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I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics.
Greg LeMond
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Greg LeMond
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 26
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
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Lakewood
California
Gregory James LeMond
France
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