CPA criticises Le Tour

The professional cyclists' association (CPA) has joined the chorus of criticism of the attitude of Tour de France toward rides, as demonstrated at the recent launch of the 2006 Tour.

At that presentation, outgoing Tour director Jean-Marie LeBlanc made no mention of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, and the CPA is miffed that neither LeBlanc nor anyone else from the Tour organisation made much mention of the riders, without whom the Tour would be a rather pointless advertising motorcade.

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