Originally Posted by jdogg111

good day to everyone. quick question as i am a huge fan of the tour de france, when its on i watch the live morning version and all reruns during the day. are there any serious american contenders on the horizon? seems like since lance theres been hardly any americans that had any hope of a top 5 finish. some of these younger international riders seem poised to dominate for the next decade or so. i love peter sagal but i want a homegrown talent to pull for also. loved lance too, still think it was a rip for him to be stripped of his victories, as he was pretty much a product of that generation of misdeeds in the cycling world. don't come at me on that, i've read everything there is to know concerning that time and i won't change my mind. jerk or not, he was supremely talented, the cycling world reacted to this and he reacted back. anyway, past is past and i'd like to see an american or even north american worthy enough to make a run at another tour de france win.