"cerveloguy, you got the newer version of the Zurich? "
My frame is actually the Buenos Aires which is identical to the Zurich except for the graphics. They actually offer this exact same frame on four bikes, but are spec’d differently.
I sold the Bontrager Carbon Race fork that came with the frame and replaced with a Reynolds Ouzo Pro. Then transferred the 9 sp DuraAce/Ultegra from my aluminium Giant TCR-1. Also was able to use the Giant aero seat post which I’ve always liked. Finished of with a Ritchie WSC stem and Kestrel EMS Pro carbon bars.
I liked the TCR a lot but my aging body was ready for a plusher ride than aluminium. Was thinking of a carbon TCR frame as the logical replacement but I got such a good deal on the LeMond frame on ebay that I couldn’t refuse. The frame was used but only two months old.
Can hardly wait for the snow to finish melting so I can get out and ride.
The bike he’s riding is a steel Maillot Juane, Reynolds 853 eqipped with DA 9spd. I believe it’s an '02. I’m surprised to see that it’s almost entirely stock. I can’t see anything, other than the watter bottle cages that are not stock. The saddle tag is still hanging from the saddle.
thanks. i tried looking more closely at the pix but from what my untrained eye could determine, only one frame material. I figgered either steel or ti. Glad to see steel still has appeal. even amongst fat, retired 3x TDF winners
Me too. I’m pissed. I still remember watching his '89 TDF victory on TV in high school and getting pumped up and riding my bike all over town afterwards. Back then I think it was NBC coverage kind of like Ironman Hawaii now. Then my bike got stolen and I didn’t ride again (road) until a few years ago. Damn.
Actually, that’s not true. Eddie is lean and mean. From 11/04 www.cyclingnews.com:
Merckx dispels health rumours
Eddy Merckx’s dramatic weight loss this year has given rise to much speculation as to whether he was seriously ill. The Cannibal, who is now looking almost as lean as he did in his racing days, told Sportwereld.be that there is nothing to worry about. “I underwent an esophagus operation on May 12,” he said. “I have suffered with that since I was young. If I had have been born with a normal stomach, then I might have had an even better career. Some journalists asked me whether I had cancer. When I lay on the operating table I weight 110 kilograms. Since the end of August, my weight has stabilised at 82 kilograms. Logically it was a number of months before my body started working normally again, and in that time I lost a lot of weight.”
That’s right. We have a pic of him hanging on the picture board at work from around the '98/'97 tour (where he looks very big). I remember seeing him at the '04 tour on OLN hanging out with some other celeb (Robin Williams?) and he looked much thinner.
I saw photo’s of Mercxx at this years tour of Sudan (or similar) and he was looking extremenyl slim (having been training again). He apparentl posted a 1:10 40k TT as part of a tri relay as well.
None of us except Greg himself knows why he accused Lance of cheating. For all we know Lance could have called Greg up and called Greg Mr. Dunkin’ Donuts 2003 for only winning 3 TdFs. He definitely has more insight into cheating in the peloton, 10 years ago and today, than you or I. What about Lance being an asshole with that little stunt he pulled in last year’s TdF in “chasing” Simeone? Guess that type of asshole is ok?
I cannot believe people are saying he let himself go. Let us not forget he suffers from a medical condition that prevents him from exerting himself. I am not sure otf the name of the condition - but I am sure someone else will chime in with more info.
IMO, Greg is truly a god of cycling. I have fond memories of watching him on tv battling it out on the climbs.
What I love in these pics is seeing his smile. It seems (at least from my eyes) that he genuinely enjoys cycling and being with others. I love to hear about past champions getting back on the saddle, even when it means they are just a shadow of their former self.
Indeed, AJ. More than anyone, LeMond DEFINED the onset of the modern cycling era.
Secondly, he did not “bash” Lance. He was asked his opinion regarding a timely topic of which he knows a thing or three, and he gave his candid opinion as he always does. Characterizing this as “bashing”, or Greg as “bitter” because of it is simply moronic, and silly. Likewise criticism of his weight - he is overweight, obviously - there are myriad possible reasons for it that nobody here knows, or perhaps there is no reason other than he just finds it OK to be a jolly and jovial middle age midwestern fat-guy. Where is the harm in that, I wonder?
Thirdly, both LeMond and LA are great champions, of a great sport. Why the need to choose either/or, as so many of these discussions usually end up? LeMond singlehandedly brought cycling from a hard-man blue collar sport into the modern sporting world, and LA has remarkably parlayed that along with his own story literally into a global redefinition of the concept of “Hope” for millions of cancer victims and their families. For this to come from cycling, and two American champions of that sport is reason to be very proud, as cyclists.
Here’s a letter to Outside Magazine about LeMond’s chronic illness:
Second Opinion
I found Todd Balf’s story on Greg LeMond’s retirement from professional cycling quite disappointing (“You Won’t Have Greg LeMond to Kick Around Anymore,” April). As Greg’s exercise physiologist for the past five years, I feel uniquely qualified to comment on his health, his forced retirement, and his character. Greg has mitochondrial myopathy and had to leave professional cycling because of the condition. Balf wrote about it as if Dr. Rochelle Taube and I fabricated some obscure disease to justify Greg’s last few years of poor performance. The story is an insult not only to Greg, to Dr. Taube, and to me, but also to the thousands of Americans who suffer from mitochondrial myopathy.
Daniel J. Zeman
Institute for Health and Fitness Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
While I am a major Lance Armstrong fan, I’m not certain LeMond gets the acclaim due him for being the first American to win the Tour de France, which was no small feat.
Indeed, AJ. More than anyone, LeMond DEFINED the onset of the modern cycling era.
Secondly, he did not “bash” Lance. He was asked his opinion regarding a timely topic of which he knows a thing or three, and he gave his candid opinion as he always does. Characterizing this as “bashing”, or Greg as “bitter” because of it is simply moronic, and silly. I fully agree
I just said he is well fed, I was definitely not dissing the man. In a very roundabout way he is a big part of the reason I love cycling as much as I do. I fully intend to look the same when I am his age.
I don’t think so, but I really have no idea. I think you had to order them well before the ride and they make just enough to fulfill the orders. You could contact somebody here and see if they have extras - http://www.redmondcyclingclub.org/index.html
First of all, I agree with what you have said, for the most part. I knew who Greg LeMond was before I even knew what cycling was, he was, and is, God. In fact in my original post I even said that while I’m not a big fan because he bashed Lance, I still give (in the words of Ali G) big respek.
Second, I don’t care what you call it. If calling Lance a cheater who uses performance enhancing drugs isn’t ‘bashing’ him, then what is? Calling him a poopy-head?
Third, I made the Dunkin’ Donuts comment because let’s face it, it’s funny. I try to infuse humor in every one of my posts because many of you guys take yourselves and this sport (and each of its disciplines) way too godamn seriously.
Four, Lance chasing Simeone. Well that is hard to defend. I mean, it is a bike race, but I see your point. But chasing Simeone (in a bike race where people chase other people) is not on the same level as calling someone a cheater, and you know it.
How many Triathlons do I need to win before I can accuse YOU of cheating? When will I have the ‘insight’ into cheating in triathlon and be able to start accusing people? When do I get that right?
Take a deep breath, drop the chalupa, and go bike.
By the way, the Dunkin Donuts comment is a quote from a movie called ‘Love Actually.’ I cannot take credit for it, but it’s funny.
