June 9, 2006

We received the following fax of an article in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung that supposedly mentions manager Jos Hermens (one of the top agents in the sport, agent to Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebreslassie) in conjunction with the huge doping scandal going on in Spanish cycling. Unfortunately we do not speak German, so we're posting the article here at the bottom of the page hoping, someone can translate it.  The article is a bit grainy. The article also can be found at this link:
Article: 1)  http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sz/2006-06-02/sport/artikel/HMG-2006-06-02-045-pSPpVkoNtgHoApfC5k5SWA/  but we think you might have to pay to read it (someone with a better understanding of German might be able to just register and read it for free, we're not 100% positive about the fee. If someone wants us to pay the fee (assuming its just a few $$$) we'll do that so we can get it translated.

There is a second article from Süddeutsche Zeitung that mentions Hermens and doping that can be read online for free:
Article 2)
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/weitere/artikel/754/76678/

Anyone who would like to translate any of the articles, we encourage to post what they find in this thread on the message board or email us at
letsrun@letsrun.com . And if you have any other doping news you would like us to know about you can always email us at letsrun@letsrun.com. Public discussion is the start in cleaning up sport.

Article 1)

Please feel free to post what you find in this message board thread or email us at letsrun@letsrun.com.

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