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Greg LeMond

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Greg LeMond
Three time Tour de France winner

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Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France, speaks about his career in cycling, the state of the sport today and the pressures riders face on Play the Game 2009. Watch the video here

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

In 1986, LeMond became the first American cyclist to win the Tour de France. In 1987, he was accidentally shot and seriously injured in a hunting accident taking two years to recover before returning to win the Tour again in 1989 and 1990.