11.   Former world champion Elvis Stojko of Canada will be competing after recently completing his first quadruple jump in competition in nearly two years after injury-plagued seasons.

12.   He cannot compete after Thursday because eligibility stops after the eighth grade.

13.   Investigators also prevented a cyclist from competing after finding drugs in his possession.

14.   It was also unclear how a rider could be allowed to continue competing after failing so many tests.

15.   Lasse Kjus, current leader in the overall standings was also not competing after a fall in training at Kitzbuehel when he suffered concussion and bad bruising.

16.   Lasse Kjus, current leader in the overall standings, was also not competing after a fall in training at Kitzbuehel when he suffered a concussion and bad bruising.

17.   Lasse Kjus, current leader in the overall standings, was also not competing after a fall in training at Kitzbuehel when he suffered concussion and bad bruising.

18.   Lasse Kjus, current leader in the overall World Cup standings was not competing after crashing during training at Kitzbuehel and sustaining concussion and serious bruising.

19.   Lasse Kjus, the leader in the overall standings, was also not competing after a fall in training at Kitzbuehel when he suffered concussion and bad bruising.

20.   Seventy-seven Tour de France finishers competed after being flown in the previous day on a charter flight from Paris.