Big News For Discovery Channel Team

Knowing that Discovery's woes during the Tour de France this year was the lack of focus on supporting an overall leader, the team has made some strong moves with signing Levi Leipheimer.  Another rumor running around is that Jan Ullrich may be coming over too.  Levi had a disappointing tour, especially after the top 5 guys from last year were all gone after the doping scandal, and he still finished out of the top ten.  He was the leader of Gerolsteiner, but his team was not able to support and protect him over the three week race.  Levi did very well earlier this year, winning on the French Alps in the Dauphine Libere, but could not repeat that kind of performance after two weeks of hard riding.  Discovery Channel's team roster did not change that much from last year, so we know they can handle supporting a leader and can show great teamwork during a team time trial.  But if Discovery gets its wish with Ullrich, or even Floyd Landis, where would that leave Levi?  Well, outside of the Armstrong Era, we know now that the Tour can become very dramatic.  Let's see what happens next season.