In reply to IainRUK:
> (In reply to Toby S) Why is Lemond suddenly whiter than white.. he had a fair few unbelievable recoveries.. OK he never failed a drugs test.. where have I heard that before?
hes also always been very vocal in condemning dopers, especially Lance. FWIW I am convinced he was totally clean, much more so than anyone else, full stop.
his era was not tainted by EPO, though there would have been some steroid abuse, possibly HGH in the later years (by others, not him), its the sort of stuff that was of use mainly in recovery, but which didnt necessarily provide the type of performance gain we saw post EPO. As the post above me says, look at the way he couldnt compete once EPO came in.