confirmed initial claims that he made a payment of nearly 7000 euros to a bank account belonging to Eufemiano Fuentes, a doctor at the centre of the Operacion Peurto doping scandal in 2006.

Schleck’s team, CSC-Saxo Bank, has pulled him from racing, saying he must concentrate on his case before the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD).

"We would like to express our sincere hope that Fränk comes out of this case in a way that is acceptable to him and to the team, and we will do our utmost to make the most reasonable and sound decisions for him and for the team," team manager Bjarne Riis said in a press release issued today.
Frank Schleck Admits Fuentes Payment - BikeRadar

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Frankin maksamat summat ovat pikkulasten viikkorahoja, kun verrataan Armstrongin ja Dr. Ferrarin väliseen rahaliikenteeseen. Luonnollisesti Tohtorilla on ollut muitakin asiakkaita kuin Armstrong.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that a long investigation into Michelle Ferrari by the Padua prosecutor Benedetto Roberti have shown the transferral of large sums of money. One payment of $465,000 was reportedly made by Armstrong to Ferrari in 2006.

Roberti and his team have used wiretaps, email analysis and also examination of bank accounts to build a case against Ferrari, who was previously banned from working with athletes in Italy. La Gazzetta states that approximately 90 cyclists are involved, as well as a sum of €30 million.

Armstrong retired from the sport in 2005, and so it is not clear why he would have paid money to Ferrari in 2006. However he won a court case against the company SCA Promotions in 2006 over an unpaid bonus for winning his sixth Tour in 2004.
Italian investigators reported as tracing $465,000 payment from Armstrong to Ferrari in 2006