Mr Bruyneel apparently lent Mr Becca (who is allegedly a multi-millionaire, and therefore shouldn't need a loan, you would have thought ) quite a lot of money in order to pay the Leopard Trek salaries, a while ago.
Remember that scandal? The one where Jakob went public about not being paid, and got a lot of flak from Mr Bruyneel, along with a strong indication that he'd be thrown off the team?
Mr Becca has still not paid it back, apparently, so Mr Bruyneel took him to court. One of those odd cases where I really can't cheer for either side.
Mr Bruyneel won the court case, and now Mr Becca has to pay him back, plus interest.
I wonder what Mr Bruyneel will be spending the money on? Lawyers?
Other cycling news, forgot to mention this one, poor old Barbie Barbie - Heinrich Haussler, that well-known German Australian - took a tumble, and guess what, he fractured his pelvis, too. Let's hope Our Andy isn't setting a new trend in injuries...
Tommy Voeckler: " Hey, I broke my collarbone in four places, just like Cancellara!"
Barbie Barbie: "That's nothing, mate, I fractured my pelvis, just like Andy Schleck!"
Finally, if you get a bit confused about which team is now called what, here is a really useful chart of all the changes from 2005 to date:
Cofidis and Eskaltel-Euskadi clearly win the prize for Sponsor Fortitude, although Lampre and QuickStep deserve a mention, as do AG2R. Well done to those sponsors!
So, anyone prepared to make a guess as to what Andy's team is going to be called next year?
Leopard Trek? (my favourite)
Leopard Iam?
Leopard-soleil?
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