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Greg LeMond : yellow jersey racer / Guy Andrews.

by Andrews, Guy, 1966-

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VeloPress, distributed by Ingram Publisher Services, [2016]

796.62092 L556a

Tour de France (Bicycle race)

Cyclists -- United States -- Biography

9781937715687 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Yellow jersey racer

300 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.

Greg LeMond is America's only recognized Tour de France winner, yet his three Tour victories tell only part of his story. LeMond changed cycling more than any other rider in the history of the sport. LeMond was the first cyclist to focus almost exclusively on winning the Tour de France and the World Championship. His talent and charisma broke cycling into the mainstream media with multiple turns as Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year. But LeMond's story took a tragic turn in 1987. While out hunting, he was accidentally shot and lost so much blood that his life hung in the balance. His eventual recovery was as miraculous as what happened next: he came back to the world of bicycle racing to claim victory in the Tour de France in the closest finish in the history of the race.

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