i've been seeing some general media coverage about "upcoming" american riders like Levi, Floyd, Craig Lewis, Dave Z, etc. the truth is that americans are doing quite well in cycling, more so than ever before. given this, and the lance effect, i don't doubt for a minute that americans will be more interested in the tour than they were before lance. but not nearly as much as when lance was winning.
we'll be going through a phase of a couple of years where if any american does really well, they will be labeled "the next lance".