Christian Meier on standby to race Tour de France
Canadian Christian Meier could still race the Tour de France despite not being named to the squad earlier this week. Australian Michael Matthews, who wore the pink jersey for the first week of the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, was injured in a training crash Tuesday.
According to Orica-GreenEdge’s website, Canadian Christian Meier could still race the Tour de France despite not being named to the squad earlier this week. Australian Michael Matthews, who wore the pink jersey for the first week of the Giro d’Italia earlier this year, was injured in a training crash  Tuesday. Matthews suffered an injury to the palm of his hand and needed six stitches for the wound. His team’s website suggested that his start is doubtful given that his hand is heavily bandaged. Christian Meier, who played a integral role in Svein Tuft’s road race win at the Canadian national Championships is Orica-GreenEdge’s first alternate. Recently, he flew to Manchester, U.K., from Vancouver in case he is to take Matthews’s place for the start of la Grande Boucle in Leeds on Saturday.
An official decision will be announced later on Thursday as to whether or not Matthews will race. In the event that Meier is to start, he will be one of two Canadians set to race in this year’s Tour de France.
