Briefs | Venus Williams takes hiatus, doesn't give reason Apr 9, 2008
Trek sues to cut ties with LeMond: Bicycle company Trek has sued to sever ties with Greg LeMond, a three-time Tour de France winner, saying LeMond's outspokenness about doping in the sport weakened the brand. Swimming. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Trek Sues to End Deal With LeMond Apr 9, 2008
(AP) - Best-selling bicycle maker Trek has sued to sever ties with three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, saying his outspokenness about doping weakened the brand. LeMond also had a "troubling pattern of inconsistent business dealings," Trek president John Burke said Tuesday. (FindLaw News)
Austin MurphyVIEWPOINT Apr 4, 2008
A crowd of several hundred has gathered at this International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup track event to see the sport's Next Big Thing, who also goes by the nicknames The Future and Mini-Phinney (even though, at 6' 4" and 170 pounds, he has half a foot on his old man). Taylor Phinney, 17, is the most promising young talent to come onto the U.S. cycling scene in more than a decade. "We saw Greg LeMond when he was on his way," says Roger Young, a legendary coach and the director of the Carson... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Agreement reached between LeMond, Yellowstone Club Feb 22, 2008
- Lawyers on both sides of a legal fight between former cycling star Greg LeMond and the exclusive Yellowstone Club reached an agreement Thursday to settle a case over a multimillion dollar business dispute. Lawyers for LeMond, a three-time Tour de France champion, agreed that the club should pay LeMond and other plaintiffs in the case the final $20 million by April 15 to settle the property dispute upon the sale of the 13,400-acre development in Big Sky. (Montana Standard, MT)
Millionaires-only mess Feb 22, 2008
Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond is pictured above in Dillon district court Thursday ... DILLON Lawyers on both sides of a bitter legal fight between former cycling star Greg LeMond and the private Yellowstone Club reached an agreement in court here Thursday to settle the case over a business dispute. (Montana Standard, MT)
Will bicycle race's cachet spin off on Modesto? Feb 17, 2008
He's finished more Tour de France campaigns (10) than any other American, including Armstrong and three-time champion Greg LeMond. He rode on the Discovery Channel team, which won the Tour de France last year. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Three-Time Tour de France Winner Greg LeMond to Speak at Santa Clara Jan 18, 2008
- Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, an outspoken opponent of doping in cycling, will address the ethical issues that threaten the future of the sport in a talk Sunday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. in the SCU Leavey Center. Joining him in the discussion will be San Francisco Chronicle columnist Gwen Knapp, who has written extensively about doping. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
End to yet another year clouded by doping scandals Dec 22, 2007
But never so deep than when Landis' manager threatened to reveal that three-time Tour champion Greg LeMond was sexually abused as a child if he testified against his client. LeMond then sent out the news himself and testified. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Landis Loses, Stripped Of Title Sep 22, 2007
More than the complex, turgid scientific evidence, the hearing will be remembered for the Greg LeMond brouhaha. The hearing turned into a soap opera when the former Tour de France winner showed up and told of being sexually abused as a child, confiding that to Landis, then receiving a call from Landis' manager the night before his testimony threatening to disclose LeMond's secret to the world if LeMond showed up. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Evolution of doping case involving Landis Sep 21, 2007
The hearing takes a chaotic twist when three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond reveals he was sexually abused as a child and claims Landis' camp tried to use it as blackmail to stop him from testifying. May 18. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Landis found guilty of doping, must forfeit title Sep 21, 2007
" It was confusion like this that led to the system receiving the harsh review Landis was hoping for during a nine-day hearing in Malibu, Calif., in May. But Landis also took his share of abuse, and ultimately, USADA still improved to 35-0 in cases it has brought before arbitration panels since it was founded in 2000. This was a nasty contest waged on both sides, with USADA attorneys going after Landis' character and taking liberties in evidence discovery that wouldn't be permitted in a regular... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Sports)
Cyclist Landis stripped of Tour de France crown Sep 21, 2007
Greg LeMond, the three-time Tour champion, later testified that Landis admitted to him he'd been doped. And Don Catlin, longtime director of the UCLA lab, said the results were unmistakable. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
In cancer ride, they're driven Aug 5, 2007
Then there are serious cyclists like Westford's Alan Bugos, 47, a rider since age 13, who has ridden competitively (future Tour de France winner Greg LeMond crashed in front of him at the US Nationals in 1977, and the two reminisced when LeMond rode the PMC last year), recreationally (he has ridden across the country and through much of Europe), and practically (he commutes to work in Burlington every day by bike). But none of his rides have quite the impact of the PMC.. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
