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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Gregory James LeMond |
| Date of birth | June 26, 1961 |
| Country |  United States |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1981-1983 1984 1985-1986 1987 1988 1989 1990-1992 1993-1994 |
Renault-Elf-Gitane Renault La Vie Claire Toshiba-Look PDM ADR Z Gan |
| Major wins | |
 1979 U23 World Championships 1983 World Championships1986 Tour de France 1989 Tour de France 1989 World Championships1990 Tour de France |
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| 8 August 2007 | |
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for the United States |
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| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1979 Buenos Aires | Junior World Road Race | |
| Gold | 1983 Altenrhein | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Gold | 1989 Chambéry | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Silver | 1982 Goodwood | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Silver | 1985 Giavera di Montello | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Gregory James "Greg" LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three time winner of the Tour de France. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France
In 1986, LeMond became the first American cyclist to win the race. The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27 1986 In 1987, he was shot and seriously injured in a hunting accident (by his brother-in-law), taking two years to recover before returning to win the Tour again in 1989 and 1990, becoming one of only eight cyclists to have won the Tour three or more times. The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. In the closest tour in history Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds on the final ride into Paris The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22 1990
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Racing career
LeMond was a standout junior rider and quickly established himself as a talent. Soon after his initial success, he began competing against older, more seasoned racers and gained the attention of the US national cycling team. LeMond went on to win gold, silver and bronze medals at the 1979 junior world championships in Argentina and amazed spectators with his spectacular victory in the road race. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. He was picked for the 1980 Olympic cycling team but was unable to compete due to the US boycott of the summer Moscow games. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet With the guidance of Cyrille Guimard he joined the European peloton, beginning racing professionally in 1981 with the Renault-Elf-Gitane team. Cyrille Guimard (born January 20, 1947 in Bouguenais, Brittany) is a French former professional Road racing cyclist who For the supercomputing project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory see Peloton (super computer, and for the military unit see Peloton (military. Renault-Elf-Gitane was a French professional Cycling team that was existed from 1978 to 1985 and which cycled on and promoted Gitane racing bikes He proved a forceful one-day rider with a silver medal at the 1982 World Cycling Championship and becoming the first American to win a road world championship the following year. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists He soon began preparing for the more demanding Grand Tours. In Road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races Tour de France
LeMond rode his first Tour de France in 1984 and finished third, winning the White Jersey as the best young rider. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour beating teammate Bernard Hinault The Maillot blanc ( French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the In the 1985 Tour the managers of his La Vie Claire team ordered the 24-year-old LeMond to ride in support of his team captain Bernard Hinault who was leading the race but suffering from injuries sustained in a crash, instead of riding to win the race. The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21 1985 La Vie Claire was a professional Road bicycle racing team named after its chief sponsor a chain of health food stores Bernard Hinault (born 14 November, 1954 in Yffiniac, Brittany) is a French cyclist known for five victories in the LeMond finished second, 1:42 behind Hinault, who was able to claim his fifth Tour victory. LeMond later asserted in an interview that the team management and his coach Paul Koechli had lied to him during a crucial stage, telling him Hinault was close behind when in fact Hinault lagged by more than three minutes.
A year later in the 1986 Tour, Hinault and LeMond were co-leaders of the La Vie Claire team, with Hinault publicly promising to ride in support of LeMond in gratitude for LeMond's sacrifice in 1985. The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27 1986 La Vie Claire was a professional Road bicycle racing team named after its chief sponsor a chain of health food stores By stage 12, Hinault had built up a five-minute lead over LeMond, claiming he was trying to draw out Lemond's rivals, but he cracked in the mountains the next day and soon LeMond was in the lead. Although the two crested the Alpe d'Huez together to win the stage in a show of unity, it was clear that Hinault had been riding aggressively against his teammate. Alpe d'Huez is a famous Ski resort 1860 metres / 3330 metres (6102 ft / 10924 ft high LeMond ultimately took the yellow jersey that year but felt betrayed by Hinault.
