Originally posted by Dazzle
A completely separate question: what's the truth about the '85 tour with regards to LeMond having to let Hinault win? True or not true? (not that that has anything to do with Lemond vs Armstrong)
Originally posted by Dazzle
A completely separate question: what's the truth about the '85 tour with regards to LeMond having to let Hinault win? True or not true? (not that that has anything to do with Lemond vs Armstrong)
Originally posted by rmartin
This is just speculation and is not based on any rumour or fact....
In the late 80s, EPO came onto the market and was soon being abused by cyclists. During the '89 Giro Lemond was coming back from the hunting accident and was finishing with the gruppetto on the mountain stages, 10 or 20mins behind each day. During that race, Lemond had a blood test which apparently diagnosed low iron levels and he was given a series of 'iron injections' to cure this. In the time trial on the penultimate day of the Giro he finished second. Lemond was well known for being a clean rider, but if EPO wasn't illegal at the time then taking it could not be considered to be doping. What if the 'iron injections' were actually EPO? The almost instantaneous effect (i.e improvement in days not months) of EPO would be just like those exhibited by Lemond - stuck to the road one day and flying the next. Of course he held his form through July to win the tour. An amazing comeback in anyones book.
I'm not knocking Lemond - his comeback was inspirational and (he was the original Armstrong) he is largely responsible for bringing cycling into the modern age in terms of training techniques, use of modern technology and proper contracts and salaries for riders. I'm just putting this forward as a theory for debate.
Also, anyone know why Lemond's biography has been delayed by a year (was due to come out this April but Amazon say it will now be out in May '05)
Originally posted by Cipher
I have been a close friend of Gregs (and his family) for almost 16 yrs. now, and can unequivocally state that Greg NEVER I repeat NEVER resorted to doping (legal or otherwise) of any kind!!! (This 'speculation' is totally absurd!)
Originally posted by keydates
Does he still live in Minnesota?
Originally posted by WARrider
What happened to Lemond in his hunting accedent?
Originally posted by moggie
Ther is now comparision between Lance and Greg. I have met both very briefly, Mr Armstrong before his tour win was an arogant so and so would sighn autographs or any thing was really up him self for no reason. Greg on the other hand was the nicest most approachable person you could want to meet. I met him at the 94 tour just before he quit and even though he had a "bad day" still stood and talked and sighned autographs. Even tho LA has chilled and is more friendly he still has a long way to go to win back some fans like me.
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