Er habe im März 2006 das Geld ( 6.991,91 €) überwiesen, da ein Trainingsprogramm von sogenannten Experten der Weltsportelite angeboten wurde. Laut Communique gab es damals keinen Grund am Wahrheitsgehalt des Angebotes zu zweifeln. Erst nach Rücksprache mit seiner Familie und Freunden kamen Zweifel auf.
Er habe daraufhin den Kontakt abgebrochen. Schleck betonte, dass er dem spanischen Doping-Mediziner Fuentes nie begegnet sei. Der Radprofi erklärte sich zu einem DNA-Test bereit. Sein Anwalt Albert Rodesch betonte, „dass Frank Schleck nie gedopt hat, nie eine unerlaubte Methode angewandt hat oder versucht hat, anzuwenden“. In der Vorwoche hatte die „Süddeutsche Zeitung“ berichtet, Schleck soll Kunde des spanischen Doping-Arztes Eufemiano Fuentes gewesen sein und belegte dies mit einem Bankauszug über 6991 Euro vom März 2006.
| Communiqué de presse de Frank Schleck „Je souhaite informer mes supporters et le public des déclarations que j’ai faites devant l’ALAD, l’UCI et les responsables de mon équipe cycliste CSC Saxo Bank au sujet des accusations de dopage à mon adresse. Je n‘ai jamais usé ou tenté d’user d’une substance ou méthode interdite par les règlements en vigueur. Je confirme que j’ai effectué en mars 2006, à partir de mon compte courant, un virement bancaire de 7.000 € (6.991,91 € furent apparemment crédités au destinataire, après déduction des frais bancaires) sur un compte en Suisse. Le paiement devait financer un programme d’entraînement sportif spécifique par des experts qui, d’après ce qui m’avait été affirmé, travailleraient avec l’élite sportive mondiale. A l’époque je n’avais aucune raison de penser que cette information n’était pas exacte. Rien ne permettait de suspecter une action illicite. Les initiés savent que le prix payé n’a rien d’extraordinaire pour un programme d’entraînement personnalisé et tenant compte des acquis scientifiques les plus récents. Je n’ai jamais bénéficié d’un quelconque service de la part de ces personnes, y compris de la part de Monsieur Eufemiamo Fuentes, que je n’ai jamais rencontré. J’ignorais le nom de Monsieur Fuentes jusqu’au jour où l’opération PUERTO fut révélée par les autorités espagnoles le 23 mai 2006, soit plus de 2 mois après mon premier et unique contact. J’ai réalisé le lien entre mon contact et l’affaire Fuentes quelque deux semaines après ces révélations. J’ai informé l’ALAD que je suis prêt à me soumettre à un test ADN si cela m’était demandé par les autorités compétentes pour prouver que je n’ai pas déposé, à Madrid ou ailleurs, des poches de sang en vue d’un usage illicite. J’admets avoir été imprudent en omettant de me renseigner plus amplement avant d’établir ce contact. Ma bonne foi me semble résulter de la circonstance que j’ai opéré le virement à partir de mon compte privé, donc sans occulter mon identité et d’avoir abandonné l’idée du recours au programme d’entraînement. J’ai transmis à l’ALAD l’intégralité des résultats des analyses de sang opérées depuis le début de mes activités sportives. Il est confirmé, tant par l’UCI, que par le Docteur Rasmus Damsgaard de l’Hôpital Universitaire Bispebjerg au Danemark, chargé de procéder aux évaluations afférentes, que rien ne permet de suspecter un recours de ma part à des produits ou méthodes illicites. Je suis profondément peiné de faire l’objet de suspicions qui ternissent ma réputation. Fränk Schleck „
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Am Dienstag, den 7. Oktober will die ALAD (Agence luxembourgeoise antidopage) zusammenkommen um über weitere Schritte in dem Fall zu beraten.
Press-release by CSC-Saxo Bank
„Team CSC Saxo Bank has received a thorough briefing from Fränk Schleck and awaits the Luxembourg Anti-doping committee’s ruling and further information from the UCI.
The Luxembourg Anti-doping committee has had a preliminary meeting with Fränk Schleck on the basis of which it will be decided whether or not to open disciplinary proceedings concerning his proclaimed involvement in the Operacion Puerto. Fränk Schleck has also had a meeting with the UCI in order to explain himself.
Fränk Schleck has supplied the team as well the Luxembourg Anti-doping committee with the following information and evidence.
He never used or attempted use of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method.
He has confirmed that he has made the bank transaction to the Swiss account in march 2006, in order to receive training advice by experts who presumably worked with some of the biggest names in the sport. At the time, Fränk Schleck had no reason to believe that this was not the case. There was no suspicion on his behalf of any unlawful action. He interrupted the contact after taking advice from his father and his near friends.
He deeply regrets having taken initial contact to these people and confirms towards his team and the Luxembourg Anti-doping committee that his involvement never went beyond the initial contact, i.e. the bank transfer.
He has never received, nor made use of any services from these people – including Eufemiamo Fuentes, whom he has never met. He did not know the name of Mr. Fuentes until the Puerto case was revealed on May 23th by the Spanish authorities. He realized the link between his contact and Mr Fuentes only a couple of weeks after this date.
He is fully prepared to give a sample of his DNA to relevant authorities to prove that he has not stored blood in Madrid or elsewhere in order to make use of illegal performance enhancing methods.
He admits having made a serious blunder in taking contact to and transferring the money to the bank account and he became early aware that he should not continue any working relationship with these people.
The evidence that Fränk Schleck has provided to support his case is the following:
– His full bank statements show no further transactions to the Swiss bank account.
– His blood values from then and now show no indication of any tampering, manipulation or anything that could suggest the use of illegal substances or methods. This has been confirmed by Dr Rasmus Damsgaard, Bispebjerg University Hospital who has analyzed the values.
– There is no evidence in the full Operacion Puerto case file that suggests his involvement in the case. This has been repeatedly confirmed by the UCI – being in possession of the complete case file. This further supports the explanation that Frank Schleck has given.
“We were very disappointed to hear that Fränk has been in contact with people who have done great harm to the sport and ruthlessly tarnished the most important principles that we all should adhere to in the fight against doping. His behaviour has been irresponsible towards himself and his team. In the whole discussion about this case, we have always tried to gain as much information as possible and we are utterly relieved to hear and see evidence that supports that the connection between Fränk the Spanish case didn’t go beyond an initial contact and was interrupted two months before the Puerto case got public. He has shown great remorse in his attitude towards this serious blunder and he is fully aware that he has not been acting in accordance with the rules of the team”, says Bjarne Riis who together with the management of the team will await further news about the case.
“For the moment, Fränk has to concentrate fully on this case and we will await further information from both the Luxembourg Anti-doping committee and the UCI in order to make an assessment of our further actions in relation to this. Together with Fränk, we have made the decision that he doesn’t enter our race programme until we have had the chance to evaluate the outcome of this. We have given our main sponsors a full briefing of this matter and they fully support our actions in relation to this. 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”, Riis continues. „
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