News about Frank Schleck and Jonathan Bellis:

Finally I've managed to find some news about Frank Schleck.On RTL.Lu there's an article whose title is "Frank Schleck: Operatioun um lénke Knéi gutt verlaf".Here it is:

Virun anerhallwer Woch gouf de Frank Schleck um lénke Knéi operéiert. De Frank Schleck huet RTL gesot, dass d'Operatioun gutt verlaf ass.Dem Saxo Bank-Profi gouf Knorpel ewech geholl.
Den Ament dréit hien nach eng Schinn,déi hien awer an de nächsten Deeg kann ausdoen.Déi nächsten3 Wochen däerf hien awer nach kee Vëlo fueren.Duerno fänkt da schonns d'Preparatioun op déi nei Saison un.

It's not a secret that I can't understand Luxembourgish,so if someone wants to help me with the translation,please leave a comment.However,here are the few things that I understood:
"About a week ago Frank Schleck had to undergo an operation on his left knee.Today Frank has told RTL.Lu that the operation went well.(???).The Saxo Bank rider won't be able to ride his bike for the next 3 weeks.After that time,Frank will be able to begin his preparation for the new season."Anyway that's not the only news I've found about Frank.On http://www.schleck.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=468:fraenk-hoopt-op-vroege-rentree&catid=7:nieuws&Itemid=14 in fact I've found another article.Here's my translation of it:

Frank Schleck's already thinking about his comeback.In fact he would like to participate in the Charity Bike Cup,a race held in Stuttgart for the organization Care Star,a charity organisation that cares about children.Frank's partecipation in the race depends on his left knee recovery.The race is held on the 3rd October.If he takes part in the race,Fränk will be the captain of the Radsportakademie & Partner team and will have to ride his bike for 100 kms.Other celebrities who are going to take part in the race are Jan Ullrich, Danilo Hondo,Steffen Wesemann,Rudi Altag and Hanka Kupfernagel.

Fränk said:"To me,helping children is a matter of honor and love.I just hope that my knee recovers soon so that I can be at the start of the Lila Logistik Charity Bike Cup on the 3rd of October.The goal of the race is to help children and this is the reason for which I'll do everything that's possible to be at the start line!"
Of course I hope Frank will manage to be at the start of the race,since helping children is always a really nice thing to do.

Unfortunately in contrast with the good news regarding Frank there's one bad news regarding Saxo Bank rider Jonathan Bellis.During the night between the 18th and the 19th of September,John had a motor scooter accident in Quarrata,near Florence.Fortunately today his condition has improved from "critical" to "stable".

Bellis suffered head injuries in the accident,that occurred at 3:30 am.Jonathan was wearing a helmet and travelling along Via IV Novembre,according to Il Tirreno.Medics took Bellis to a hospital in Careggi, north of Firenze.Police are determining the cause of the accident.National British Under 23 director Max Sciandri immediately joined Bellis at the hospital. Bellis' parents flew to Italy Saturday after they heard of the accident,according to isleofman.com.
Bellis is in Quarrata to train with other British riders and Sciandri.British Cycling had him listed him on the preliminary list of riders for elite World Championships Sunday in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
He finished third in the 2007 Under 23 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. After a trainee period with ProTour team Saxo Bank last fall, he turned professional with the team this season.
"We are saddened by the news of Jonathan's accident, but we know that he is in good hands at the hospital in Florence. Our thoughts and hopes go out to Jonathan, his family and friends,"said Saxo Bank team owner,Bjarne Riis.