Mad because he picks on Lance Armstrong, Trek fires Greg LeMond

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Mad because he picks on Lance Armstrong, Trek fires Greg LeMond
Deadspin found this 4/9/2008 on grg51.typepad.com [flag]
Greg LeMond's high end bicycle line will no longer be carried by Trek cycles.  Seems Lance Armstrong got mad at LeMond always picking on him, and accusing him of blood doping and PED use.  As the story goes, Armstrong convinced the Wisconsin bicycle firm to dump LeMond's high-end bikes and his big mouth.  The Star-Tribune in the Twin Cities carries the story : Best-selling ... [link]

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Something Is Stirring In Tampa [Blogdome]
Published 4/9/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
• The Rays fans have AWAKENED! [Enjoy The Enjoyment] • So how's that Matt Stover email going to work? [East Coast Bias] • That gripping battle for the last Eastern Conference playoff spot. [Epic Carnival] • The Greg LeMond-Lance Armstrong feud continues. [Steroid Nation] • How the Tony Awards are like the NBA's Western Conference. [Vulture] • An interview with Chuck Norris. [Bleacher Report] • Adam Jones could use a nap. [Cobra Brigade] ...

Blog Patrol: Shea Stadium. A True Classic. And A Total Dump.
Published 4/9/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... last Opening Day at Shea. Remembering what's made the stadium, uh, not so great. [The Legend of Cecilio Guante] By the way, the Mets did get rickrolled yesterday. [Deadspin] Hills star Lauren Conrad is doing an NHL Playoffs blog. WTF? [NHL.com] Some coach at the Final Four was hanging out with someone who wasn't his wife. Whoops. [The Big Lead] Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong are a-fussin' and a-feudin'. [Steroid Nation] Obviously very NSFW, but very funny. The Top 10 F-bombs dropped in ...

SAINT ANDREW'S NET: LAMPOONING!
Published 4/10/2008 at With Leather
... Steroid Nation reports Trek has dropped Greg LeMond as a spokesman.  Sure, this bores you now, but when the oil runs out, bicycle spokespeople will rule the world. Ha, bicycle spokespeople. ...

THE 'ROID REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6
Published 4/14/2008 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... Greg LeMond will no longer be billing anything to Trek Bicycles. The Wisconsin firm fired the Minnesota cycling legend's bike line because LeMond's outspoken criticism of dopers (read 'Lance Armstrong') offends the sensibility of Trek bike purchasers (read 'Lance Armstrong'). By the way, a famous cyclist endorses Trek bikes (read 'Lance Armstrong'). ...