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Lemond: Drug scandal i s best t h i n g t o happen t o c y c l i n g A r t h u r Brice. A t l a n t a J o u r n a l the A t l a n t a C o n s t i t u t i o n . A t l a n t a , Ga.:Aug 29, 1998.
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America's most famous c y c l i s t hopes something good w i l l come o u t of t h e drug scandal t h a t engulfed t h i s y e a r ' s Tour d e France, a r a c e he won t h r e e times.

" I t ' s t h e best t h i n g t h a t ' s happened i n c y c l i n g , " s a i d Greg LeMond, now d r i v i n g on t h e Formula Ford 2000 c i r c u i t and competing t o n i g h t a t A t l a n t a Motor Speedway. " T h e worst would be f o r drugs t o s t a y on t h e back side and nobody doing anything about i t . "
The Tour de France, a three-week bike r a c e h e l d every July, was marked by controversy t h i s y e a r . T h e w o r l d ' s top-ranked team was kicked o u t f o r suspected drug use, and another s i x squads q u i t . P o l i c e a r e s t i l l i n v e s t i g a t i n g .

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(Copyright 1998 T h e A t l a n t a J o u r n a l / The A t l a n t a C o n s t i t u t i o n ) Metro F i n a l America's most famous c y c l i s t hopes something good w i l l come o u t of the drug scandal t h a t engulfed t h i s y e a r ' s Tour d e France, a r a c e he won t h r e e times.

" I t ' s t h e best t h i n g t h a t ' s happened i n c y c l i n g , " s a i d Greg LeMond, now d r i v i n g on t h e Formula Ford 2000 c i r c u i t and competing t o n i g h t a t A t l a n t a Motor Speedway. "The-worst would be f o r drugs t o s t a y on t h e back s i d e and nobody doing anything about it. "
The Tour de France, a three-week b i k e r a c e held every July, was marked by controversy t h i s y e a r . The world's top-ranked team was kicked out f o r suspected drug use, and another s i x squads q u i t . P o l i c e a r e s t i l l i n v e s t i g a t i n g .
LeMond, who r e t i r e d i n 1994 a f t e r winning the Tour i n 1986, 1989 and 1990, s a i d he always has detested drug use.
"I raced a c l e a n c a r e e r , " he s a i d . "I made it very c l e a r . I was f o r t u n a t e t o be on c e r t a i n teams t h a t wouldn't t o l e r a t e it." LeMond even l e f t one squad when h i s c o n t r a c t expired, he s a i d , because one of i t s riders was caught using drugs and t h e team d i r e c t o r s d i d nothing about it.

B u t LeMond s a i d ' t h a t i n a s p o r t i n which a t h l e t e s o f t e n pedal e i g h t hours a day f o r weeks a t a time, some competitors look f o r any advantage.
"It i s so p h y s i c a l l y demanding t h a t even a s l i g h t edge can make a d i f f e r e n c e , " he s a i d . "I d o n ' t b e l i e v e any rider wants t o t a k e drugs. B u t there's a huge temptation t o maintain e q u a l i t y . "

Even though cycling has been under suspicion s i n c e 1967, when a British rider died of amphetamine use during t h e Tour de France, drug use picked u p e i g h t or nine years ago, LeMond s a i d . Nor i s drug use l i m i t e d t o cycling. Running and swimming, along w i t h professional s p o r t s such a s f o o t b a l l , have been t a i n t e d by scandal. I n recent weeks, t h r e e 1996 Olympians - - - a swimmer, a w e i g h t l i f t e r and a sprinter - - have been accused o f possible doping. "Everything you take, t h e r e ' s a s i d e e f f e c t , " s a i d LeMond, who was forced t o r e t i r e because of a r a r e g e n e t i c muscle disease. "I wanted t o g e t done w i t h cycling w i t h m h e a l t h . T h e i r o n i c t h i n g i s I ended u p f i n i s h i n g unhealthy." y [Illustration] Caption: Photo : Greg LeMond