2004 Team U.S. POSTAL - BERRY FLOOR LANCE IS KING Losing Roberto Heras to Liberty and adding former ONCE rider José Azevedo has probably not altered the team’s Tour prospects. Armstrong is still expected to win and he remains at the heart of everything that the team does at the Tour. Don’t expect any stage wins — except from Le Boss. Support riders George Hincapie, Manuel Beltran, and José Luis Rubiera will again be the men that will allow Armstrong to reach the crucial stages with his strength intact. The big question is whether they will have the power left to withstand the increased number of attacks expected in the second and third weeks. TEAM Lance Armstrong USA Age: 32 Wins: 70 José Azevedo Portugal Age: 30 Wins: 25 Manuel Beltran Spain Age: 33 Wins: 3 Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia Age: 38 Wins: 48 George Hincapie USA Age: 31 Wins: 12 Benjamin Noval Spain Age: 25 Wins: 0 Floyd Landis USA Age: 28 Wins: 2 Pavel Padrnos Czech Republic Age: 33 Wins: 4 José Luis Rubiera Spain Age: 31 Wins: 6 Reserves Benoît Joachim Luxemberg Age: 28 Wins: 3 Victor Hugo Pena Columbia Age: 29 Wins: 7 Sponsors: Postal service, floor products 2004 budget: $9 million Manager: Dan Osipow Directeur sportif: Johan Bruyneel Assistants: Dirk Demol, Lorenzo Lepage Team created (with current name): 1995 2003 wins: 13 Past Tours: 5 overall wins (Lance Armstrong, 1999-2003), 15 stage wins EQUIPMENT Bike: Trek Components: Shimano Wheels: Bontrager Apparel: Nike   OTHER TEAMS: Ag2R - AB - BLB - COF - CA - CSC - DV - EE - FB - FDJ - GERO - IBB - LS - LOTO - PHO - QSD - RABO - RAGT - SAE - TMO - USPS