ɪn ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wˈaɪt wʌz nˌɑːt sᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ɹˈaɪd ðə tˈʊɹ də fɹˈæns wɪð lˈæns ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ bˌʌt dˈɪd ɹˈaɪd ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː vjˈuːəltə ɐ ɛspˈɑːnjə ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚtˌoʊ hˈiəɹəz.
In this period White was not selected to ride the Tour de France with Lance Armstrong but did ride the 2003 Vuelta a España in support of Roberto Heras.