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An American in Yellow ... and it's not Lance!

David Zabriskie of Team CSC finished two seconds ahead of Lance Armstrong to win the first stage of the Tour de France today.

In the big scheme of things, Armstrong will be the big winner because he put most of his main rivals a minute behind him. What was amazing to see was Armstrong catch Jan Ullrich with about 4 kilometers left in the time trial.

But equally impressive is the fact four of the top six riders after the first stage are Americans. In addition to Zabriskie and Armstrong, George Hincapie finished fourth and Floyd Landis finished sixth.

Zabriskie, 25, became a professional in 2001. He won a stage of the Vuelta a Espana last year while a member of the U.S. Postal Service team, and he finished fifth in the World Championship time trial. To learn more about him, visit the Team CSC profile or his Web site.

I won't be writing much about the Tour de France here. You can visit the Tour's site, the Outdoor Life Network or visit many of the sources on the news feeds in the right column for much moreknowledgeablee analysis of the race.

Besides, I need to focus on the Tour de Donut next weekend!

Roger 0 comments 12:23 PM