I've heard that Greg LeMond's wife is quoted in the new contriversial book by David Walsh "LA Confidential". Supposedly they weren't able to quote Greg himself because of contractual obligations that he has with Trek. Allegedly LeMond's wife overheard a phone conversation that Greg had with Lance regarding doping allegations that LeMond had made against Lance in the past. It sounded like Armstrong called LeMond and was outraged, while LeMonds wife overheard Greg's end of the conversation. Don't know much more about it. But anyway, it's true that this wouldn't be the first time that LeMond has insinuated doping by Armstrong. It's really sad.
One thing people seem to overlook when they're making these allegations is that cyclists take these drugs in order to be able to train harder and hopefully gain tenths of a second on their competition. It's not like the stuff is some miracle substance that turns an average rider into Superman!!! If it did, we'd have multiple Tour de France winners in Richard Verenque, David Millar, and other cyclists who have either openly admitted to, or have been tested positive for using them! Most of the cyclists who have been busted frankly haven't accomplished much. And in the case of Verenque, his performance hasn't declined significantly since he has returned to cycling. Yet people make it sound like Armstrong uses these substances and it elevates him from mediocre pro cyclist to the best in the world. Hahaha! Ummm... sorry, but NOT POSSIBLE!!!
Not only that, Armstrong has tested negative every time he has been tested (and he's been tested more than any other cyclist). It's obvious that the folks making these allegations simply don't like Armstrong for one reason or another (envy in LeMond's case perhaps) and are looking for any way that they can to knock him down. Very sad indeed.
