Originally Posted by paednoch
EPO wasn't around when lemond raced. It was introduced in 1989 by amgen..so you can count EPO use out for lemond. He may have done the autologolous packed cell transfusion.
I witnessed Lemond in Paris, winning the TDF in 1989. He also won(the TDF) in 1990 and continued to race through 1992. Why do you think he couldn't have used EPO?
Last edited by BoSoxYacht; 08-06-06 at 08:47 AM.