His success can be put down to a massive loss in weight. Body proportions within the tour de france theres still a. Greg lemond in action during the 1990 tour de france. For years ive used greg lemonds formula of multiplying crotch to floor distance by 0883 to get saddle height as measured from the center of the crank axle to the top of the saddle. Greg lemond net worth age height weight body measurements dating marriage relationship stats family career wikiscroll below and check our most recent updates about about greg lemonds biography salary estimated net worth expenses income reports financial breakdown 2020. Gregory james greg lemond born june 26 1961 is an american former professional road racing cyclist entrepreneur and anti doping advocatea two time winner of the road race world championship 1983 and 1989 and a three time winner of the tour de france 1986 1989 and 1990 lemond is considered by many to be the greatest american cyclist of all time.
Three time tour champ greg lemond reportedly had a vo2 max of 92. Phillip bell a senior sports scientist. Greg lemond photo gallery. Keep in mind that greg did not invent or actually determine this chart. It is my opinion that the definitive sizing chart for frame size and saddle height can be found in greg lemonds complete book of bicycling. A few athletes have been measured in the 90s including three time tour winner greg lemond.
In 2004 union cycliste internationale uci imposed a minimum weight requirement of 150 pounds 68 kilograms for bicycles raced in international events under their jurisdictionincluding the tour de franceso the lightest bike ever ridden to overall tour victory was armstrongs trek 5900 sl weighing 145 pounds in 2003. Podium contenders dont like to share weight or fat numbers. Lemond turned pro in 1980 joining the renault team managed by french coach cyrille guimard. The californian was just in time to benefit from guimards tests of the most efficient bicycling position and how to fit frames and seats. I think only cross country skier bjørn dæhlie generally considered the greatest nordic skier of all time 1992 olympic gold medalist 15 km 50 km 4 x 10 km relay cross country skiing had those same numbers. So considering his weight 73 kg he could never produce 500 watts to ride up the madonna as he said or 475 watts on the climb of lalpe.
Ginet and supervised by cyrille guimard who determined the ideal leg extension for maximum. It was the product of research from dr. My local bike shop used a goniometer like a big protractor to measure my knee angle at bottom dead center. Which translated to my racing weight would be 92 93 94 vo2 max. That win was.
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