Less than two weeks until the Tour de France! Big news from the Lance Armstrong camp - USPS (United States Postal System) has decided NOT to renew its contract at the team's title sponsor. Immediately into the opening came Discovery Communications! The company behind Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health, Travel Channel, Discovery Times, Discovery Kids, BBC America, Science Channel, Discovery Home, Discovery Wings, Discovery en Espanol, Discovery HD Theater, & FitTV will now be the title sponsor. When I heard that USPostal was going away, I was concerned about the future of the team, but it looks like not only did they land a great team, but they should get smoe serious exposure across the satellite spectrum.

"I'm truly excited about our team's partnership with Discovery Communications and their long-term commitment to the sport of cycling," said Armstrong.

This year's tour features a first ever time trial up L'Alpe d'Huez
- posted by Chris @ 9:08 PM