Some historical perspective on Stage 17 from Lemond

[Zard]

Greg LeMond, Three-time winner of the Tour de France
"This was easily the best day I've seen in cycling in years... maybe ever. This is the sort of ride done by a Merckx or a Hinault. I sure never did anything like that. These past two days - yesterday's big loss, coupled with today's heroic ride - puts him up there with the real heroes of the Tour.

Seeing him up on the podium today was a real joy... he was genuinely happy and you almost felt like you were up there with him. This Tour may go down as one of the greatest ever. Look at what's happened over these past three weeks. The racing is as good as it gets... the furthest thing from a foregone conclusion that one could hope for. This is bike racing!"

[Michael Maddox]

I guess Floyd hasn't threatened Greg's life yet.


Seriously, great words from a great cyclist. We still love you, Greg!

[Big Dan]

I guess Floyd hasn't threatened Greg's life yet.


Seriously, great words from a great cyclist. We still love you, Greg!


:D

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cool

[coylifut]

Greg summed up quite well what many of us felt today. I remember watching the LeMond - Fignon show down. It was quite exciting, but much different. Great stuff.

[shinomaster]

Effin awsome! In the old days people had bad days, and good days. It seems that only Lance and Indurain were immune to this normal phenomenom.

[Climb01742]

we saw history yesterday. i'm happy i got to witness it. very generous words from greg, spoken more like a fan than a legend. cool. very cool.

when you see an athlete do what floyd did, it "touches" everyone. everyone becomes a fan again.

[William]

That's one of the things I love about sports....watching the emotions and the guts to dig deep and turn a defeat into glory. To twist and old saying: Going from the agony of defeat, to the thrill of victory. :banana:


That was one for the books. :cool:


William

[chrisroph]

Classy statement that sums it up.