I would make fun of Greg's weight, but I am fighting a weight problem of my own, and at 80, I'm losing despite putting in more miles on the bike than the car and only eating two meals a day.
@@tomkunich9401 everyone is on their own journey. Those that make cracks about others are usually the ones who have the most problems with themselves whether they recognize it or not. The fact that both you and Greg are out cycling and enjoying it is what matters the most. At 80, I hope I am still on a bike like you. Cheers.
I had the chance to meet Laurent Fignon in Chicago. Nicest guy in the world. His autobiography is incredible: "We Were Young and Carefree". RIP Laurent Fignon
At the time Greg went up against Laurent in that fateful time trial, he was public enemy number one for me. All I see now is a true cycling champion that we sadly lost too young.
I had a poster of Lemond on my wall, I think it was a page from Cycling Weekly or something, posing the question "Can Lemond win the Tour?" following his return from injury. I remember writing "yes he can!" then adding "By 8 seconds!" on it. So exciting, and this episode brought those memories flooding back. Thank you!
I grew up in Boulder, saw LeMond at the Red Zinger when he rode for Avocet. His '86 win inspired me to head to Europe in '87, and ignite a life-long love for cycling. Thanks Matt for living the dream for many of us...riding with Greg
Lemond ignited my passion for cycling as an American college student in the ‘80s. And although I’ve had the opportunity to meet several “high profile” racers over the decades, Greg’s is the only autograph I’ve ever asked for. 100% class act!
This video made my heart sing! It’s inspiring seeing Greg happy on the bike and sharing stories. In 2000, I turned 42 and after much searching, bought my first high-end road bike-a bright red LeMond Tourmalet. As a female, this bike fit me perfectly. My then husband was loading it into our truck and said “Do you really think you’ll ride it that much?” 24 years later, I’ve owned other bikes, but never parted with the LeMond. It taught me to ride and navigate life on two wheels. Thanks, Greg!
Greg inspired me to ride back in the 1980's and influenced all of my cycling purchases. A true hero. Oakley needs a signature Lemond pair of glasses in yellow and blue.
I’m awestruck so see Greg Lemond close and personal. What an inspiring presence! Mad respect that he can still ride a bike so beautifully. Thank you Matt for a fantastic interaction with this legendary cycling figure. Enjoyed this very much!!😄🚴🏻🚴🏻♂️🍾
That's hard to top, a gentleman and a legend, Greg just oozes class. Matt's childhood dreams made this even more special, they say don't meet your heroes, but in this case, it was perfect. 💛
This was an emotional video. The 1989 TdF gave me my love of cycling aged 17 and here I am aged 52 still at it and it’s thanks to Greg Lemond. Bought my Giro Air Attack helmet and Oakley Factory Pilots because of him. Cost me a fortune at the time but had to be done. So great to hear Greg reminiscing and happy. Truly inspirational especially when you read the goals he set himself. Just awesome to watch 👊
One of those videos when you blink and all of a sudden, 36 minutes goes by! I was 13 when Lemond won the '89 Tour, remember it like it was yesterday. One of the legends of the sport and a nice guy too it seems
Great memories. I loved everything about cycling. The bikes, equipment, clothing and riding of course. Just starting out as a young rider myself when LeMond broke into the scene. He is probably my favorite rider of all time though I enjoy all of his contemporaries at the time. Watched him won all his tours on the network over John Tesh score. The music made the suffering and the triumph all the more dramatic. The movie “The last rider in” took me back to all those moments I was clued to the TV watching the Tour de France unfold. I bet there were many like me.
Loved this one Matt, watching Greg win the 89 tour was the reason I got back into cycling again at the age of 29. 64 now and still riding 200+ miles a week. Three cycling heroes in my life, Eddy, Greg and now of course Tadej…
I was grinning through the whole video seeing Matt and Greg The Lemondster!!! Fantastic!!! Matt you are a hidden gem of a interviewer. Was good seeing Greg back on the bike.
I remember watching Greg Lemond finish a stage of the Coor's Classic in Sacramento. My sister and I chased him after the finish, trying to get an autograph, but he rode straight into his hotel lobby, and we weren't allowed in, and so I never got an autograph. But it's a treasured memory, and one of 2 times that I got to see him up-close. He's a true legend.