Disaster struck LeMond while turkey hunting in California, April 20, 1987, when his brother-in-law accidentally discharged his shotgun, striking LeMond in the back just over two months before the 1987 Tour de France was to begin. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26 1987 LeMond missed the following two Tours while recovering, also undergoing surgery for appendicitis and for tendinitis in his leg. Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by Inflammation of the appendix. Tendinitis or tendonitis (from the Greek Τενοντίτις 'itis' denoting inflammation or swelling used to be thought of as a painful Inflammation
At the 1989 Tour de France, with 37 shotgun pellets remaining in his body (including two in the lining of his heart), LeMond was hoping only to finish in the top 20. The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. In the closest tour in history Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds on the final ride into Paris The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic Heading into the final stage, however, an individual time trial finishing in Paris, LeMond was in second place overall. An individual time trial (ITT is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French contre la montre - literally "against Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He was 50 seconds behind Laurent Fignon, who had won the Tour in 1983 and 1984. Laurent Fignon (born August 12, 1960 in Tournan-en-Brie France) is a French former professional Road bicycle racer, who won the LeMond rode the time trial using novel aero bars, which gave him an aerodynamic advantage, to beat Fignon by 58 seconds to claim his second yellow jersey with a final margin of eight seconds – the closest in the Tour's history. Bicycle handlebar or often bicycle handlebars refers to the steering mechanism for Bicycles the equivalent of a Steering wheel. The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France As LeMond danced in victory on the Champs-Élysées, Fignon sat and wept. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (ʃɑ̃zeliˈze) is the most prestigious avenue in Paris. Several days later, Fignon attributed his loss to saddle sores. However, it was noted that Fignon had been overconfident on the last stages of the Tour, even congratulating LeMond on his second place, allowing LeMond to gain an advantage which proved decisive. LeMond's comeback was confirmed by winning his second world road championship several weeks later, beating Dimitri Konyshev and Sean Kelly in the final sprint. Seán James Kelly (born 21 May 1956 is an Irish former professional Road bicycle racer. LeMond was named Sports Illustrated magazine's 1989 "Sportsman of the Year", the first cyclist to receive the honor. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "
LeMond won the Tour for the third time in 1990. This Tour saw a group including Claudio Chiappucci, then at the start of his career and relatively unknown, gain a lead of 10 minutes 35 seconds in the first stage, which LeMond steadily chipped away through the mountain stages leaving Chiappucci with a five-second lead before the final individual time trial. Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is an Italian former professional cyclist An individual time trial (ITT is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French contre la montre - literally "against LeMond placed fifth in the time trial, beating Chiappucci by more than two minutes and taking the lead of the race. He became one of the few cyclists to win the Tour without winning a stage.
In 1992, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour DuPont, a short-lived American answer to the Tour de France that took place from 1991 to 1996. The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 Lemond won the prologue in record time and it was his first American win since the mid-1980s. The 1992 Tour DuPont victory was Greg LeMond's last major win of his career.
LeMond retired from racing in 1994, blaming mitochondrial myopathy for his deteriorating performance since 1990. Mitochondrial myopathy are a type of Myopathy associated with Mitochondrial disease. [1] In 2007, he said he didn't believe he had had the illness at all, blaming his condition on overtraining. Overtraining occurs when the volume and intensity of an individual's Exercise exceeds their recovery capacity [2]
In a 1997 interview, LeMond rued his lost opportunities, noting he had "given away" the 1985 Tour and missed it altogether in 1987 and 1988 after being shot. "Of course you can't rewrite racing history", he said, "but I'm confident that I would have won five Tours. "
Post-racing career
LeMond founded LeMond Bicycles in 1990, while he was still racing, but it faltered, something LeMond blames on "undercapitalization" and poor management by his father (a former real estate agent). [3] In 1992, LeMond struck a deal with Trek in which it would license his name for bicycles it would build, distribute and help design, but which would be sold under LeMond's name. Trek Bicycle Corporation is the United States ' largest Bicycle manufacturer, distributing bicycles and cycling products under the Trek Gary Fisher This is often summarized as a sale to Trek, although he still owns the company. LeMond says the deal with Trek "destroyed" his relationship with his father. [3] In 2001, the Trek deal proved painful for LeMond, as he was forced by John Burke, the head of Trek, to apologize for comments that seemed to impugn Lance Armstrong, by then a more important marketing force for Trek than LeMond. After a showdown with Burke, LeMond read a formal apology to Armstrong, and wept. [4]
Greg LeMond also founded LeMond Fitness. He took up auto racing for a few years. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It In the 1990s he created a restaurant called Tour de France on France Avenue in a retail district of Edina, Minnesota. Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring Suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis He lives in Medina, Minnesota, United States. Medina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the More recently, he was the guest speaker for Sumitomo Drive Technologies' International Sales Meeting in Cancun, Mexico on May 2, 2008.
Anti-doping stance and controversy
Greg LeMond was one of the first professional cyclists of note to openly discuss the sport's extensive and troubled relationship with performance-enhancing substances. This stance has brought him into conflict with some of the most famous names in the sport.
