Únzue waiting for UCI confirmation

Eusebio Unzue, Caisse d'Epargne's directeur sportif, has commented on the Floyd Landis case, which may well see his rider Oscar Pereiro claim the 2006 Tour de France victory. But Unzue wasn't celebrating just yet, telling EFE, "Oscar Pereiro will not feel like the Tour of France winner until the UCI confirmation. It's true that Oscar Pereiro has a hundred percent chance to be the Tour winner, but that is a long process".

Unzue also commented on the damage to Pereiro and his team, who will not gain the full benefit of a Tour victory, even a retrospectively awarded one. "I do not want to speak too much, but it is clear that nobody is going to repay us the damage caused by this," he said. "This Tour had served to recover the pure image of cycling that was lost, and to certify its health, after hard times which are better forgotten."

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