Greg was also my childhood hero wanted to be just like him and now I am we both have leukemia, no joke. I hope his treatment goes as well as mine has, I’m posting PR’s like I did 6 years ago.
My face hurts. I've been smiling throughout this whole video. The mid-eighties is when I was just out of high school and discovered cycling, and watching Greg (and everyone else back then) in the Tour was part of the happiest time in my life. Good to see you out there on a bike, Greg! Someone needs to make a movie/comedy about some over-the-hill and long-since-retired cyclists coming out of retirement to race the Tour: Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault, Steve Bauer, Andy Hampsten, Sean Kelly, Phil Anderson...the list goes on. I'd pay to see that!
Thank you for this excellent video. Greg is a true gentleman, and the kind of ambassador our sport has always needed. I met him very briefly while spectating a criterium about twenty five or so year ago. He was just strolling down the sidewalk with a newspaper under his arm. My friend punched me in the arm to draw my attention from the race and said “hey…there’s Greg LeMond”. Greg must have heard him because he walked right up and stood next to me. I said hello and told him that his comeback in 1989 is what had inspired me to try racing. Greg told me that another fan had given him the paper he was carrying. It was a copy of L’equip from just before the start of the 1989 TDF, and he said that they had only given him a fifty percent chance of finishing! I nodded and nervously (starstruck) said “proved them wrong”. He just smiled and told us to enjoy the race and have a nice weekend, then he vanished into the crowd on the sidewalk. That man just radiates a warm sort of energetic vibe. Very charismatic and such a nice guy.
Amigo que afortunado y que gran historia para contar yo una vez en una ruta México que vino a correr con el equipo gan antes de terminar la ruta gred lemong abia abandonado y ya no tuve la oportunidad de conocerlo pero es un tipo brillante....
The “Sun King”. I got to spend time with Greg as a collegiate cyclist in 1997ish in Atlanta. He was touring the US unvielling/promoting his “LeMond” bicycle line. Vinnings cycling and fitness was a large multiple dealership in the area that sponsored our team. I got a call from my brother “LeMond is standing in the freaking shop!!!!” I raced over walked in and was star struck. He was so polite and humble. So regular and easy to talk to. He chuckled at my face as I walked in disbelief that the “Sun King” was standing in front of me. The night before (not knowing anything about him scheduled to be in our home shop) we watched recorded footage of his career and tour wins. It was fresh….almost to fresh to see him in person the next day lol. Changed me and my brothers that day and we still bring it up from time to time. Still cycle regularly. What a sport and opportunity. Godbless you all!!!’
He exudes class on the bike. Even after all these years, it strikes you so vividly. Puts me in mind of when I saw a long-retired Maradona dictate a charity football match with the wand on his left leg.
Guess I should have kept my Oakleys from that era. Started watching the Tour cuz of Greg.. every night we’d take our dinner plates upstairs to where the TV was in our small home. Fond memories. Got to hear Greg speak, mid-2000’s, in the Pac NW USA. Nice film, thanks.
That was mint. Thanks so much for posting. I have so much respect for Greg LeMond. He was the first TdF winner I paid much attention to. He's an absolute legend.
Greg Lemond. You have been an inspiration to me when I was a kid in the 80s. I’ve loved riding and watching racing ever since. My youngest son had leukemia and has been 7 years cancer free. Strong against cancer ♋️ Greg Lemond. You have gone through a lot. I know you will defeat this! Thank you Sigma Sports in giving this fantastic cafe ride!
Everyone remembers the final stage of the 1989 TdF but for me it’s got to be stage 16 of the 1990 race. In the Channel 4 days I hadn’t missed a stage for several years but on the 17th July 1990 I was out after work in central London and met a young lady. Several drinks later it was too late to get home to watch the race. Greg Lemond was, and always will be, a legend. The young lady became my wife (29th wedding anniversary on 29th August), however every 17th July I like to remind her it was the day Greg Lemond took back just over two minutes from Claudio Chiappucci, virtually winning him the race, and I missed it ‘because of her’ 🙂
That was a great interview, Matt. Greg was my hero when I was growing up. I found cycling in 1982 when i was 13, and learned about Greg LeMond after his 2nd place at Worlds. I started to emulate his style when I was riding, just as you did. I have a picture I took of him and Phil Anderson warming up for the 1986 Coor's Classic prologue. He waved and gave the biggest smile. He is a class act.
