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Protesters demand Pereiro be crowned Tour champ
Published: Feb. 18, 2007
A thousand cyclists marched through the Spanish city of Vigo on Sunday to demand that Oscar Pereiro be declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France.
"It's great to see the people support me," said the Caisse d'Epargne rider, who finished second to Floyd Landis in last year’s Tour. The American subsequently tested positive for a skewed testosterone-epitestosterone level and faces arbitration before the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Sunday’s protest was dubbed the "yellow march" in reference to the color of the winner's jersey in the Tour. Organizers say they will now send a petition to the UCI to press for Pereiro to be installed as the champion.
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