2004 Team CRÉDIT AGRICOLE SPRINTERS HOLD THE ACES The French public would love to see Christophe Moreau finish top five at the Tour, but his morale and health are both too fragile for that to be a realistic prospect. Crédit Agricole would do better to focus on trying to get stage wins from its solid sprinters Thor Hushovd and Damien Nazon. On the climbing stages, Russian Alexander Botcharov and Frenchman Benoît Salmon are capable of getting into some breakaways, but they don’t have the horsepower to win one. TEAM Alexander Botcharov Russia Age: 29 Wins: 1 Julian Dean New Zealand Age: 29 Wins: 14 Pierrick Fédrigo France Age: 25 Wins: 3 Patrice Halgand France Age: 30 Wins: 22 Sébastien Hinault France Age: 30 Wins: 2 Thor Hushovd Norway Age: 26 Wins: 18 Sébastien Joly France Age: 25 Wins: 2 Christophe Moreau France Age: 33 Wins: 17 Benoît Salmon France Age: 30 Wins: 6 Sponsor: Banking corporation Web site: www.credit-agricole.fr 2004 budget: $6.6 million Manager/directeur sportif: Roger Legeay Assistants: Denis Roux, Serge Beucherie, Michel Laurent Team created: 1999 2003 wins: 15 Past Tours: 6th year participating, 3 stage victories EQUIPMENT Bike: Look Components: Shimano Wheels: Shimano-FIR Apparel: Nalini   OTHER TEAMS: Ag2R - AB - BLB - COF - CA - CSC - DV - EE - FB - FDJ - GERO - IBB - LS - LOTO - PHO - QSD - RABO - RAGT - SAE - TMO - USPS