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It looks like the doctor may have some 'splaining to do to the Italian tax man. Are the Swiss opening up to the Italians, or is this disclosure the result of an American request? The Swiss have finally stopped their banks from being a tax haven for US tax cheats . . .
The 15 mil looks like the total income for Ferrari over quite a period of time. This is not clear, though. 15 million over 16 years or more doesn't look all that awesome to me--especially if you assume that a big chunk of that period is unchargeable as beyond the SOL and he had a big exclusive contract during that period. Also, his earning potential has diminished greatly since the UCI ban. He's the best at what he does. It wouldn't surprise me that a rider would pay him 50K per year for advice. People pay that much for shrinks and lawyers all the time.
Now, if the doctor was pulling down 15 mil per year . . . That would be another story.
He's had a bulls-eye painted on his forehead for a long time. He's gotta know that any of his clients (save maybe Armstrong) would get a major walk if they could implicate him. He's experienced Simeoni, and I doubt that he wants another experience like that.
Why physically handle PEDs if you've already got big money in the bank? The only PED link that anybody has tried to fix on Ferrari is prescription PEDs. No hint of a link with the illicit illegally imported stuff. I doubt Ferrari is abusing his prescription pad. That would be way too easy to trace. The only other doping technique is withdrawal/transfusion, and any nurse or paramedic could do that cheaply. Why should Ferrari expose himself to that risk? Why should a rider pay to have Ferrari withdraw blood, when it can be done cheaper by another?
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It looks like the doctor may have some 'splaining to do to the Italian tax man. Are the Swiss opening up to the Italians, or is this disclosure the result of an American request? The Swiss have finally stopped their banks from being a tax haven for US tax cheats . . .
The 15 mil looks like the total income for Ferrari over quite a period of time. This is not clear, though. 15 million over 16 years or more doesn't look all that awesome to me--especially if you assume that a big chunk of that period is unchargeable as beyond the SOL and he had a big exclusive contract during that period. Also, his earning potential has diminished greatly since the UCI ban. He's the best at what he does. It wouldn't surprise me that a rider would pay him 50K per year for advice. People pay that much for shrinks and lawyers all the time.
Now, if the doctor was pulling down 15 mil per year . . . That would be another story.
He's had a bulls-eye painted on his forehead for a long time. He's gotta know that any of his clients (save maybe Armstrong) would get a major walk if they could implicate him. He's experienced Simeoni, and I doubt that he wants another experience like that.
Why physically handle PEDs if you've already got big money in the bank? The only PED link that anybody has tried to fix on Ferrari is prescription PEDs. No hint of a link with the illicit illegally imported stuff. I doubt Ferrari is abusing his prescription pad. That would be way too easy to trace. The only other doping technique is withdrawal/transfusion, and any nurse or paramedic could do that cheaply. Why should Ferrari expose himself to that risk? Why should a rider pay to have Ferrari withdraw blood, when it can be done cheaper by another?
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