Best episode yet Matt, a true legend and gent to boot. Still loves cycling more than ever. I just miss him on Eurosport. With his ultimate insider knowledge of racing, his comments were pure gold👍🏼👍🏼🙌🏼
The whole 1989 TdF was a drama. After week 2 the lead changed almost daily between Lemond and Fignon, each day they attacked each other and the lead was always less than a minute. The final-stage TT was the crescendo in that drama.
I absolutely loved that. Greg Lemond was a hero in my teens, coolest guy and what a gent!!! This was great to watch, lovely and great memories of that time.
Made my morning and forwarded to my best mate since the 80’s who has just had a major operation and he was late for his meds watching it! Matt was great, love Lemond!
22:49 crazy to see how much he has and continues to impact cycling. As a current high schooler, I did that picture for a project in my us history class. An inspiration then and now!
Great interview, Matt. I remember when Greg LeMond was being persona non grata by that fucking liar, Armstrong. Greg LeMond was always a classy rider. Broke Irish hearts many times in many races. Superb interview, Matt
My absolute idol growing up. Was so lucky to run into him on a trout stream in southern Wisconsin one evening years ago when he was on the way back to Minnesota from, I think a car race iirc. Got to fly fish with him for a few hours. It was so, so hard to not pepper him with questions about cycling. We talked only fishing the whole evening. Legend.
What a great video - a true cycling legend...and some American bloke. In all seriousness Greg is the first cyclist I remember watching as a youth. A gentleman and an inspiration. Chapeaux
So fun to see this! Greg is about two weeks older than me, so definitely can identify with him in our generation. Greg was my motivation in taking up cycling. Met him at Wheat Ridge Cyclery in Denver area in 1993. Such a friendly dude, he actually walked over and started up a conversation, was amazed! Autographed his legendary TT win poster @ TDF, still have poster today. Still riding still motivated. Thank you Greg!! And Matt!!
What a fantastic feel good film, my two favourite people in cycling. Greg for inspiring me to ride in the first place and Matt for being the funniest personality in cycling in the present day. Both heroes and inspirations. Thank you.
This was mint! Seeing those bikes and hearing Greg talk about them instantly transported me back to the golden days of watching the tour on Channel 4 with all the windows open in the height of summer. Superb.
Thanks for such a great café ride. Greg Lemond is my hero for sure. I got my first bike back in 86 and got inspired by the Tour he won that year. Haven’t looked back since 👌
Greg Lemond gave me a lifelong love of cycling. I was so happy to see him looking healthy and happy considering his recent health struggles.
My face hurts from smiling through this whole thing. Greg is cycling, and no one makes a better cycling interview than Matt. Chapeau!
Greg is a real one.
I would make fun of Greg's weight, but I am fighting a weight problem of my own, and at 80, I'm losing despite putting in more miles on the bike than the car and only eating two meals a day.
@@tomkunich9401 everyone is on their own journey. Those that make cracks about others are usually the ones who have the most problems with themselves whether they recognize it or not. The fact that both you and Greg are out cycling and enjoying it is what matters the most. At 80, I hope I am still on a bike like you. Cheers.
Greg Lemond, the greatest American cyclist and a national treasure. So happy to see him smiling.
Wow, a legend. What a privilege to see Greg Lemond. One of my all time heroes. Thank you.
Great to see Greg in good health and on a bike
What a legend! And that Lemond guy too ;)
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Hero #1. The rider that pulled me into the sport and gave me the love that has never died.
This comment gave me goosebumps in a good way.
I had the chance to meet Laurent Fignon in Chicago. Nicest guy in the world. His autobiography is incredible: "We Were Young and Carefree". RIP Laurent Fignon
At the time Greg went up against Laurent in that fateful time trial, he was public enemy number one for me. All I see now is a true cycling champion that we sadly lost too young.
GCN died when Matt left, and now he gets to ride with Lemond, awesome.
I cried a little watching this. Greg you are a beautiful soul my friend. Thank you for continuing to be such an amazing inspiration.
Amazing - such a nice man. We don't see enough of Greg Lemond.
He is a true gent
Greg is probably my favourite rider ever, not just incredible on the bike, but also such a great guy.
