From Velonews.com:
Contador plans Friday announcement
By VeloNews.com
Filed: August 8, 2007
Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has scheduled a press event this Friday in Spain, but says he will decline to answer reporters' questions after he reads a prepared statement.
Contador issued a release Wednesday notifying media of his plans to read a statement at the offices of Spain's national sports council - the Consejo Superior de Deportes - in Madrid.
Contador will be accompanied by Discovery Channel team director Johann Bruyneel.
Since winning the 2007 Tour de France, Contador has been the subject of heightened scrutiny regarding his possible involvement with Eufemio Fuentes, the Madrid doctor at the center of the Operación Puerto doping investigation.
While both Fuentes and Contador have denied working together, German anti-doping activist Werner Franke has reportedly provided investigators at the World Anti-Doping Agency with documents detailing the rider's work with the notorious doctor.
Contador's Wednesday news release did not state a reason for the announcement, and added that the Discovery rider "will not offer a press conference after the reading of the communiqué."
5 comments:
Yep, sounds fishy. By the way I had that Dutch trappist quad you had not yet had last time we talked about it. The name eludes me at the moment.
It could just be them explaining their side to defend against the German professor dragging Contador's name thru the mud. Should be interesting to see what is said...
Astana is hosed now that Kash has tested positive as well. Maybe he and Vino mixed their blood bags up... :)
just like perez and hamilton.
Well it looks like Contador's announcement to just say that he has never doped was just a prelude to the announcement of Discovery ceasing operations.
That's insane. Easily the most successful team in the past decade, and they will be no more after this year. There are a lot of really good riders that have to find new teams now...
Looks like Hincapie is the first to announce finding another team, with T-Mobile.
apperently potential sponsors don't like 10 years of contiuous doping allegations.
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