Ok, well it was a nice bike and I've actually never seen another Gitane in person, so it's rare too. I know a lot about bikes, just not road bikes, and this Gitane was a nice bike with quality components, brakes, and rims. Even the brake pads were high end, I remember that... Have no idea what components but they were nicer than a lot of TDF I've seen online in trying to ID this bike... I notice that some TDF have rubber on the shift lever that look low end, our Gitane had components that look like the higher end 10 speeds in their catalogs. But I really can't say since it was stolen in 1987. I'll have to find more pictures of it. I don't think Greg Lemond rode it, it wasn't that level, it was more like local amateur racer level. I rode it when I was about 13-14 and I could go across town in no time on that bike. Special bike. It may just have been THAT bike that was special... I've had bikes like that where the model isn't special but the bike itself is for some reason.