Lance gets busted up:

You may or may not have heard by now that Lance Armstrong had a little training accident in Nice, France. While on his time trial bike, rolling along at a slow speed, he went over his handlebars due to either his wheel washing out, or because he was swatting a bee away. He says it was a minor incident and there are no worries. He got a few bumps and bruises, a black eye and a bee sting on top of it all.
I was able to come up with a photo of Lance during an interview where you can clearly see the results of his spill...you saw it here first (probably)!



I've also come up with another question for you:
When Lance won his first TdF in 1999, he was supported by his US Postal team that consisted of seven American cyclists (including himself). The amount of Americans on the TdF squad in the subsequent years has gradually diminished. Five in 2000, four in 2001, three in 2002, 2003 and 2004; and just two Americans for Discovery Channel in this year's edition of the TdF.

A) What are your thoughts about the lack of American representation on the only American Pro-Tour team?

B) The seven Americans on the 1999 US Postal TdF squad were:
Lance Armstrong
George Hincapie
Tyler Hamilton
...and what other 4 Americans???