Lance Armstrong
In July 2001, LeMond criticized Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong for continuing to associate with Michele Ferrari, an Italian physician and sports trainer who has at various times admitted to practicing blood doping, advocated the controlled use of banned substance EPO by athletes, and accused by professional cyclists of providing banned substances. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Michele Ferrari (born March 26, 1953) is an Italian physician Cycling coach and author [5][6][7][8]
When Lance won the prologue to the 1999 Tour I was close to tears, but when I heard he was working with Michele Ferrari I was devastated. In the light of Lance's relationship with Ferrari, I just don't want to comment on this year's Tour. This is not sour grapes. I'm disappointed in Lance, that's all it is. [9]
A month later, LeMond issued an apology for this comment, calling Armstrong "a great champion. . . I believe his performances are the result of the same hard work, dedication and focus that were mine 10 years ago. "[10]
LeMond spoke out again three years later, after additional Tour de France wins by Armstrong. "If Armstrong's clean, it's the greatest comeback. And if he's not, then it's the greatest fraud. " He also described the fallout of his 2001 statement, alleging that Armstrong had threatened to defame him, and that his business interest had also been threatened.
[Armstrong] basically said 'I could find 10 people that will say you took EPO'. . . The week after, I got multiple people that were on Lance . . . Lance's camp, basically saying 'you better be quiet,' and I was quiet for three years. I have a business . . . I have bikes that are sold . . . and I was told that my sales might not be doing too well if . . . just the publicity, the negative publicity. [11]
The same month, LeMond also stated to newspaper Le Monde: "Lance is ready to do anything to keep his secret. Le Monde (The World is a I don't know how he can continue to convince everybody of his innocence. "[12]
In a 2007 interview, LeMond accused Amstrong of trying to sabotage his relationship with Trek bicycles, and described him by saying "I just think he's not a good person and that's all I can say. I mean, he's a facade, if you knew the real Lance Armstrong that I know. I think he fronts himself as a guy who is loving and caring. From my experience, he's not a nice guy and I've had some very difficult periods with him. And I don't believe he'll finish up having any friends in cycling. "[13]
Floyd Landis
On May 17, 2007, LeMond testified at a USADA hearing convened to weigh the evidence of doping by Floyd Landis during the 2006 Tour de France. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA) which began operations on October 1, 2000, is a non-governmental agency responsible for implementation of Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23 2006 Under oath, he described a phone conversation he had with Floyd Landis on August 6, 2006, as well as another with Will Geoghegan, Landis' business manager, on May 16, the evening before the testimony. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. The major points of the testimony are as follows:
- In an August 6 phone conversation, LeMond said he told Landis that If you did (use banned substances), you could single-handedly change the sport. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. You could be the one who will salvage the sport, to which Landis allegedly responded What good would it do? If I did, it would destroy a lot of my friends and hurt a lot of people. [14]
- LeMond disclosed his childhood sexual abuse to Landis. Child sexual abuse is a form of Child abuse in which a child is abused for the sexual gratification of an adult or older adolescent I was sexually abused before I got into cycling, and it nearly destroyed me by keeping it secret, LeMond described himself as saying to Landis. (Lying about doping) will come back to haunt you when you are 40 or 50. If you have a moral compass and ethics, this will destroy you. [14]
- Will Geoghegan called LeMond at his personal mobile phone number the night before the scheduled testimony. LeMond reported that Geoghegan said Hi Greg, this is your uncle. I’ll be there tomorrow and we can talk about how we used to hide your weenie. [15] LeMond's BlackBerry, with Geoghegan's phone number captured in the call log, was entered into evidence. The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager [14]
Following the testimony, Landis' legal team announced that Geoghegan had just been fired as Landis' business manager. Geoghegan was also observed by reporters approaching LeMond during the break. LeMond later stated to reporters that Geoghegan had admitted making the call, and "tried to apologize". [14] Landis has admitted to being in the same room as Geoghegan when the call was made,[16] and defended his decision not to fire Geoghegan until after the LeMond testimony, saying he had been waiting for legal advice. [17] Landis testified at the hearing that Geoghegan came to know of LeMond's childhood sexual abuse through discussions with the defense team, and obtained his personal mobile phone number by syncing their phones together. . Geoghegan blamed "a beer or two" for his action, and entered an undisclosed rehab facility on May 21. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. [18] The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation of the incident as a potential witness tampering[19] and then terminated the case without prosecution on July 31. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently [20]