* Tour de France will be remembered for scandal Jul 30, 2007
The record belongs to American Greg Lemond, who had an eight-second margin over France's Laurent Fignon in 1989. Contador was not the only rider to have clinched a jersey. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tour de France scandals show cheating is easy Jul 30, 2007
Published: July 29, 2007. After 3,550 kilometers, 23 days and immeasurable moments of exhaustion, the best cyclists in the world will pedal down the Champs. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. cyclist takes stage, but Contador likely to win Tour Jul 29, 2007
The record belongs to American Greg Lemond, who had an 8-second margin over Frances Laurent Fignon in 1989. ALSO ON THIS STORY. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Levi wins time trial| Jul 29, 2007
" If there is no yellow jersey battle on Sunday, Evans will finish as runner-up 23secs behind Contador to become Australia's highest ever finisher in the race. The smallest ever margin between first and second place was the eight seconds' advantage for Greg Lemond over Frenchman Laurent Fignon in 1989. The Australian quipped that he had "already had words with Tom Boonen" about a plan to collaborate in a bid to claw back some bonus seconds to overhaul Contador. However the 30-year-old Australian... (iAfrica.com)
Contador Protects Lead as Tainted Tour de France Cycling Race Nears Finish Jul 29, 2007
Three-time champion Greg LeMond said there shouldn't be a winner after former leader Michael Rasmussen was expelled in a dispute over doping controls and two more riders, including a stage winner, tested positive. A fourth rider's positive test before the Tour was disclosed during the first week. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Local Teams Today Jul 27, 2007
1986 -- Greg Lemond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France. LeMond's teammate, Bernard Hinault of France, finishes second. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Tour fallout continues Jul 27, 2007
But for three-time Tour champion, the American rider Greg LeMond, the latest scandal came as no surprise. But LeMond, who won the Tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990, said that it was unfair to brand Rasmussen a cheat without looking at those around him. (iAfrica.com)
* Hunter wins, Moreau blows it Jul 21, 2007
Four years later, Laurent Fignon placed second to Greg Lemond by a record-low 8 seconds. The last French podium finish was Richard Virenque's second in 1997. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tour de France: Stage 9 as it happened Jul 18, 2007
And on the treacherous descent in 1986 the American Greg Lemond was clocked doing 100kph. " 100kph! On a bicycle! 11.30am: The setting for the start of today's stage couldn't be more picturesque, with the riders and their cavalcade of support cars assembling at Val-d'Isere, 16km from the Col de l'Iseran. The sun is blazing down, the sky is blue, there's dreadful French accordion music blaring out over the PA and, after a rest-day that most of them spent on their bicycles so as not to decompress... (Guardian Unlimited)
Evans eyes podium Jul 17, 2007
The last time a Belgian team won the yellow jersey was in 1989, when American Greg Lemond claimed his second triumph on the race with the ADR outfit. Evans sits in sixth place, only a few minutes off the pace of race leader Michael Rasmussen, who is expected to lose the yellow jersey by next Saturday's time trial at the latest. (iAfrica.com)
Under attackLandis pedaling uphill against accusers Jul 9, 2007
American Greg LeMond won his third and final Tour in 1990 with an average speed of 23. 3 miles per hour. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Ride of a lifetime Jul 8, 2007
" Drugs had arrived and remain a major problem today. In 1969, Belgian legend Eddy Merckx won the first of his five Tours. In 1975 he was beaten - but only after an angry French fan punched him, knocking him from his bike. In the 1980s, Phil Anderson emerged as Australia's first Tour heavyweight, one of several English speakers who were to influence the event. Greg LeMond won three times, the first non-European winner. The American helped push for riders to be better paid, but a bigger... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
U.S. reign likely to end Jul 7, 2007
When America shines at the Tour de France its not because of a tremendous depth of talent, but rather a singular, exceptionally gifted individual Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis and Greg Lemond, who blazed the trail for every aspiring bike racer in the U.S.. Bike racing is a fringe sport here, unable to escape the long shadow of the ball sports baseball, basketball and football. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Is cycling dead? Jul 7, 2007
The Landis case took a sleazy twist earlier this year when the first American to win the Yellow Jersey, Greg LeMond, took the stand amid revelations of child sexual abuse and accusations of blackmail. Seven-time winner Lance Armstong, dogged with accusations throughout his career, continues to face doping claims more than a year after his retirement from the sport. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Drug woes casting shadow on Tour Jul 7, 2007
