Pereiro postpones retirement plans

2006 Tour champion Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)

2006 Tour champion Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Despite having doubts about his future as a professional cyclist after abandoning the Tour de France on stage eight, Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) has put off plans of retirement for at least one year. "I want to continue in 2010 and then we shall see, it all depends on how I feel later," said Pereiro, according to La Voz de Galicia.