The sporting event of the year, for me, is the Tour de France. Football championships (European or American) are for wimps. There is nothing quite like the Tour. A little over a week to go for the prologue — July 6.

Postal names Tour squad

The U.S. Postal team released its roster for the Tour de France on Monday, naming a mix of veterans and newcomers to defend the Tour championship of three-time winner Lance Armstrong.

Joining Armstrong at the start line of the Tour de France in Luxembourg on July 6 will be Americans George Hincapie and Floyd Landis, Spain's Roberto Heras and Jose Luis Rubiera, Colombia's Victor Hugo Pena, Russian Viatcheslav Ekimov, Czech Pavel Padrnos and Luxembourger Benoit Joachim.
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"I have never been so excited about the team prior to the Tour and I've never seen such results in June," the release quoted Armstrong as saying. "It was a great month for the team. The team's well-rounded, motivated and experienced."
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