Spanish federation denies involvement in Saiz arrest

The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has denied any involvement in the police investigations that led to the arrest yesterday of Liberty Seguros team director Manolo Saiz and team doctor Eufemiano Fuentes Rodríguez among others.

RFEC spokesman Luis Roman denied reports that the organisation had launched an investigation into Liberty Seguros or filed a complaint against Saiz or Fuentes, according to www.eitb24.com. The RFEC said that it had learned about the arrests through mass media reports.