AMIGO DI BIRILLO IS FRANK SCHLECK

Cyclingnews.com is reporting that Frank Schleck is being investigated for a 2006 payment to Eufemeniano Fuentes, the central character in the Operation Puerto. Schleck is also being identified as "Amigo di Birillo" or friend of Birillo whom we already know to be Ivan Basso, Schleck's former teammate at CSC under admitted doper Bjarne Riis. This is devastating news for Schleck and Team Saxo Bank - CSC. It remains to be seen if Schleck will still race this Sunday's World Championships as co-leader of the Luxembourg team with his brother Andy.