The president of the International association of cycling race organisers (AIOCC) and Sports Director of Vuelta a España organiser Unipublic, Victor Cordero, has stated that the Organisers of the Grand Tours would be willing to discuss a shortening of their races in the context of current discussions surrounding the future of the ProTour.
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