Cyclist Greg LeMond wins $3.46 million in suit against accessory maker
February 7, 2005
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A jury awarded three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond $3.46 million in his contract dispute with a bicycle accessories maker.
PTI Holdings Inc., of New York, dropped LeMond's name from its helmets, seat covers, locks and other items after deciding his celebrity status had faded.
His contract called for a 10-year deal, but PTI dropped the LeMond accessories in 2002 before it expired, choosing to sell products under the Schwinn name instead, said one of LeMond's attorneys, Margo S. Brownell.
Cyclist Greg LeMond wins $3.46 million in suit against accessory maker
February 7, 2005
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A jury awarded three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond $3.46 million in his contract dispute with a bicycle accessories maker.
PTI Holdings Inc., of New York, dropped LeMond's name from its helmets, seat covers, locks and other items after deciding his celebrity status had faded.
His contract called for a 10-year deal, but PTI dropped the LeMond accessories in 2002 before it expired, choosing to sell products under the Schwinn name instead, said one of LeMond's attorneys, Margo S. Brownell.
I found LeMond slightly more tolerable than Armstrong. He still holds the record for fastest ever Tour TT (excluding prologues), IIRC. It was the famous last-day one in 1989.
I found LeMond slightly more tolerable than Armstrong. He still holds the record for fastest ever Tour TT (excluding prologues), IIRC. It was the famous last-day one in 1989.
I much prefer Lemond to Armstrong. Things were so much better in the eighties. Some riders had clipless pedals, some had hair nets, some had polystyrene helmets. All had down tube levers or bar cons. Low profile bikes, no two way radios. Drugs? - I wouldn't know, honest guv.
