Hont
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LeMond: Armstrong was top 30 rider at best.
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Boris Bajic
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I've warmed to Lemond over the years, but at the time I was very wary of him.
He seemed too professional, too serious, too American to be a TdF rider.
There was a geekiness and a clean-living joylessness about him that seemed odd and out of place.
Also, I thought it was a European race for European people to win.
Now, I find him excellent value and I hold him in very high regard, but when he won his first TdF is was quite cross... Grrrrrrr.
He seemed too professional, too serious, too American to be a TdF rider.
There was a geekiness and a clean-living joylessness about him that seemed odd and out of place.
Also, I thought it was a European race for European people to win.
Now, I find him excellent value and I hold him in very high regard, but when he won his first TdF is was quite cross... Grrrrrrr.
I like the one which informed me that Armstong had come back from Cancer lighter and shorter. The lighter I knew about.
jdtate101
Ex-Fatman
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- Boring Birmingham
Ah the Lance fanboys....never let the facts get in the way of your rabid denials... 
deptfordmarmoset
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- Armonmy Way
Well he was one ball short.
Surprising how much venom is being spat out at Lemond. I thought they'd quietened down a little.
Still cannot understand the venom towards Armstrong, yes I know he's a cheat, but no different from a good portion of the bunch at that time, I know he lied and was a complete a#se to anyone who challenged him, but why should he carry the can for everyone else. I dont see people constantly bringing up the misdoings of Pantani, Contador and the like. Lance still won the tours in my eyes, and I'm not a fanboy of lance just of cycling in general.
DooDah
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- France, now Northamptonshire
He won the tours because he was better at cheating than everyone else.
400bhp
Guru
That's one of a multitude of reasons.
A new one on me- he tried to pay someone to say Lemond was on drugs
Wouldn't say he was better at cheating as he got caught, but maybe his body reacted to the drugs better. I'm under the opinion that he was, on the day, better than the other riders. His amateur and neo-pro results were very good and it must have been a fairly level playing field at that time in the pro scene.
deptfordmarmoset
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$300,000 apparently. I didn't know about it either but didn't mention it because I thought it was something I'd missed somewhere along the line.That's one of a multitude of reasons.
A new one on me- he tried to pay someone to say Lemond was on drugs
