Just 3 Americans in Tour de France

As the Tour de France drew near, Jonathan Vaughters was still trying to determine the nine riders he would send to represent Cannondale-Garmin at the start line today in the Dutch city of Utrecht for the 8.6-mile individual time trial.

Andrew Talansky was a given, his best shot for an overall podium. But by the time Vaughters had finalized the rest of the U.S.-based team, Talansky was the only American on it.

Talansky is one of just three Americans in the 198-rider field, the fewest American riders to start the Tour in nearly two decades.

The rest of the Cannondale-Garmin team come from Ireland, Canada, Slovakia, New Zealand, Australia, Lithuania and the Netherlands.

The last time there were this few American riders in the Tour was 1996, when Lance Armstrong was joined on a team by George Hincapie and Frankie Andreu. Since then, there have been years when as many as 10 riders from the U.S. were on the start line; last year there were nine.

Only two are back: Talansky, Tejay van Garderen and Tyler Farrar, a former Tour de France stage winner.

AUTO RACING

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HOCKEY

The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with center Connor McDavid on a three-year, entry-level contract. The 18-year-old was selected by the Oilers with the first overall pick in the NHL draft last month. ... Forward Andrew Desjardins has agreed to a two-year contract with the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks. ... The San Jose Sharks have signed veteran forward Joel Ward to a three-year contract. Ward had 19 goals and 15 assists last season with Washington. ... Brandon Saad signed a six-year, $36 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Saad, 22, was acquired from Chicago earlier this week.