I had a poster of Lemond on my wall, I think it was a page from Cycling Weekly or something, posing the question "Can Lemond win the Tour?" following his return from injury. I remember writing "yes he can!" then adding "By 8 seconds!" on it. So exciting, and this episode brought those memories flooding back. Thank you!
Some of the best cycling content on RUclips! keep smashing it Matt!
It's some of the best content full stop, not just in cycling
This is the definitive Cafe Ride interview! Two absolute inspirational legends! Thanks Sigma sports for making this happen, I can’t stop smiling.
I grew up in Boulder, saw LeMond at the Red Zinger when he rode for Avocet. His '86 win inspired me to head to Europe in '87, and ignite a life-long love for cycling. Thanks Matt for living the dream for many of us...riding with Greg
I'm still in Boulder and have fond memories of those races.
I start to follow cycling because of Greg Lemond. Best Cafe Ride ever!
Thank you 🫶🏻
What a bloke Greg is. True gentleman
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Exactly how many of us started racing because of Greg I wonder? With all he's been through he still has that infectious giggle and smile. Such a gent😎
I did. Was mesmerized by what he did in the '89 Tour and by '91 was racing CatIV and riding 4 days a week.
Lemond ignited my passion for cycling as an American college student in the ‘80s. And although I’ve had the opportunity to meet several “high profile” racers over the decades, Greg’s is the only autograph I’ve ever asked for. 100% class act!
One of the very best cafe rides, great to see and listen to Greg LeMond.
Two absolute legends, and heroes to me growing up. Could have watched hours of this.
Thanks Mr. Stephens for hooking up with Greg LeMond. I thoroughly enjoy these cafe ride episodes.
Still riding a 97’ Lemond Chambery frame Alpe D’Huez Speed trap fork & finishing kit with a triple 105 50/39/30 11-25 10 speed. I love this bike!
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This video made my heart sing! It’s inspiring seeing Greg happy on the bike and sharing stories. In 2000, I turned 42 and after much searching, bought my first high-end road bike-a bright red LeMond Tourmalet. As a female, this bike fit me perfectly. My then husband was loading it into our truck and said “Do you really think you’ll ride it that much?” 24 years later, I’ve owned other bikes, but never parted with the LeMond. It taught me to ride and navigate life on two wheels. Thanks, Greg!
What a legend. My all-time favorite cyclist. Thank you for this!
Greg inspired so many people and its very encouraging to see him riding now and having fun and good banter.
Greg inspired me to ride back in the 1980's and influenced all of my cycling purchases. A true hero. Oakley needs a signature Lemond pair of glasses in yellow and blue.
I’m awestruck so see Greg Lemond close and personal. What an inspiring presence! Mad respect that he can still ride a bike so beautifully. Thank you Matt for a fantastic interaction with this legendary cycling figure. Enjoyed this very much!!😄🚴🏻🚴🏻♂️🍾
That's hard to top, a gentleman and a legend, Greg just oozes class. Matt's childhood dreams made this even more special, they say don't meet your heroes, but in this case, it was perfect. 💛
What a privilege to ride with the most naturally gifted bike rider that ever threw his leg over a saddle!
LMAO....OKAY
Lmao!
Yeah that must have been a real honour for Greg
Eddy Merckx ……..
@@marcdaniels9079 Pogacar? Possibly
This was an emotional video. The 1989 TdF gave me my love of cycling aged 17 and here I am aged 52 still at it and it’s thanks to Greg Lemond. Bought my Giro Air Attack helmet and Oakley Factory Pilots because of him. Cost me a fortune at the time but had to be done. So great to hear Greg reminiscing and happy. Truly inspirational especially when you read the goals he set himself. Just awesome to watch 👊
What a legend and what a great guy...no filter and talks the truth soo refreshing!! We love you Greg
One of those videos when you blink and all of a sudden, 36 minutes goes by! I was 13 when Lemond won the '89 Tour, remember it like it was yesterday. One of the legends of the sport and a nice guy too it seems
... 36 minutes (plural) go* by
@@einundsiebenziger5488 it took you 5 days to realise my mistake, you must be so proud
I spent my high school years in the late 1970s in Seattle, Washington, rode Marymoor Velodrome, and Greg was such a hero! Still is. Legend.