If he does, he will join Greg LeMond, Armstrong and, perhaps, Landis as the only American champions. But if Leipheimer pulls it off, even with a dramatic struggle like that of Landis, do not expect another superstar in the making. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Has it become the Tour de Dope? Jul 7, 2007
Then, when three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond agreed to testify, Landis's manager threatened that if Greg went against Floyd, he would reveal that LeMond had been abused as a child. With such tawdry stories as the prologue to this year's Tour de France, some even suggested canceling it - in effect, sending it to rehab. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
WP: Tour de France has huge hill to climb Jul 6, 2007
Then a staggering day of testimony involving former Tour winner Greg LeMond in mid-May served only to enlarge the headlines. LeMond accused Landis's business manager, Will Geoghegan, of trying to intimidate him with a cellphone call in which Geoghegan pretended to be an uncle who had sexually abused LeMond as a child. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tour de France's downhill slide caused by doping scandals Jul 5, 2007
People "are not riding to be a Greg LeMond or Lance. They are riding because of the love of cycling, because it is environmentally friendly," race founder and director Richard DeBernardis says. "It's a means to dealing with our transportation issues and because it's something they can achieve. They'll ride without their heroes.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Is Floyd Landis: Champ Or Cheater? Jun 26, 2007
" The panel has yet to make a decision about Landis's fate but the USDA has never lost an arbitration hearing. In May, he presented his case in a nine-day public arbitration hearing. Landis' defense team hammered away at the USDA and the prosecution countered with incriminating evidence against the cyclist. But it was the former Tour de France champion, Greg LeMond who shocked the courtroom when he testified that Landis's manager called him and threatened to expose the fact that LeMond had been... (CBS News -- US)
'What people think is meaningless' Jun 26, 2007
Landis's carefully nuanced case against the methods employed by the French laboratory responsible for the positive test was submerged by a soap opera subplot involving his former manager and a plot to blackmail the former tour champion Greg LeMond, who was due to give evidence for Usada. The cyclist who pleads his innocence has become a target of contempt in recent years, not least because many of the "innocent" have subsequently been exposed as cheats. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cyclist Landis blasts doping agencies in book Jun 22, 2007
On former manager Will Geoghegan, who made a threatening call to Greg LeMond before he was to testify at Landis' hearing ... But the May hearing turned ugly for Landis when longtime friend and manager Will Geoghegan made a phone call to prosecution witness and former Tour champion Greg LeMond, taunting LeMond about being abused as a child. (USA Today -- Sports)
Lance denies more doping allegations Jun 17, 2007
Three-time Tour winner Greg Lemond, now a bitter enemy of Armstrong's, testified that he had a 2000 conversation with former U.S. Postal mechanic Julian DeVries, who told him about a three-week training camp in the Pyrenees where "the moment the riders were off their bikes they were on IVs," experimenting with a drug that is undetectable and out of their system in 48 hours. According to the deposition transcripts, Lemond says that there was a "panic" in the U.S. Postal camp as team officials... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Landis book has contradiction Jun 16, 2007
In the book, co-authored by Loren Mooney, Landis writes about the Wednesday night when his business manager, Will Geoghegan, phoned Greg LeMond and allegedly tried to intimidate him ahead of his testifying at the hearing the next day. The only thing I knew right away was that Will needed to go, Landis wrote, according to the Times. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Landis feels targeted Jun 16, 2007
Geoghegan made news when Greg LeMond, a three-time Tour winner, showed up and told of being sexually abused as a child, then followed that bombshell with the revelation that Geoghegan threatened to reveal that secret if LeMond testified at the arbitration. Though Landis knew of Geoghegan's call to LeMond, he brought his manager to the arbitration hearing the day of LeMond's testimony. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Landis' actions belie image May 31, 2007
Most damning was the vulgar phone call by Geoghegan to three-time Tour champion Greg LeMond threatening to expose LeMond's childhood sexual molestation. Landis learned of this secret in a private conversation with LeMond and, in an apparent breach of trust, shared this with Geoghegan, who then used it in an attempt to dissuade LeMond from testifying before the arbitration panel. (North County Times)
Anti-doping show trial is bicyclists' circus May 28, 2007
Then, just to show what kind of scientific data it had, the USADA put three-time tour champ Greg Lemond and professional cyclist Joe Papp on the stand ... "Geez, you know, I called up Greg Lemond to ask him why he keeps saying bad things about me in the press, and he starts telling me about how he was molested as a child. It was just sort of creepy. I've never had such a strange conversation in my life.'' Landis, however, never made the information public, though many seem to have somehow... (Anchorage Daily News)
LeMond encourages dopers May 27, 2007
