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Article: Greg LeMond: prince of the Tour de Kids.(Triple Tour de France winner with mitochondrial myopathy joins race for cure)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- May 1, 1997
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Flashback: It is December 3, 1994, the star-studded "Night of Champions"--bringing together the world's finest cycling athletes for an evening of dinner and dancing--when Greg LeMond astonishes his fellow cyclists by announcing his retirement from the professional arena that has brought him international fame and countless title wins. The unprecedented three-time Tour de France winner explains to the crowd that he has no choice. Recently diagnosed with a rare muscle disorder called mitochondrial myopathy, he will never again have the energy and stamina to compete.
Flash forward: LeMond, the former "King" of the Tour De France, now becomes the "Prince" of the ...