Now, this a treat!! What a legend. Good to see Mr Greg is looking good.
That Oakley story is wild. Don’t care you who are that would sting a bit
Great memories. I loved everything about cycling. The bikes, equipment, clothing and riding of course. Just starting out as a young rider myself when LeMond broke into the scene. He is probably my favorite rider of all time though I enjoy all of his contemporaries at the time. Watched him won all his tours on the network over John Tesh score. The music made the suffering and the triumph all the more dramatic. The movie “The last rider in” took me back to all those moments I was clued to the TV watching the Tour de France unfold. I bet there were many like me.
Loved this one Matt, watching Greg win the 89 tour was the reason I got back into cycling again at the age of 29. 64 now and still riding 200+ miles a week. Three cycling heroes in my life, Eddy, Greg and now of course Tadej…
He was before my time but what a guy. Thanks guys.
Absolutely brilliant Matt and a thankyou to Greg lemond. What a legend. Brilliant video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🍾😎👍
Thanks for giving it a watch. We are glad you enjoyed it!
I was grinning through the whole video seeing Matt and Greg The Lemondster!!! Fantastic!!! Matt you are a hidden gem of a interviewer. Was good seeing Greg back on the bike.
I still have his book and the '89 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year with him on the cover. That Tour de France finale was amazing!
I remember watching Greg Lemond finish a stage of the Coor's Classic in Sacramento. My sister and I chased him after the finish, trying to get an autograph, but he rode straight into his hotel lobby, and we weren't allowed in, and so I never got an autograph. But it's a treasured memory, and one of 2 times that I got to see him up-close. He's a true legend.
Coors* Classic. The "S" is integral part of the brand name, no apostrophe.
I love the cafe rides . Greg lemond is a legend . 🎉🍾
Bloody brilliant. Watching it now. Two awesome blokes on bikes.
Greg was also my childhood hero wanted to be just like him and now I am we both have leukemia, no joke. I hope his treatment goes as well as mine has, I’m posting PR’s like I did 6 years ago.
My face hurts. I've been smiling throughout this whole video. The mid-eighties is when I was just out of high school and discovered cycling, and watching Greg (and everyone else back then) in the Tour was part of the happiest time in my life. Good to see you out there on a bike, Greg! Someone needs to make a movie/comedy about some over-the-hill and long-since-retired cyclists coming out of retirement to race the Tour: Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault, Steve Bauer, Andy Hampsten, Sean Kelly, Phil Anderson...the list goes on. I'd pay to see that!
Now we'd pay to see that 🍿
There is only one GL, no rider can ever compete with this man both on and off the bike. What a legend!
What an incredible person. He’s living his best life. Thank you Matt.
Je suis Français, and I really enjoy the fact thats this video is taking place in France ! Lovely !
What a lovely time has been watching these two riding together. Life feels good after moments like this!
Greg is truly amazing not to mention the GOAT , Matt's so lucky
Absolutely brilliant! Matt & Greg's chemistry is a joy to watch. Chapeau, guys!
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Thank you for this excellent video. Greg is a true gentleman, and the kind of ambassador our sport has always needed.
I met him very briefly while spectating a criterium about twenty five or so year ago. He was just strolling down the sidewalk with a newspaper under his arm.
My friend punched me in the arm to draw my attention from the race and said “hey…there’s Greg LeMond”. Greg must have heard him because he walked right up and stood next to me. I said hello and told him that his comeback in 1989 is what had inspired me to try racing.
Greg told me that another fan had given him the paper he was carrying. It was a copy of L’equip from just before the start of the 1989 TDF, and he said that they had only given him a fifty percent chance of finishing!
I nodded and nervously (starstruck) said “proved them wrong”. He just smiled and told us to enjoy the race and have a nice weekend, then he vanished into the crowd on the sidewalk.
That man just radiates a warm sort of energetic vibe. Very charismatic and such a nice guy.
Amigo que afortunado y que gran historia para contar yo una vez en una ruta México que vino a correr con el equipo gan antes de terminar la ruta gred lemong abia abandonado y ya no tuve la oportunidad de conocerlo pero es un tipo brillante....
Even if you weren't into cycling, you knew who Greg Lemond was in America. Amazing video and amazing dude.