LeMond's testimony is supported by an online posting Floyd Landis made on the Daily Peloton forum, in which he states that LeMond disclosed personal information of a sensitive nature to Landis, and threatens to use the information to damage LeMond if Lemond continues to speak about Landis' doping case::
Unfortunately, the facts that he divulged to me in the hour which he spoke and gave no opportunity for me to do the same, would damage his character severely and I would rather not do what has been done to me. However, if he ever opens his mouth again and the word Floyd comes out, I will tell you all some things that you will wish you didn't know. . . [21]
Aftermath of the Landis Testimony
Several weeks after his testimony, Greg LeMond and his wife Kathy gave an extensive interview to the Sunday Times. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. He provided additional details on the circumstances of his 2001 apology to Armstrong, stating that Trek, the longtime manufacturer and distributor of LeMond Racing Cycles, had threatened to end the relationship at the behest of Armstrong. Trek Bicycle Corporation is the United States ' largest Bicycle manufacturer, distributing bicycles and cycling products under the Trek Gary Fisher He described the two years that followed the forced apology as the worst in his life, marked by self-destructive behavior that ultimately led him to disclose his sexual abuse to his wife and seek help. LeMond also described how being a victim of molestation had impacted both his racing career and his life since. [22] In September 2007, Greg LeMond became a founding board member of the non-profit organization 1in6. org, whose mission is "to help men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood live healthy, happy lives". [23]
Major achievements and accolades
- 1979
- UCI Road World Championships U23 Road Race
- 1980
- Member, United States Olympic Cycling Team
- 1981 – Renault-Elf-Gitane
First year as a professional. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet
- Coors Classic (1st overall; 2 stage wins)
- Tour of Oise (1 stage win)
- 1982 – Renault-Elf-Gitane
- Tour de l'Avenir (1st overall; 3 stage wins)
- UCI Road World Championships Road Race (2nd-Silver Medal)
- Tour Méditerranéen (2nd overall)
- Giro di Lombardia (2nd)
- Grand Prix des Nations (2nd)
- 1983 – Renault-Elf-Gitane
- UCI Road World Championships Road Race (1st - Gold Medal)
- Dauphiné Libéré (1st overall; 3 stage wins)
- Tour Méditerranéen (Stage 1 win)
- 1984 – Renault
- Tour de France (3rd overall;
1st young rider, 1st Stage 3 Team Time Trial) - Liège-Bastogne-Liège (3rd)
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (3rd overall; Stage 7b win)
- Tirreno-Adriatico (5th overall)
- 1985 – La Vie Claire
- UCI Road World Championships Road Race (2nd - Silver Medal)
- Coors Classic (1st overall; Stage 5 win)
- Tour de France (2nd overall; 2nd points; 1st Stage 21 ITT)
- Giro d'Italia (3rd overall)
- Vuelta al País Vasco (2nd overall)
- Paris-Roubaix (4th)
- Omloop Het Volk (4th)
- 1986 – La Vie Claire
- Tour de France (
1st overall; Stage 13 win; 7 days in maillot jaune) - Giro d'Italia (4th overall; Stage 5 win)
- Milan-Sanremo (2nd)
- Coors Classic (2nd overall; Stage 5 win)
- Tour de Suisse (3rd overall; 1st points classification)
- Paris-Nice (3rd overall)
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (6th overall; Stage 4 win)
- 1988
- Tour of the Americas (2nd overall)
- 1989
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
- ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
- UCI Road World Championships Road Race (1st - Gold Medal)
- Tour de France (1st overall; Stage 5 ITT win; Stage 19 win; Stage 21 Champs-Élysées ITT; 7 days in maillot jaune)
- Tour of the Americas (3rd overall)
- Giro d'Italia (39th overall)
- 1990 – Z
- ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
- Tour de France (1st overall; 2 days in maillot jaune)
- Züri-Metzgete (2nd)
- UCI Road World Championships Road Race (4th)
- Giro d'Italia (105th overall)
- 1991 – Z
- World's Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Jesse Owens International Trophy
- Tour de France (7th overall; 6 days in maillot jaune)
- Tour DuPont (12th overall)
- 1992 – Z
- USA Cycling's Korbel Lifetime Achievement Award
- Tour DuPont (1st overall; Prologue (ITT))
- 1996
- Inductee, United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
- 1999
- Fox Sports Network's "50 Greatest Athletes of the Century"
- 2006
- International Cycling Center's "Lifetime Achievement Award" winner
See also
References
- ^ "Greg LeMond Ending Career," Samuel Abt, International Herald Tribune, 3 December 1994
- ^ Procycling, January 2008, appeared December 2007
