SPANISH DOCTOR Eufemiano Fuentes was sentenced to a year in prison by a Madrid court today after being found guilty of endangering public health by administering blood transfusions to top cyclists.
A former trainer of the Kelme cycling team, Jose Ignacio Labarta, was also found guilty and handed a four-month jail term but the three other co-accused in the case — Yolanda Fuentes, Manolo Saiz and Vicente Belda — were cleared.
However, Judge Julia Patricia Santamaria declined to give access to inspect the 211 blood bags seized from Fuentes’ apartments to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or any other national anti-doping authority.
Fuentes was also given a fine of around €4,500 at the rate of €15 a day for 10 months and banned from practising as a sports doctor for four years. Labarta was also given a four month professional ban.
