Originally Posted by YMCA

From CyclingNews.com

Vaughters plans to wait until the Tour draws closer to announce the long list of riders for the Tour, but indicated that David Millar and David Zabriskie are obvious choices, as are Magnus Backstedt and Julian Dean. But one rider who he wants to see on the team is American Danny Pate. "I'm determined to put Pate on the whether he wants to go or not - if I have to drag him kicking and screaming."

Love the Pate reference. There aren't too many guys in the world that don't want to try the Tour at least once. Guess Pate's in the minority.