Not so Fast! My new Blue Norcross SL has top tube cable routing and a standard SRAM Force front derailleur. Works like it was designed that way.
How? It came with an add-on lever by Speen Umlenker. You can order these direct from Germany, they'll ship to the US and accept paypal.
http://www.speen.de/speen*_en/products.html
Good Luck.