American cycling hero Greg LeMond said on Saturday that he hoped more would follow the example set by Bjarne Riis and acknowledge they have doped in the past. "I never thought I would see the day that this would happen," three time Tour de France champion LeMond told the Los Angeles Times Friday. (iAfrica.com)
Riis to lose yellow jersey May 26, 2007
Three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond, however, took a different view. never thought I'd see the day that this would happen, he said in a statement. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Cycling Broke My Heart May 26, 2007
Enter Greg Lemond, the 1986 Tour champion who was shot in a hunting accident in 1987. He came into the 1989 Tour with 37 shotgun pellets still logged in his body, including some in the lining of his heart. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Riis admits doping during 1996 Tour victory May 26, 2007
Three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond said in a statement released by his attorney: I never thought Id see the day that this would happen. Mr. Riis decision is courageous, and I hope other cyclists will follow suit. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Landis case heads to arbitrators May 24, 2007
Young was referring, of course, to the Greg LeMond affair, a debacle for the Landis camp that must have made him wonder if exposing the arbitration process to the public was such a good idea. LeMond, a three-time Tour de France winner, showed up last Thursday and told of being sexually abused as a child, then followed that bombshell with the revelation that Landis' manager, Will Geoghegan, threatened to reveal that secret if he testified. (CNN -- International)
Landis case descends into tale of sexual abuse and blackmail May 24, 2007
Most of the time was spent on the juicy subplot that has overwhelmed this hearing: the phone call placed by Landis's manager, Will Geoghegan, to Greg LeMond, a three-time Tour de France winner and a USADA witness. Landis testified that he and Geoghegan were sitting alone in a hotel banquet room last Wednesday night when Geoghegan called LeMond. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Landis in limbo May 24, 2007
Geoghegan was sacked after it was learned he telephoned three time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond the night before he was to testify and threatened to expose that LeMond had been sexually abused by a relative. "We were shocked and felt terrible about Geoghegan. It was wrong and disgusting but there should be no guilt by association," Suh said. (iAfrica.com)
Long road ahead May 24, 2007
"The sport is paying the price for all the dishonesty and lies," said three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, after he testified against Landis in his arbitration hearing last week. "The whole house of cards is starting to crumble.". (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Circus-like atmosphere continues at Landis case May 23, 2007
Attorneys used Landis' cross-examination to portray him as someone who hangs with the wrong crowd and would do anything to win his case, including trying to intimidate and humiliate Greg LeMond, whose revelations of sexual abuse and potential witness tampering turned this hearing into a melodrama. "Would you agree, that as my mother used to say, that a person's character is revealed more by their actions than their words?" U.S. Anti-Doping Agency attorney Matthew Barnett asked Landis. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
What if the Suns won an NBA title? May 23, 2007
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond testifying that he told Landis that he - LeMond - had been sexually abused as a kid and felt better talking about it. Hence, Landis ought to fess up and he'd feel better, too. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Expert has concerns about Landis testing May 22, 2007
Geoghegan called Greg LeMond last Wednesday night and, posing as LeMond's uncle, threatened to reveal the secret that LeMond had been sexually abused as a child if LeMond showed up to testify. LeMond did testify, and moments after he told that story Thursday, Geoghegan was fired. (Anchorage Daily News)
Landis defense goes on attack May 22, 2007
Geoghegan was fired on the spot last week when it was revealed during the hearing that he made a phone call to prosecution witness Greg LeMond the night before he was scheduled to testify. LeMond testified that in the call Geoghegan had threatened to reveal that LeMond had been sexually molested as a child, a story that LeMond shared with Landis, if he testified. (North County Times)
Landis denies doping charges May 21, 2007
In a 75-minute testimony, he spoke about his former business manager's menacing phone call to three-times Tour de France champion Greg LeMond and the confusion when news of his positive test first broke last July. Landis said he was in the same hotel room on Wednesday night when Will Geoghegan phoned LeMond anonymously and threatened to reveal the former cyclist had been sexually abused as a child. (People's Daily Online, China)
A big moment at doping hearing for Tour de France winner May 20, 2007
Three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond dropped a bombshell this week, saying he had told Landis he was sexually abused as a child and that Landis' manager used that secret to try to keep LeMond from testifying. Yesterday, mid-level pro cyclist Joe Papp described how synthetic testosterone helped him recover in multi-day stage races. (FOX23 News, NY)
Collier: Cycling drama is pushing buttons, not pedals May 20, 2007
