Velonews Tour de France special section has some interesting tidbits -
http://www.velonews.com/tour2005/tech/


Landis asked for a time trial bike to practice on but Postal refused to provide one way back when, possibly providing him with even more reason to switch teams.

Theories on the clip out problem.

Lance broke his frame in a mid race collision (a few years ago) and finished the stage on that bike.