Greg Lemond question
 

What kind of bike (company) did Greg Lemond ride?

He rode a Lemond bike during his racing career? I thought he created Lemond Bikes after his retirement.

He spent a good deal of time racing on Look bicycles.

Thanks.

sports illustrated, dec 1989

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cyc.../Cover.JPG.LRG

Is that a LOOK bicycle he is holding?

That is a Lemond bicycle. He spent his early years on a LOOK along side Hinault.

what part of the GL badge resembles a Look logo :rolleyes:

Bottechia

He also rode Calfees (known back then as CarbonFrames) for a while. Back during the Team Z days, his team rode Calfees too.

http://www.mountainbikes.net/carbon/Lemond_Team_Z.jpg

He rode Gitane unless I'm mistaken. I also ride a Gitane LOL

Look/TVT.

Nice work finding that pic!

A Bottecchia-badged TVT

He rode a custom bike with a Huffy badge at one point.
1985?

Bottecchia in 1989.

I believe he rode a Della Santa as a junior, then Gitane, Look/TVT, Bottechia, Calfee, and LeMond (all mentioned above)...

His first road bike was a Cinelli. When Roland Della Santa became his team's sponsor, he repainted the Cinelli and put Della Santa decals on it. I remember somebody once admiring the bike, and Greg remaining silent about its true identity despite the obvious Cinelli lugwork! Soon there after he rode a 'real' Della Santa.

Talk about poor photography... I mean, I can't see any of the drive train, or a good look at what the make of the bike is. Although, it seems others have identified it as a LOOK, I can't make it out myself.

That's right. I remember reading somewhere (maybe in his book) that his parents bought him the Cinelli when he began riding seriously...

is it true he's fat now? i heard he is.

weren't some of his early Lemonds built by Clark-Kent? they also built frames for the Coors Light team before Serotta.

Many former racers are fat. Their ability to consume vast quanties of food enabled them to survive in those hellish races. Even Eddy isn't skinny. He used to be a whale ( and could still trounce me ) but he has lost about 30 pounds.

+1 For much of his career, he rode Gitanes.

No. Check the "G" on the head badge. "G" for LOOK?