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Pereiro to Boycott 2007 Tour?

By Jessica | Permalink | No Comments | November 17th, 2006 | Trackback

As it stands now, Oscar Pereiro is the man in 2nd place in the history books of the 2006 Tour de France. If, however, Floyd Landis ultimately is stripped of his title as the race winner, Pereiro would move up one spot. Or so the logic would go.
Apparently there’s some chance that the 2006 Tour could be left without a winner at all - which is something Pereiro at least isn’t happy about. From CyclingNews:

Speaking on Tuesday near Pontevedresa in Northern Spain, the Spaniard said that if the 2006 Tour is ultimately left without a winner, he will refuse to attend the race next year.

“I will not go to the Tour de France if the organization leaves the first place vacant,” he said in a conference in Marín. “In that case, I will take part in the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España.”

Obviously, it’s in everyone’s interest to get to the bottom of the Landis allegations and clear the issue up once and for all. Whether that will be done in a timely enough manner for Pereiro, however, remains to be seen.

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