An icon! Thank you 🤩
The “Sun King”. I got to spend time with Greg as a collegiate cyclist in 1997ish in Atlanta. He was touring the US unvielling/promoting his “LeMond” bicycle line. Vinnings cycling and fitness was a large multiple dealership in the area that sponsored our team. I got a call from my brother “LeMond is standing in the freaking shop!!!!” I raced over walked in and was star struck. He was so polite and humble. So regular and easy to talk to. He chuckled at my face as I walked in disbelief that the “Sun King” was standing in front of me. The night before (not knowing anything about him scheduled to be in our home shop) we watched recorded footage of his career and tour wins. It was fresh….almost to fresh to see him in person the next day lol. Changed me and my brothers that day and we still bring it up from time to time. Still cycle regularly. What a sport and opportunity. Godbless you all!!!’
it's almost 2 in the morning, why did I just watch this whole thing? Love Greg. Thanks for the interview Matt and crew.
We love a bit of nocturnal Cafe Ride viewing. Glad you enjoyed it...now get some sleep!
Absolutely love Greg! So happy to see him with Matt.
Absolute poetry in motion on a bike, full of natural talent and a big influence on me when I got into cycling. Thanks to Greg Lemond. Awesome guy!
He exudes class on the bike. Even after all these years, it strikes you so vividly.
Puts me in mind of when I saw a long-retired Maradona dictate a charity football match with the wand on his left leg.
I am so glad to see Greg doing these videos, and reminding us why we love cycling.
Guess I should have kept my Oakleys from that era. Started watching the Tour cuz of Greg.. every night we’d take our dinner plates upstairs to where the TV was in our small home. Fond memories. Got to hear Greg speak, mid-2000’s, in the Pac NW USA. Nice film, thanks.
Appreciate the kind words
That was mint. Thanks so much for posting. I have so much respect for Greg LeMond. He was the first TdF winner I paid much attention to. He's an absolute legend.
Absolutely LOVE the cafe ride series. Mr LeMond with Mr Stephens - what a treat!!
Keep up the awesomeness Matt!!
The GOAT in my book, absolute class and similar in my cycling hero growing up 🎉
Greg Lemond. You have been an inspiration to me when I was a kid in the 80s. I’ve loved riding and watching racing ever since. My youngest son had leukemia and has been 7 years cancer free. Strong against cancer ♋️ Greg Lemond. You have gone through a lot. I know you will defeat this! Thank you Sigma Sports in giving this fantastic cafe ride!
Thanks for the comment and all the best for your son. A cruel illness and one we are glad to hear he is cancer free.
Everyone remembers the final stage of the 1989 TdF but for me it’s got to be stage 16 of the 1990 race. In the Channel 4 days I hadn’t missed a stage for several years but on the 17th July 1990 I was out after work in central London and met a young lady. Several drinks later it was too late to get home to watch the race. Greg Lemond was, and always will be, a legend. The young lady became my wife (29th wedding anniversary on 29th August), however every 17th July I like to remind her it was the day Greg Lemond took back just over two minutes from Claudio Chiappucci, virtually winning him the race, and I missed it ‘because of her’ 🙂
I remember that one well...good old Cappuccino :D
Absolutely the best content on RUclips. Matt Stevens always smashes it, 🎩
Such a fantastic watch. Two of the nicest guys in cycling!
Matt is a Greg Lemond mega geek like I am. He's just a legend to me. One of the greats.
That was a great interview, Matt. Greg was my hero when I was growing up. I found cycling in 1982 when i was 13, and learned about Greg LeMond after his 2nd place at Worlds. I started to emulate his style when I was riding, just as you did. I have a picture I took of him and Phil Anderson warming up for the 1986 Coor's Classic prologue. He waved and gave the biggest smile. He is a class act.
If you are referring to the 83 worlds. he won that race.
@@stevenmeyer9674. He came in second in 1982 after being out sprinted by Saronni. He came back to win the following year.
@@johns3106 👍
Best episode yet Matt, a true legend and gent to boot. Still loves cycling more than ever. I just miss him on Eurosport. With his ultimate insider knowledge of racing, his comments were pure gold👍🏼👍🏼🙌🏼
I'll never forget the TT on the Champs Elysees, simply magical. ❤
Guy E.
