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June 30, 2007
Jaksche admits Puerto link, discusses widespread doping
ESPN | Cyclist: Doctor in Spanish probe assisted doping
Former Telekom, ONCE, and Liberty Seguros rider Jörge Jaksche has admitted he was a client of Eufemiano Fuentes, and said he has used performance-enhancing drugs since 1997.
Jaksche spoke to the German newsweekly Spiegel. He has promised to provide information on doping to the World Anti-Doping Agency, the UCI, and national authorities.
He confirmed that he is the rider identified in investigators' files as Number 20 and “Bella,” the name of his dog, and that his blood is among the bags recovered from Fuentes' clinic.
“I believe it's important for the future of the sport that someone comes out and says, ‘OK, this is how it happens here.’ ”
Former Jaksche teammate Alexandre Vinokourov, the favorite in this year's Tour de France, dismissed Jaksche's allegations that doping was “either actively conducted by the team leadership or tolerated:”
“Jaksche was contacted by Der Spiegel and offered lots of money. It's easy to give evidence when's there's a big cheque being dangled in front of you.“If you're given €5 000 to dish the dirt on someone, you're not going to do it. But if its €100 000, you'll find a story to justify the amount.”
Vinokourov also spoke to L'Equipe about his ties to former Lance Armstrong trainer Michele Ferrari. “Ferrari has never offered me any medication. He is just my physical trainer and if I'm talking as openly as this it's because I've nothing to hide,” Vinokourov said.
Update (7/3): Cyclingnews.com offers a lengthy story detailing Jaksche's Der Spiegel interview.
Also:
Spiegel Online | Jaksches Dopingbekenntnis: Das Geständnis von "Bella" (in German) | rough Google translation
VeloNews | 'Bella' speaks; Vino' concedes Ferrari link
cyclingnews.com | Jaksche admits taking banned substances & blood doping
Posted by Frank Steele on June 30, 2007 in Alexandre Vinokourov, Doping, Jorg Jaksche, Top Stories | Permalink
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