Sometimes when people say justice has been served, it really hasn't.Take, for example, the story of Oscar Pereiro. You all know him as the 2006 Tour de France winner, of course.
What? You've never heard of him?
In an anti-climactic and nearly unpublicized ceremony held in Madrid yesterday, the Tour ceded to Pereiro the yellow jersey that had belonged to Floyd Landis, at least until he was declared a cheater on multiple occasions. Now that the jersey is in Pereiro's rightful possession, some would say justice has been served.
It hasn't.
Pereiro will never be able to celebrate among throngs of fans on the Champs Elysees. He will never be able to bask in the cheers of the crowds as he raises his hands in triumph. And most likely, Pereiro will never become the international celebrity he might have had he won the Tour fair and square in the first place.
Winner by default just doesn't have the same ring to it.
In an anti-climactic and nearly unpublicized ceremony held in Madrid yesterday, the Tour ceded to Pereiro the yellow jersey that had belonged to Floyd Landis, at least until he was declared a cheater on multiple occasions. Now that the jersey is in Pereiro's rightful possession, some would say justice has been served.
It hasn't.
Pereiro will never be able to celebrate among throngs of fans on the Champs Elysees. He will never be able to bask in the cheers of the crowds as he raises his hands in triumph. And most likely, Pereiro will never become the international celebrity he might have had he won the Tour fair and square in the first place.
Winner by default just doesn't have the same ring to it.
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