LeMond Racing Cycles
Encyclopedia
LeMond Racing Cycles is a bicycle manufacturer originally founded by Greg LeMond
, the first American to win the Tour de France
. LeMond offered a geometry based on the racing frames he used in competition, which had a longer top tube and wheelbase in an otherwise traditional lightweight steel frame. This was to stretch out the rider on the bicycle, with the intent of both lowering the frontal area presented to the wind, and optimizing power and stability. From 1995 until February 2010 Trek
licensed LeMond's name for use on a line of its bicycles, believing that the cachet of the name, a diversifying brand portfolio, plus having models offering a longer top tube than Trek's frame geometries helped to expand the bicycle-sales opportunities for the Trek corporation.
Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada....
, the first American to win the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
. LeMond offered a geometry based on the racing frames he used in competition, which had a longer top tube and wheelbase in an otherwise traditional lightweight steel frame. This was to stretch out the rider on the bicycle, with the intent of both lowering the frontal area presented to the wind, and optimizing power and stability. From 1995 until February 2010 Trek
Trek Bicycle Corporation
Trek Bicycle Corporation is a major bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Gary Fisher, Bontrager, Klein and until recently, LeMond Racing Cycles...
licensed LeMond's name for use on a line of its bicycles, believing that the cachet of the name, a diversifying brand portfolio, plus having models offering a longer top tube than Trek's frame geometries helped to expand the bicycle-sales opportunities for the Trek corporation.
Models
- Reno
- Nevada City
- Wayzata
- Buenos Aires
- Versailles
- Tourmalet
- Alpe d'Huez
- Big Sky SLT
- Tete de Course
- Etape
- Poprad
- Sarthe
- Fillmore
- Zurich
- Chambery
- Maillot Jaune
- Rennes
- Limoges
- Victoire
External links
- Corporate Website As of 30 August 2010 the corporate web site offers only product registration.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - Trek Bicycle sues to sever ties with Greg LeMond
- Ties severed
- Greg LeMond Official Site