Will Another American Win the Tour?

With Lance Armstrong out of the Tour de France, I haven't paid a lot of attention to this year's event, but I may have to start watching. Two Americans are in the running for the overall title:

Floyd Landis and Levi Leipheimer found the best way to save what could have been a disastrous day for American cycling in the Tour de France Thursday . Phonak team leader Landis took the yellow leader’s jersey, while Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) finished second to Russia’s Denis Menchov (Rabobank) at the end of this Tour’s most grueling and decisive stage yet.

Landis began the day in third overall but stage 11 from Tarbes to Val d’Aran (Pla-de-Beret) in Spain saw the peloton split so decisively that just three men remained in the lead group that conquered the brutal 206.5km stage featuring five torturous mountain climbs.

This must really tick off the French.

UPDATE: Landis wins.