I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10 years if they would be guaranteed Olympic gold.

" LeMond represented the United States at the 1978 Junior World Championships in Washington D. By the end of Stage 12 Hinault had a five-minute lead over LeMond and the other top riders. He was World Champion in 1983 and 1989 and is a three-time winner of the Tour de France.

Gregory James "Greg" LeMond (born June 26 1961) is an American former professional road racing cyclist entrepreneur and anti-doping advocate. He was accidentally shot while hunting in 1987 and missed the next two Tours. He was World Champion in 1983 and 1989 and is a three-time winner of the Tour de France.