FIS ponders "Tour de France" of skiing (Eurosport)

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Organisers at the world ski federation are discussing the launch of a "Tour de Ski" in 2007 that would visit Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. "We're looking for the Lance Armstrong of cross-country skiing," FIS Race Director Jörg Capol told the German news agency SID.

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