- ^ a b Interview in Rouleur, Guy Andrews, issue five, p. The Coors International Bicycle Classic ( 1979 - 1988) was a stage race sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. Tour de l'Avenir ( English: Tour of the Future) is a French Road bicycle racing Stage race, which started in 1961 as a race The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized Tour Méditerranéen is a professional Road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Giro di Lombardia ( English: Tour of Lombardy) is an Italian cycle race based in the Lombardy region The Grand Prix des Nations was an Individual time trial (a race against the clock or contre la montre) for Europe's leading professional racing Cyclists The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first Tour Méditerranéen is a professional Road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour beating teammate Bernard Hinault The Maillot blanc ( French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, often called La Doyenne ("the oldest" is one of the five ' Monuments ' of the European professional road cycling calendar The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first Tirreno-Adriatico, the "race of the two seas" is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. La Vie Claire was a professional Road bicycle racing team named after its chief sponsor a chain of health food stores The Coors International Bicycle Classic ( 1979 - 1988) was a stage race sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21 1985 The 1985 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 16 to June 9 1985, consisting of 22 stages The Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco ( Basque: Euskal Herriko txirrindulari itzulia, English: Tour of the Basque Country) is an annual Cycling Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the Omloop Het Volk (often just called Het Volk was a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian province of East Flanders La Vie Claire was a professional Road bicycle racing team named after its chief sponsor a chain of health food stores The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27 1986 The Yellow jersey (Maillot jaune majo ʒoːn is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races originally and most notably the Tour de France The 1986 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 12 to June 2 1986. Milan-Sanremo or Milan-San Remo, nicknamed la classica di Primavera ("the Spring classic" is an annual cycle race between Milan and The Coors International Bicycle Classic ( 1979 - 1988) was a stage race sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. The Tour de Suisse ( English: Tour of Switzerland) is a UCI ProTour stage race held annually in June The points classification is an award category in Road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a Stage race. Paris–Nice, "the race to the sun" is a professional cycling stage race held each March The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is a road cycling Stage race held in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana region of Spain. Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the " The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998 The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. In the closest tour in history Greg LeMond was behind by 50 seconds on the final ride into Paris The Tour de France has finished on the Champs-Élysées every year since 1975 The 1989 Giro d'Italia of Cycling was held from May 17 to June 10 1989, consisting of 22 stages The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998 The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22 1990 Züri-Metzgete ( Zürich German; Championship of Zürich Meisterschaft von Zürich is a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland The 1990 Giro d'Italia was held May 18 through June 6 1990. It was won by the Italian Gianni Bugno, who held the Maglia The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 28 1991 The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for Bicycle racing in the United States The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 The United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, located in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, is a private organization formed to preserve and promote the sport of cycling The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News The 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21 1985 The 1986 Tour de France was the 73rd Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 27 1986 The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. 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- ^ "Cycle of abuse," Paul Kimmage, Sunday Times, July 1, 2007
- ^ CNNSI.com - Cycling - Armstrong surprised, upset by LeMond's comments - Thursday August 2, 2001 10:55 PM
- ^ www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
- ^ Paging Doctor Ferrari
- ^ www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
- ^ issue refuses to go away due to winner's Ferrari links
- ^ LeMond clarifies Armstrong criticisms
- ^ LeMond questions Armstrong's associations
- ^ Reporter denies Lance's allegations
- ^ Interview in Roleur, Guy Andrews, issue five, p. 26
- ^ a b c d Greg LeMond's steals focus in hearing on Floyd Landis
- ^ Courageous Words
- ^ Courtroom twists muffle Landis' doping denials
- ^ Landis asked about wardrobe
- ^ Killion: Landis sees peril in going public
- ^ Landis' testimony centers on fired manager
- ^ Landis spins wheels in court test
- ^ Trust But Verify
- ^ Cycle of Abuse
- ^ 1in6.org
External links
- Greg LeMond, The Official Web Site
- LeMond Bicycles Worldwide
- LeMond Fitness
- Complete Palmarès
- Greg Lemond/Gitane
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe Saronni |
World Road Racing Champion 1983 |
Succeeded by Claude Criquielion |
| Preceded by Maurizio Fondriest |
World Road Racing Champion 1989 |
Succeeded by Rudy Dhaenens |
| Preceded by Bernard Hinault |
Winner of the Tour de France 1986 |
Succeeded by Stephen Roche |
| Preceded by Pedro Delgado |
Winner of the Tour de France 1989-1990 |
Succeeded by Miguel Indurain |
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