Tour runner-up Andy Schleck says he will never think of himself as
the 2010 Tour de France winner even if Alberto Contador is stripped of
his title for doping. “If Contador is stripped of his victory in the
Tour, I will not feel like I am the winner,” Luxembourgian Schleck was
quoted as saying in French newspaper L’Equipe on Thursday.
“You
win the Tour de France when you cross the finish line on the
Champs-Elysees with the yellow jersey. There is no other way,” he added.
Schleck finished the 2010 Tour de France in second place, 39 seconds
behind Contador.The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) is expected to
make a decision within three months and Contador has been provisionally
suspended by the International Cycling Union. He faces a possible
two-year ban and could lose his 2010 Tour title.
