Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond shares leukemia diagnosis

American Greg Lemond, a three-time Tour de France winner, smiles during introductions to the second stage of the 2015 Tour Down Under cycling competition in Adelaide on January 21, 2015. The Tour Down Under runs from January 18 to on January 25. AFP PHOTO / MARK GUNTER — IMAGE RESTRICTED FOR EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — (Photo credit should read Mark Gunter/AFP via Getty Images) (CNN) — American cyclist great Greg Lemond revealed he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. LeMond, a three-time Tour de France winner, announced the news in a statement on his website.
LeMond, 60, said in his statement that he had been feeling unwell for some time before receiving the news, and that the particular type of cancer is treatable. “The purpose of this statement is to let you know that I have been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Fortunately, it is a type of cancer that can be treated, and it is a type of leukemia that is not life-threatening or debilitating,” the statement said. Thursday. “I had been tired for a few weeks which led to a check-up which included some blood tests. Following a series of tests and a bone marrow biopsy, which was completed last week, I received my formal diagnosis last Friday.” LeMond is the only American to have won the Tour de France, doing so in 1986, 1989 and 1990. Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis initially won the prestigious title but were retroactively stripped of it for doping. The Californian cyclist received the Congressional Gold Medal in September 2019.