If you look at his palmares, LeMond didn't win that many races, but the ones he won were really big ones. He was a big-race rider.
1983
1st World Road Race Champion
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1984
1985
1st Overall Coors Classic
1986
1st Overall Tour de France
1989
1st Overall Tour de France
1st World Road Race Champion
1990
1st Overall Tour de France
1992
1st Overall Tour DuPont