Vladimir Efimkin of French team AG2R La Mondiale is the next top rider to skip the Vuelta a España, after Denis Menchov and Cadel Evans. Efimkin is traveling to be with his wife, who is experiencing some problems in her pregnancy and is requiring surgery.
Stéphane Poulhiès will replace Efimkin for the 2008 Vuelta.
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