LeMond's account is backed up by a veteran cycling photographer and journalist named James Startt.
Armstrong took exception to doping accusations made by former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.
In that conversation, Mr. LeMond said he believed there was mounting evidence that Mr. Armstrong was doping.
"LeMond has missed no opportunity since 2001 to badmouth Lance Armstrong, " said Mr. Armstrong's attorney, Tim Herman.
"I have a file with what I believe is well-documented proof that will exonerate Paul, " LeMond added.
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Mr. LeMond, who wasn't discussed at length in the interview, said Mr. Armstrong evaded details on the show.
In October, Betsy Andreu and Kathy LeMond described to Roopstigo a 2008 email Armstrong had sent to Sen.
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My last road bike dates to the Greg LeMond era--the 1980s--and I gave it away 15 years ago.
Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour de France, has been a frequent target of Mr. Armstrong's attacks.
Those who have made the cut include former Vice President Dan Quayle, bicycle racer Greg LeMond and golfer Annika Sorenstam.
Including three wins by Greg Lemond (1986, 1989, 1990), Americans have won the race 11 of the last 21 times.
' Not Merckx's, not Hinault's, not LeMond's, not Coppi's, not Gimondi's, not Indurain's, not Anquetil's, not Bartali's, and not mine.
Consider the irreparable harm that Lance Armstrong did to Greg LeMond: the destroyed bicycle business and harm to his reputation.
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To be sure, the Daily News story reports that Kathy LeMond was not a firsthand witness to this alleged payment.
The equally gifted Greg LeMond, who won two Tours in the 1980s, ultimately found the suffering unbearable to sustain over years.
According to Greg LeMond, she said something completely different, the year before.
"Eleven years of bullying and threats, " Kathy LeMond, the wife of cyclist Greg LeMond -- one of Armstrong's earliest targets -- wrote on Twitter.
In July of 2004, former Tour de France champion Greg LeMond had a conversation with McIlvain, in which they discussed the Indiana hospital room incident.
Former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond called on McQuaid and the UCI's honorary president Hein Verbruggen to resign over their handling of the case.
But as cycling became more popular, thanks in big part to Tour de France champion Greg LeMond in the mid- and late-1980s and later Lance Armstrong, Ragbrai became sleeker.
And e-mails that Tim Blixseth sent to Edra Blixseth in March, filed as part of Edra's affidavit in the LeMond case court documents, also point to a cash crunch.
"I know that she was incredibly disappointed, " said LeMond.
LeMond and his in-laws, minority shareholders in the Yellowstone Club, claimed that Tim had withheld financial information from them and tried to buy back their shares for far less than they were worth.
Those who have made the cut include former Congressman Jack Kemp, skiing-movie producer Warren Miller (who serves as the club's director of skiing), former Vice President Dan Quayle, bicycle racer Greg LeMond and golfer Annika Sorenstam.
In 2001, after he spoke out against Mr. Armstrong's relationship with Italian doctor Michele Ferrari, who has been accused of administering performance-enhancing drugs, Mr. LeMond believes Mr. Armstrong set out to ruin his reputation and business.
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