The world according to LeMond........

kennf

2009 Dura-Ace has the shifter cables hidden, like Campy/SRAM. Finally.

Cipher, is Lemond still riding the Triomphe, given the recent meltdown with Trek?

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Cipher

Yes he is. He really doesn't view his Tete as a 'Trek' bike, after all, he had a great deal of input on the design and to a lesser extent the SRAM Red components installed on it.

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Powerful Pete

Apparently Campagnolo is redesigning the ergos this year for... better ergonomics. They should appear some time this summer...

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whiteboytrash

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/724443.html

- Tough reading this one. Not for Landis fans.

limerickman

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/200...efrance.cycling

The above article link isnt displaying for some reason.
Last Sundays Oberserver monthly had a great article on leMond and the simmering feud with Armstrong and Landis.

To be fair, the article foucsses on the breakdown of the leMond/armstrong and the lemond/landis relationships.

Whatever about LeMond's dispute with Armstrong, according to the article the leMond/landis dispute is particularly nasty.
According to the article, leMond is suing Landis.

Pity it can't be reprinted here.

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morelike hypocrisy.

wolfix

Having been around Alexi a few times and watched him, when he was motivated he could ride [climbing ] as strong as any rider in America. Including Lemond. When motivated he was a far better rider then Andy H was. But Alexi was a guy with a self destructing attitude. He was a complete dickhead.

I really doubt there was any rider in the late 70's or 80's here in the states that did not try and imitate the Europeans and their doping habits. As far as dominating ridrs anyway. The doping tolerance increased w/Eddie B's arrival on the American cycling scene. Until Eddie B there was no major European influence [knowledgable] here to give the riders an insight to what really was going on across the water.
Up until then, it was mostly a "heresay program".......... no consistency.
The opening of the Colorado Springs training center also allowed our cyclists to have interaction with other athletes from other sports. It was a wonderful place to become educated.Then the top senior riders went home with ideas........... That 5% advantage that would place you on top of the podium........and earn you thre gas money to get home from the race.

The blood doping of the 1980's ,particularily the 84' Olympics was the first major "effort" or "organized" program though, as far I could tell. The 84' Olympics was really really about beating the non-showing Russians. So the American public would have been understanding if the program was exposed. Which it was. There was no public outcry. Matter of fact, it was a non-issue except to fans of the sport.

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limerickman

Sorry to divert.........any thoughts about Vandevelde?

I assumed that a lot of USA-based members here would have been cheering the guy on.
There's been little or traffic from US-based supporters regarding CV's great
TDF GC position.

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morelike hypocrisy.