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Lance Armstrong Reportedly Tied to Performance-Enhancers in Recording

By Hal SpivackSep 16th 2010 – 10:10AM

Federal authorities have reportedly obtained an important piece of evidence linking Lance Armstrong to performance-enhancing drugs. Greg LeMond (pictured), a three-time Tour de France winner, secretly recorded a telephone call six years ago with a woman close to Lance Armstrong who was in Armstrong's hospital room in 1996...

Laurent Fignon, Two-Time Tour de France Champ, Dies at 50

By FanHouse StaffAug 31st 2010 – 11:47AM

Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the London Telegraph reported on its website. He was 50. Fignon won 76 races during his career, but may be known best for a competition he didn't win. Greg LeMond rallied to beat Fignon by eight seconds during the final stage of...

As Tour de France Nears Finish, Lance Armstrong Hires Criminal Defense Lawyer

By David KnowlesJul 22nd 2010 – 2:20PM

(July 22) -- Out of the running to win the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is looking ahead to other battles. Back in the United States, Armstrong faces a federal investigation into doping allegations made by Floyd Landis, Armstrong's former teammate on the U.S. Postal Service team. On Thursday it was reported by the...

Armstrong Would Be Biggest Fraud of All

By Jay MariottiJul 22nd 2010 – 1:10AM

PARIS -- In the ultimate drubbing of an embattled man, they are ridiculing him as a wimpy has-been, a ceremonial rider, a hapless greeter who shakes hands and kisses babies, just another spectator watching the race he used to dominate. All through France, all through the cycling domain, Lance Armstrong is seen now as a...

Lance Armstrong Dismisses Greg LeMond's Accusations as 'Nonsense'

By FanHouse NewswireJul 18th 2010 – 2:30PM

AX-3 DOMAINES, France (AP) -- Lance Armstrong dismissed as "nonsense" a reported claim by Greg LeMond that the seven-time Tour de France champion tried to pay someone $300,000 to say LeMond used a banned drug. LeMond, a three-time Tour de France champion, told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung's weekend issue that...

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Background on Greg Lemond

Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France.

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