Instead of calling the US Postal team "American", they should be called Lance's Team 'cause he's the actual owner and the USPS is only a sponsor. That corny saying "there's no I in TEAM" does not apply to the Tour. Those other 8 riders have only one mission...get Lance across the finish line wearing the yellow jersey. Hah, in this case TEAM is really spelled TIME. :p
FWIW, I'd heartily agree that the best cyclist at the TdeF is American!