Apology Page to Greg LeMond Shows Up on Facebook

Greg LeMond was one of my boyhood heroes in my earliest days of competitive cycling. Kids of my generation wanted to be "like Mike", but I always wanted to be like Greg.

Over the past few years it was hard watching the cycling community turn on Greg LeMond--who wanted nothing more than to clean up professional cycling from the performance enhancing drugs. When Lance Armstrong began associating with the notorious Michele Ferrari, a doctor who was connected to the dirty side of cycling, it was Greg LeMond who began questioning Armstrong--probably knowing the cost it might have on his legacy and his career as a entrepreneur in the cycling industry.

It did hit LeMond hard, especially when Trek Bikes dropped their relationship with LeMond, that would have ensured LeMond great wealth. LeMond never backed down on his calls to clean up cycling demanding Lance Armstrong explain his relationships and the physics of his performances. So many people wrote off Greg LeMond as someone who was just jealous of Armstrong.

As this year ends and the legacy of Lance Armstrong will be forever tarnished, it appears Great LeMond is having a resurgence of respect from the cycling community as many cyclists who were angered by LeMond's drive to clean up the sport are apologizing to LeMond as evidence in social media these days. There is now a "Dear Greg LeMond, I apologize" Facebook page where fans are now admitting they are sorry they questioned LeMond's integrity.

The page reads, "after abuse, criticism, and the loss of his company, Greg turned out to be 100% right. This page is for both doubters and non-doubters to show support."