tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post4538776142989471304..comments2024-03-27T11:44:15.723-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Greg LeMond: (Still) America's GreatestBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-18092419884313109142019-03-06T00:05:36.592-05:002019-03-06T00:05:36.592-05:00excellent article. I met Greg at Cycle Goods in Mi...excellent article. I met Greg at Cycle Goods in Minneapolis in the late 80s. The place was packed and he walked in with his little boy walking next to him. Greg was super affable and charismatic. He answered everybody's questions and signed his book for me. We talked a lot about cycling in Europe in that visit and he gave all us teen kids the straight scoop on how to be a success. I remember him talking about acquiring mental toughness and being ok sleeping in dingy motels and racing hard day after day. Me and my buddies were all in awe of him. There were no doping scandals to talk about then. Just gossip about whether the 7-Eleven team was more than a bunch of cream puffs :) swannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478828984796297667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-71911400092714925632014-03-15T16:58:59.407-04:002014-03-15T16:58:59.407-04:00Great article Kyle. I have met Greg on RAGBRAI, an...Great article Kyle. I have met Greg on RAGBRAI, and I can attest to what a genuinely good guy he is. A very friendly mid-western type of guy. Especially for a three time TDF winner. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292725001045261787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-81513782107549388812014-03-06T11:20:40.585-05:002014-03-06T11:20:40.585-05:00Thanks for the comment - you're right that the...Thanks for the comment - you're right that the mitochondrial disorder is worth mentioning. The main reason I didn't was because it's a little unclear to me now if LeMond has or had the disorder. The NYTimes article was from '94, and I absolutely remember similar stories from the time. But in more recent articles, I've seen where LeMond has speculated that he might not have MM after all, and attributed his decline to other sources, such as effects of the lead still in his system -- so it was difficult to figure out the best way to say something that seems a little unsettled. Thank you for the link! -- readers who are interested can follow that and get another useful bit of info.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-65108238182599114382014-03-06T09:19:17.355-05:002014-03-06T09:19:17.355-05:00Nice article on Greg Lemond, but it fails to menti...Nice article on Greg Lemond, but it fails to mention mitochondrial myopathies a muscle disorder that was attributed to his decline. More info: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/03/sports/03iht-bike.htmltduskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975301570220504914noreply@blogger.com