Originally Posted by gsteinb

Lemond is a tool. He couldn't really handle being surpassed as America's greatest cyclist and it's made him petty and bitter. Not to mention fat. That guy became a tub.

The tail end of his career was a joke. It's fine to suck...it happens to most mortals as they age, but do it graceful. He blamed his lack of form on just about everything including Tyler's twin. The truth was he was old, rich and lacked the drive to really compete on that level any more.