THE US CAVALRY
To say it has been a lean time for American riders in the Tour de France in recent years would be an understatement. Only five riders or less have lined up each year at the La Grande Boucle since 2014, thanks mostly to the American outfit EF Racing doggedly hanging on to their WorldTour status and sponsorship each season. The last US rider that finished within the top 10 on the GC was Tejay Van Garderen, who repeated his 2012 heroics to finish in fifth in 2014 as well.
If you start to go back any closer to the turn of
