Originally Posted by
Allez3
1. Andy wasn't that great to start with.
2. LeMond said that but he conveniently forgets it was after he got shot.
1. Yeah, Andy sucked: winning the Giro once, the Tour of Switzerland twice, the Alpe d'Huez stage at the Tour de France once, finishing fourth overall at the Tour de France twice. What a loser.
2. It's true that LeMond struggled greatly from 1987 through the early part of 1989 while making a comeback from the hunting accident. However, after that, he won the Tour de France in 1989 and 1990, and the World Championship Road Race in 1989. From 1991 on, the beginning of the Indurain Era, LeMond never reached the same levels again. This coincides with the time frame when many people believe that the usage of EPO was becoming widespread in the peloton.