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MADRID, Spain -- The Spanish doctor at the center of a major
doping scandal asked cyclists for bonuses of up to $64,600 if they
won the Tour of France, Spanish media reported Wednesday. Eufemiano Fuentes also reportedly asked for $38,800 if they came
in second and $25,800 if they finished third, according to Madrid
daily ABC, which cited documents seized by the Civil Guard during
last year's doping raids in Madrid. Fuentes faces preliminary charges in Spain of crimes against
public health. He was arrested in May as part of a major
investigation into doping in cycling known as Operation Puerto, but
has not been formally indicted. The newspaper also reported that cyclists had to pay Fuentes if
they won an Olympic gold or the Giro d'Italia.
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