Seven people arrested in conjunction with the 2006 Operation Puerto doping scandal are likely to face charges in a Spanish court over claims that they helped cyclists blood dope. The seven include Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, a medical doctor who has advised dozens of professional cyclists, and former Pro Tour team manager Manolo Saiz. Operation Puerto, a years-long investigation into doping in professional cycling and other sports, resulted in a ban for cyclist Ivan Basso and implicated many of the sports most prominent riders, including Tyler Hamilton, Jan Ullrich, Alexandre Valverde, and Alberto Contador. Contador against a 2010 positive test for the banned steroid clenbuterol.
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