Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
I would agree he is a great American Cycling Hero...amazing cycling career...My issue is the man. Many failed business ventures and he tends to blame others for all his business woes. He never should have said a thing about Lance until facts were known...he is jealous and needs to focus on cycling, he is not Eddy M...who remains a hero decades after he retired. Greg has made it difficult to like the man. His bikes by the way were not bad, boring was not the most appropriate word but sadly out side of a handfull of hardcore cyclist the experiment was a failure...even in France were he claims to be a hero.
Curious as to why exactly he would be "jealous" of Lance for anything? He's not trying to be Eddy M, come down from your high horse, remove your head from LA's arse, and give the man(Lemond) the credit he deserves? He wasnt alone in his questioning of Lance, but dumb****s like you, keep piling on him, and acting as if he's been the only one? The UCI/and other cycling feds have all questioned lance and his legitimacy, as have other riders. I've said this more than a few times, Lance hasn't changed people's opinions of him being completely innocent/dope free, with his actions over the last 10 years, and his reluctance to answer anything serious about it. He's hidden behind a battery of lawyers, and always seems to dodge any questions, and acts as if people should take him at his word only? Lemond wins 5 straight if not for the hunting accident, how again would that make him "jealous of Lance"?
Oh yeah, your man "Eddy M"? didn't he admit(as well as other heros from long ago), that he too doped, and it wasnt being tested back then? Hell, I think Anquitel and others have all said, they did something that could be considered doping, but no one says anything about that, why is it? Didnt some famous rider claim to be an asthmatic? and the "dope/drugs he did" were for his asthma? I guess you believe him too? It's "Greggy baby's" fault that guy probably got busted, right? What that means is...JUST ABOUT EVERYONE cheated, or "doped"(excuse me), to gain an edge? problem is, many former riders werent tested for EPOs/PEDS back then.
"Many failed business ventures", care to list them? he got **** on by Trek, the golf course he invested in, went belly up, how again is that his fault? He's at fault, b/c the dopes who went to him for an investment, were embezzling money from him, and others, and thats a "failed business for Greggy Baby"?
I find it ironic, you and other "Lemond bashers" seem to "overlook" that Lance was paying himself from his own foundation? Millions of dollars a year, and his only explanation was/is: "Im a celebrity, I should be paid for this work". Notice how none of that is mentioned anywhere? (I wear glasses, and I cleaned my lenses 3 times, and still couldnt find that info mentioned anywhere) Thats not how foundations work, but ok Lance. Oh wait, lemme guess, thats "Greggy Baby's" fault too? Love how Greg gets blamed for stuff others have done. Do your homework, LA was QUESTIONED several times about the "Live Strong Foundation" and him receiving unjust/improper revenue/payments from it, for himself. THAT is called "Fraud", kinda like what he's done to all the LA hangers on, who worship the ground he walks on? LA is a fraud...but hey, that's probably "Greggy Baby's" fault too, right?
Please...stop painting Lemond out as if he's the only rider in history to question another rider. EVERYONE who rode for LA's teams, pretty much admitted LA doped, yet, the ONLY one who hasn't is who? LA himself, wheres their backlash? Oh I get it, it's "Greggy baby's" fault?
Gimme a freakin break. You are completely clueless.