Apparently, no one anticipated that people would watch 10 days of scientific analysis and expert medical testimony, including the interpretation of "A samples," "B samples," the ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone and how it all related to riding a bicycle, but that was before Greg LeMond showed up ... Lance Armstrong always said that Greg LeMond was crazy, but I thought that was just because LeMond implied that Armstrong's medical associations probably made him a doper, and everyone knows... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Under oath, cyclist denies doping claim May 20, 2007
In his testimony during a public arbitration hearing at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Landis, 31, said he was in the room when his former business manager, Will Geoghegan, made an anonymous phone call to former Tour de France champion Greg LeMond on Wednesday night, hours before LeMond was scheduled to testify against Landis. LeMond said he regarded the call as a threat designed to keep him off the stand. (Los Angeles Times)
Landis set to testify in arbitration hearing | Blog May 19, 2007
May 18: NBC's Peter Alexander reports on the high-profile hearing between champion cyclists Floyd Landis and Greg LeMond ... His testimony should refocus the issue away from the frenzy created by three-time Tour winner Greg LeMonds bombshells. (MSNBC -- Sports)
A bizarre turn May 19, 2007
Greg LeMond's charges of witness tampering, other surprises, steal the focus in hearing on Floyd Landis ... It is what, according to three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, the voice at the other end of his mobile phone said Wednesday night ... MAX MORSE / Reuters Greg LeMond pauses to talk to reporters on his way out. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
LeMond reveals sex abuse May 19, 2007
MALIBU: Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond rocked the doping hearing into current champion Floyd Landis on Thursday when he revealed he had been sexually abused as a child and that the Landis camp had used that information to try and prevent him testifying ... In limelight: Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond walks away as Will Geoghegan, business manager of Floyd Landis (right) apologises for making a threatening phone call. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Post a comment May 19, 2007
Is Greg Lemond really the godfather of US cycling that all these cyclists (Lance, Frankie, Landis, etc ... Do you really think that Greg LeMond is so bitter that he is making all of this up. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Landis Hearing Takes A Strange Turn May 19, 2007
Fellow American Tour de France champion Greg LeMond revealed he had been sexually abused as a child and claimed the Landis camp tried to use it as blackmail to keep LeMond from testifying. LeMond described receiving a call that he said he later traced to the cell phone of Landis' manager, Will Geoghegan. (KWTX.com, TX)
LeMond makes charge May 18, 2007
The doping hearing involving American cyclist Floyd Landis took a bizarre turn yesterday when countryman and fellow Tour de France victor Greg LeMond charged that Landis's manager tried to keep him from testifying by suggesting that he would reveal that LeMond had been sexually abused as a child. "He said, 'This is your uncle and I'm going to be there tomorrow . . . and we can talk about how we used to [perform a sexual act],' " said LeMond, who said he traced a Wednesday evening call to Will... (Boston Globe)
Landis' Lawyers Criticize Lab Technician May 18, 2007
With Greg LeMond scheduled to take the witness stand later in the day, Floyd Landis' attorneys used Thursday morning's testimony to portray a lab technician who analyzed his urine as inexperienced, forgetful and incompetent. Claire Frelat, an analytical chemist who worked on the Tour de France champion's positive backup "B" sample, said she only had been working on carbon-isotope ratio tests for six months when she was given the champion's sample to test for synthetic testosterone. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Landis fires manager after LeMond threat May 18, 2007
Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond rocked the doping hearing into current champion Floyd Landis when he revealed he had been sexually abused as a child and that the Landis camp had used that information to try and prevent him testifying. LeMond told the panel he had received an anonymous menacing phone call the night before he was due to testify and that he later traced the number to Landis's business manager Will Geoghegan. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Just In)
Landis Hearing Takes Twist With LeMond On Stand May 18, 2007
-- The Floyd Landis hearing took a chaotic twist Thursday when fellow American Tour de France champion Greg LeMond revealed he had been sexually abused as a child and claimed the Landis camp tried to use it as blackmail to keep LeMond from testifying. It was a shock, not only because of the content of the three-time Tour de France winner's much-awaited appearance, but because of the contrast between his testimony and three days of scientific nitpicking. (Click2Houston, TX)
LeMond to testify Thursday in Landis hearing May 17, 2007
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency plans to bring three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond to the stand Thursday an appearance that figures to offer a much-anticipated break from the dry science and procedural bickering that has filled the first three days. It's reportedly the only day that would fit LeMond's schedule. (MSNBC -- Sports)
