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Greg LeMond
- Greg LeMond is the only American to have won the event, doing so three times. Americans Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis were stripped of their titles due to serious breaches of doping regulations.
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American Greg LeMond became the first non-European to win the Tour in 1986. LeMond missed out in 1987 and 1988, but returned in 1989 to win the Tour by finishing eight seconds ahead of Laurent Fignon, the smallest winning margin in the Tour's history.
American Tour de France stage winners. This category is for Americans who have won at least one stage in the Tour de France. In road bicycle racing, each stage in a stage race is really a separate race, and winning one, particularly one in the Tour de France, is considered to be a very high achievement for a bicycle racer.
List of Winners of the Tour de France cycing event. The most successful rider in the Tour de France was Lance Armstrong, who finished first seven times before his wins were removed from the record books after being found guilty of doping by the USADA in 2012.
Tour de France general classification winners by nationality Country No. of wins No. of winning cyclists France: 36 23 Belgium: 18 10 Spain: 12 7 Italy: 10 7 Great Britain: 6 3 Luxembourg: 5 4 United States: 3 1 Switzerland: 2 2 Netherlands: 2 2 Ireland: 1 1 Denmark: 1 1 Germany: 1 1 Australia: 1 1 Colombia: 1 1 Slovenia: 1 1
Gregory James LeMond (born June 26, 1961) is an American former road racing cyclist. LeMond won the Tour de France thrice and the Road Race World Championship twice, becoming the only American male to win the former. LeMond began his professional cycling career in 1981.
Apr 25, 2024 · Greg LeMond is an American bicycle racer who was the first non-European rider to win the Tour de France, the most celebrated and challenging event in cycling. In his career he won the Tour de France three times (1986, 1989, 1990) and twice won the World Road Race Championship (1983, 1989).
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Apr 25, 2024 · Lance Armstrong, American cyclist, who was the only rider to win seven Tour de France titles (1999–2005) but who was later stripped of all his titles after an investigation revealed that he was the key figure in a wide-ranging doping conspiracy while he compiled his Tour victories.
