How Greg LeMond overcame his demons and injuries to win the Tour de France Correction An earlier version of this review incorrectly said that LeMond was the first American to enter the Tour de France. He won the Tour de France again in 1989 and 1990. The American former pro crashed en route to a dental appointment in nearby Wayzata and injured his back. In response Armstrong pointed the finger back at LeMond and suggested an iron injection LeMond received during the 1989 Giro d'Italia was in reality an injection of EPO or some other performance-enhancing agent. ... LeMond fought back. Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is recovering in hospital after a car accident close to his home in Minnesota yesterday. Greg LeMond is once again the only American ever to have won the Tour de France.
He was about to return to Europe, to rejoin the peloton and resume preparations to … For more than 12 years Greg LeMond had kept every thought of his secret childhood shame at bay. And the LeMonds are launching their long-delayed second act. AMERICAN cyclist Greg LeMond, winner of three Tours de France, suffered a back injury and was hospitalised after a car accident near his home in Minnesota, website Velonation reported today. Greg LeMond awoke before dawn on April 20, 1987. It was the day after Easter.