The whole 1989 TdF was a drama. After week 2 the lead changed almost daily between Lemond and Fignon, each day they attacked each other and the lead was always less than a minute. The final-stage TT was the crescendo in that drama.
I absolutely loved that. Greg Lemond was a hero in my teens, coolest guy and what a gent!!! This was great to watch, lovely and great memories of that time.
Good vibes by the bucketload, right!?
Made my morning and forwarded to my best mate since the 80’s who has just had a major operation and he was late for his meds watching it! Matt was great, love Lemond!
Well Done!!! Thanks to Greg, Matt and all the crew! And thanks Sigma Sports for your support in every way!!
22:49 crazy to see how much he has and continues to impact cycling. As a current high schooler, I did that picture for a project in my us history class. An inspiration then and now!
Love to hear this and yes, Greg is and always will be a cycling great
So great to see Greg out there and doing better enjoying the great outdoors on a bike. Thank you Sigma Sports for doing this.
We couldn't agree more.
what a lovely bloke. A man with that much talent and so humble
He is a true cycling legend. It was a great ride and conversation. It was great to hear old memories from him.
Great interview, Matt. I remember when Greg LeMond was being persona non grata by that fucking liar, Armstrong.
Greg LeMond was always a classy rider. Broke Irish hearts many times in many races.
Superb interview, Matt
wow how sad are you that you can't even praise a champion like Lemond without spoiling it with your little vaginal whining about other riders?
The sitting on the R testicle comment at the start was definitely aimed at Armstrong😂
My absolute idol growing up. Was so lucky to run into him on a trout stream in southern Wisconsin one evening years ago when he was on the way back to Minnesota from, I think a car race iirc. Got to fly fish with him for a few hours. It was so, so hard to not pepper him with questions about cycling. We talked only fishing the whole evening. Legend.
Loved this, Greg is a legend and seems like such a good dude.
The cafe rides are back!!!! Best cycling stuff on RUclips
They sure are 🎇
What a great video - a true cycling legend...and some American bloke. In all seriousness Greg is the first cyclist I remember watching as a youth. A gentleman and an inspiration. Chapeaux
We think you summed Greg up perfectly. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Fantastic Matt. What a great man Greg is.
So fun to see this! Greg is about two weeks older than me, so definitely can identify with him in our generation. Greg was my motivation in taking up cycling. Met him at Wheat Ridge Cyclery in Denver area in 1993. Such a friendly dude, he actually walked over and started up a conversation, was amazed! Autographed his legendary TT win poster @ TDF, still have poster today. Still riding still motivated. Thank you Greg!! And Matt!!
Glad you got to meet him too. He is a breath of positivity and joy!
Two legends and characters of the sport. Love it.
A winning duo indeed!
Another fav video, Greg is my cycling hero and great to see he still has a twinkle in his eye. What a great bloke.
What a privilege to see a genuine cycling legend... and Greg LeMond.
What can we say, Matt rocks! 😜
Funny, thoughtful, harrowing, insightful and humbling. keep knocking them out the park folks.
Thank you. We plan to!
brilliant vid/interview with Greg! A true gent, and was a pleasure to race with him in the Milwaukee super week, back in the late 70's
What a fabulous man, a true legend and a Gent. Matt, another great interview, chapeau
Greg Lemond still is a hero and such an amazing athlete. Great video, thanks Matt. Your cafe rides are just the best.
Thank you Sigma Sports, for giving us Matt with Greg!
We aim to please 😊
A true gentlemen and absolute legend and one of my favourite cafe rides.
What a fantastic feel good film, my two favourite people in cycling. Greg for inspiring me to ride in the first place and Matt for being the funniest personality in cycling in the present day. Both heroes and inspirations. Thank you.
This was mint!
Seeing those bikes and hearing Greg talk about them instantly transported me back to the golden days of watching the tour on Channel 4 with all the windows open in the height of summer. Superb.
The Royal Champagne Hotel looks amazing! Yet another great Cafe Ride - thanks Matt!
We definitely hit cafe goals with that hotel!
Your best ever Matt. Very well done.
Absolutely brilliant - I loved every minute of this film. Great stuff.
Thanks for such a great café ride. Greg Lemond is my hero for sure. I got my first bike back in 86 and got inspired by the Tour he won that year. Haven’t looked back since 👌