Greg LeMond Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Greg LeMond, based on 9 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

9 records1983–19926 events0 places

Chronological biography

1983

World Champion1983

Sport / Cycling

Winner of the UCI Road World Championships Road Race

1984

White Jersey1984

Sport / Cycling

Rides his first Tour de France & finishes third, winning the prestigious White Jersey as the Tours best young rider

1986

Tour de France1986

Sport / Cycling

Winner of the Tour de France, 1st win. LeMond becomes the first American cyclist to win the race

1989

Tour de France1989

Sport / Cycling

Winner of the Tour de France, 2nd win, with 37 shotgun pellets remaining in his body (including two in the lining of his heart)

Tour de France20 April 1989

Sport / Cycling

Brother-in-law accidentally discharges his shotgun, striking LeMond in the back just over two months before the 1987 Tour de France, LeMond misses the following two Tours while recovering

1990

Tour de France1990

Sport / Cycling

Winner of the Tour de France, 3rd win

1991

Jesse Owens International Trophy1991

Sport / Cycling

Worlds Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Jesse Owens International Trophy

1992

Lifetime Achievement Award1992

Sport / Cycling

Winner of USA Cyclings Korbel Lifetime Achievement Award

Tour DuPont1992

Sport / Cycling

LeMond becomes the first American to win the Tour DuPont, a short-lived American answer to the Tour de France

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.