Comments on: Greg Lemond – Love Him Or Hate Him

By: John Kelly

John Kelly — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:09:54 +0000

good article and for all those who don’t like Greg’s message- do some research.
the sport is a mess. Lemond is trying to get some structured action for the future.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:05:03 +0000

Lemond is one of cycling’s treasures he has gut’s to address a long standing problem thats long been sweep under the carpet and more than not turned a blind eye to, doping could ruin the sport’s image forever ,this has caused other sports to have dark clould over them and besides the health risks who wants doper on one’s epitaph,NOT ME .!!!!! Better training and diet creates better cyclists.Better bicycle fit also will improve your preformance drasticly,NO four sizes do not fit all.!!!!!!! THATS JUST RIDICULOUS.!!!!!!Would you go along and buy a cycling shoe if only in four sizes, i doubt it. so get a real bicycle that has actual frame sizes, train right,eat right,drnk lots of water, the hell with gatoraid any way softdrinks are diuretics. and get plenty of rest and ride like hell.!!!!!!!

By: lance

lance — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:37:47 +0000

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege to ride with Greg Lemond in a charity ride in Santa Barbara, California. I rode behind Greg pretty much the entire 55 miles and watched him interact with nearly every person who participated. He made the person he was talking to seem like the most important person on the ride. I watched the “Lance and Lemond Show” at Vegas last year and thought Greg was out of line, but after watching him interact with people and reading articles written on him, everyone seems to agree that he is a prince of a guy. He is very open and honest about his views so you may disagree, but have to respect the man. I do alot more now.

By: Muhua

Muhua — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:29:34 +0000

I like Lemond. I think he is really trying to help clean up the sport. I think his questions at the interbike conference were very valid. Kind of funny Catlin decided to stop the program and then Damsgaard set up a different set of criteria for Lance’s tests. Lemond is spot on, too bad all these newcomers that only know things after Lance are so quick to judge him.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:30:11 +0000

I will always have a soft spot for LeMond. I do think that he is slightly off his rocker, but I don’t hold it against him. The guy was always paranoid.

The world according to LeMond:

1. His TT Bike was sabotoged by Hinault before the TT in 1986.
2. He was forced to lose the Tour in 1985.
3. Fignon was being dragged up the mountain by a motorbike in 1989.
4. The man who shot JR was the same person on the grassy knoll, and that was the man who was hiding in the bushes during a certain hunting retreat LeMond took part in on a spring day in 1987.
5. That man was Benard Hinault.

By: Ken Mauldin

Ken Mauldin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:40:56 +0000

LeMond, in his tv segments during this years Tour de France, sounds like a world class whiner. It is sad considering his talent.

By: editor

editor — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:55:46 +0000

I must say that event the best message in the world has no importance when it is delivered in a sermon, a lecture, or just plain whinning.

Like the reader above was, I too was at the Interbike outburst. I was embarrassed for Mr. Lemond. He came across like my 7 year old kid who does not get her way.

Greg has shown no class, no maturity, not even a little civility. He needs to improve his delivery and his message will go further and be listened to more.

By: eric

eric — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:48:32 +0000

facts: Andy Hampsten and other athletes met early on w/ developers of EPO, warning of potential for abuse and need to consider a safeguard for testing. Fell on “deaf” ears.
Cyclist here in Bldr tells of first season as pro in Spain; knock on door, policia – not to test, but to DELIVER the roommate’s dope. Rider quit, disillusioned.
consider parallel history: Greg was young, stronger teammate of old legend; I admired LA, but now he looks more like Hinault did then, and it will tarnish his rep if the team doesnt rally behind the likely win of Contador up Ventoux. Grace is a rare quality in former champions, it would appear. Greg’s earned his right to gripe.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:53:14 +0000

What do you think that Greg will do if Lance wins the 2008 Tour? Knowing that Lance is a)37 and b)getting tested daily will Greg..
A)Continue to insist that Lance is doping but has found some super duper secret way to hide it, or

B)Say that Lance is not doping but neither are the other riders but that Lance was doping in his previous 7 wins which let him keep up with the others who were doping then too, or

C)Apologize profusely for accusing Lance of doping and finally give him the credit he is due for winning by working harder and smarter than anyone else in the sport has ever done including Greg.

Having personally witnessed Greg’s outburst at the 2008 Interbike press conference I’ll bet Greg goes with option A or B because his jealousy of Lance won’t let him do anything else. reality.