I’ve Always Preferred Unicycle Races Anyway
by Chumley on Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 09:30pm
The Floyd Landis doping trial took a soap-opera like turn today. Cycling legend Greg LeMond, who was summoned to testify about a conversation he had with Landis last year, dropped a serious biznomb to the court.
LeMond, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, disclosed Thursday that he’d been sexually abused as a child and that he received an intimidating phone call Wednesday night from Landis’ manager that referred to the abuse.
Testifying in the fourth day of Landis’ Tour de France doping hearing at the Pepperdine University law school, LeMond said the call came at 6:53 p.m. Wednesday. The caller said, “Hi, Greg, this is your uncle,” adding a moment later, “I’ll be there tomorrow and we can talk about how we used to hide your weenie.”
LeMond’s Verizon cellular phone recorded the number — a number from the 949 area code that’s listed on a business card belonging to Will Geoghegan, Landis’ manager. Geoghegan, sitting behind Landis and the Landis defense team in the hearing room, was then asked to stand and identify himself in the hearing room.
Sad story. And ironically, LeMond who is desperate to save his sport, may have provided Americans with one final head-shake at its expense.