Azevedo is Numero Uno

Yahoo! Sport | Portugal's Azevedo to wear number one

This just in: Discovery Channel has chosen José Azevedo to wear the coveted race number “1” in the Tour.

The number usually goes to the returning race champion, but with Lance Armstrong out of the picture, the team chose to assign it to Azevedo. Yaroslav Popovych was the most highly placed Discovery Channel rider other than Armstrong last year, in 12th. Azevedo finished 5th in the 2004 Tour.

In case another rider complains, they can fall back on the kindergarten defense: Azevedo is the first Discovery Channel rider alphabetically.