Comments on: Lemond crashes Armstrong press conference http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/81 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/81/comment-page-1#comment-4400 Matthew Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:54:46 +0000 http://www.velodramatic.com/?p=81#comment-4400 GL, in my mind, is struggling - perhaps awkwardly - to find his role in the clean up. He strikes me as very much a Don Quixote figure; he means well, but hasn't exactly figured out how to be entirely productive in the fight against PEDs. GL, in my mind, is struggling – perhaps awkwardly – to find his role in the clean up. He strikes me as very much a Don Quixote figure; he means well, but hasn’t exactly figured out how to be entirely productive in the fight against PEDs.

]]> By: Rich http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/81/comment-page-1#comment-2239 Rich Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:59:27 +0000 http://www.velodramatic.com/?p=81#comment-2239 Greg Lemond characterizes the era in which I first fell in love with cycling as a sport rather than a means of transportation or simply having fun. Riders like Millar, Yates, Peiper and Lemond all spring to mind whenever I recall summers glued to the box - my old man on the rivet of the armchair tapping his feet on the floor in time with the prevailing on-screen cadence. To me, as a young kid growing up in the far north of England, to have an English speaker win the greatest sporting event on the planet was my 'man on the moon moment'. Never forget it. To my mind, Greg Lemond is still the Don. Greg Lemond characterizes the era in which I first fell in love with cycling as a sport rather than a means of transportation or simply having fun. Riders like Millar, Yates, Peiper and Lemond all spring to mind whenever I recall summers glued to the box – my old man on the rivet of the armchair tapping his feet on the floor in time with the prevailing on-screen cadence.

To me, as a young kid growing up in the far north of England, to have an English speaker win the greatest sporting event on the planet was my ‘man on the moon moment’. Never forget it.

To my mind, Greg Lemond is still the Don.

]]> By: TimC http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/81/comment-page-1#comment-2065 TimC Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:02:29 +0000 http://www.velodramatic.com/?p=81#comment-2065 Terrific sequence of shots of Lemond. And I love that phone shot, it really captures the tension. Great report, Michael. Terrific sequence of shots of Lemond. And I love that phone shot, it really captures the tension. Great report, Michael.

]]> By: BR http://www.velodramatic.com/archives/81/comment-page-1#comment-2050 BR Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:02:10 +0000 http://www.velodramatic.com/?p=81#comment-2050 Wow - I sat through a Q&A session (early 90's at Stanford) once where Greg was the guest of honor. I recall that he struggled to be clear and concise. We all excused his lack of public speaking polish and focused more his palmares. Greg and Lance both share being targets for ASO and breaking traditions that were closely guarded and they have to share the podium post retirement. I would have loved to have been there to see these champions together despite the friction. I rode with a person that competed against Greg when he was a Nor Cal Junior and he was known as a serious and extremely intense person. I sense the same in Lance. Wow – I sat through a Q&A session (early 90’s at Stanford) once where Greg was the guest of honor. I recall that he struggled to be clear and concise. We all excused his lack of public speaking polish and focused more his palmares. Greg and Lance both share being targets for ASO and breaking traditions that were closely guarded and they have to share the podium post retirement. I would have loved to have been there to see these champions together despite the friction. I rode with a person that competed against Greg when he was a Nor Cal Junior and he was known as a serious and extremely intense person. I sense the same in Lance.

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