Greg LeMond

In diet studies, big question goes unexplored

2010-08-23 00:00:00

Fifteen years ago, I gained the dreaded "freshman 15" — times two. I packed on 30 pounds in what felt like a blink of an eye. Sophomore year, things were going to change. I adopted a Spartan regime: limiting my calories and fat intake, emulating...

French anti-doping chief wants to give Armstrong's 'B' samples to U.S. investigators

2010-09-16 16:33:37

Philip Hersh: In summing up Lance Armstrong (again), the parts make a discomfiting whole

2011-02-16 16:33:58

Gear: Getting taken for a ride

2011-04-25 00:00:00

Serious cyclists become obsessed with flashy new miracle-material frames and high-tech componentry, but there's also plenty of innovation among the less-glamorous parts of the bike. Here's proof that essential-but-mundane products like inner tubes,...

Laurent Fignon dies at 50; two-time Tour de France champion

2010-09-01 00:00:00

Laurent Fignon, the Frenchman who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984 and lost to American Greg LeMond in 1989 in the race's closest finish, has died of cancer. He was 50. Fignon died Tuesday, the French cycling federation announced. Fignon said in...

Tour de France: Lance Armstrong finishes, Greg LeMond surprised

2010-07-25 16:33:34

Landis' defense on attack

2007-05-15 00:00:00

It was supposed to be the case against American cyclist Floyd Landis, but from opening statements through early testimony it was also the case against a controversial Paris lab. And the challenge is likely to continue throughout the public hearings...

Landis was warned that he would never win his case

2007-06-17 00:00:00

The head of cycling's international sanctioning body told 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis that his defense against doping charges would leave him "penniless," warning the cyclist: "There's no way you can win." The admonition appears in Landis'...

Woman Implicated Armstrong

2006-06-24 00:00:00

Nearly 10 years ago, in an Indiana hospital, a few days after he had cancer surgery, his life at stake and his racing future suddenly very secondary, cyclist Lance Armstrong was allegedly asked by doctors if he had ever taken performance-enhancing...

Unalloyed joy

2004-03-16 00:00:00

If you ride with Chuck Schmidt and friends, it's best to bring a bicycle built before Greg LeMond won the Tour de France. "Anything before click shifting or click-in pedals," Schmidt says, explaining the accepted ground rules for the small group of...

Past Highlights

2011-07-28 01:05:23

July 28 1986 - Greg LeMond, a 25-year-old Minnesota native, became the first American to win the Tour de France bicycle race after taking a solid lead into the final stage of the 73rd running of the event. 1991 - Dan Gladden came off the disabled list...

Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon dead at 50

2010-09-01 16:34:55

Greg LeMond rode into greatness with his performance in the 1989 Tour De France. He overcame a seemingly insurmountable lead by Frenchman Laurent Fignon to win by 8 seconds, the narrowest margin of victory ever in Tour history.

2003-10-28 00:00:00