the fact that i'm even contributing a response to this thread makes me feel old =(
here are some names i remember...
--alex steida(stieda?)
--davis phinney
--raul alcala
--ron keifel
--bob roll(duh)
--eric heiden
--andy hampsten(the man)
--doug shapiro
--tom schuler
eh...i guess that's all i remember. sorry, no rosters or dates, etc. all i remember is that they were the first US-based team to participate in the tour in '86 and andy hampsten finished 4th. davis phinney won a stage. and i THINK alex stieda was the first member of an american-based team ever to wear the yellow jersey.
hope that is of some help.
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