"GOOD NEWS"

At a time when the sport of cycling is under the microscope, it is refreshing to see a young man like Frank Schleck come forward and face the most times critical and hostile press.

Frank gives a CLEAR and HONEST account of his

 "One Off" venture into the world of dubious coaching.

Please take time and read the statement.. from,

Frank Schleck

L-5632 Mondorf

Mondorf, October 3 2008

Press Release

I wish to inform my fans and the public statements that I made before ALAD, the UCI and the leaders of my cycling team CSC Saxo Bank on charges of doping in my address.
 

     * I have never used or attempted to use a substance or method prohibited by the regulations.

 
     * I confirm that I made in March 2006, from my current account, a bank transfer € 7,000 (€ 6991.91 were apparently credited to the recipient, after deduction of bank charges) to an account in Switzerland. The payment was to fund a program for specific sports by experts who, after what I had been asserted, would work with the elite sports world. At the time I had no reason to believe that this information was not accurate. There was no indication of suspected unlawful action. Insiders know that the price paid is not unusual for a customized training program and taking into account the scientific achievements to date.

However, I interrupted the first and only contact after taking advice from my father and close friends that called into question the integrity of the contact.
 

     * I have never received any service from these people, including the part of Mr Eufemiamo Fuentes, I have never met. I did not know the name of Mr. Fuentes until the operation PUERTO was revealed by the Spanish authorities on 23 May 2006, more than 2 months after my first and only contact. I realized the link between my friend and the Fuentes case some two weeks after these revelations.


     * ALAD I informed that I am prepared to submit to a DNA test if I was asked by the competent authorities to prove that I have not deposited, in Madrid or elsewhere, blood bags for an illicit use.

 

     * I have been reckless in failing to get information more widely before establishing contact. My good faith seems to me result from the fact that I made the transfer from my private account, without concealing my identity and to have abandoned the idea of using the program.


• I sent ALAD full results of blood tests carried out since the beginning of my sports activities. It was confirmed both by the UCI, by Dr. Rasmus Damsgaard of the Bispebjerg University Hospital in Denmark, responsible for carrying out assessments relating, that there is no reason to suspect an appeal on my part to products or illegal methods.

• I recall that the UCI has repeatedly confirmed that my name is nowhere in the voluminous file (over 6,000 pages) of Operation Puerto.

• I convey in this day a copy of the transfer in question to ALAD. I can also prove, if necessary, by producing the entirety of my bank that I did not make other payments to the bank account in question.

I am deeply saddened to be suspicions that tarnished my reputation. 

Frank Schleck