Athlete
Greg LeMond
American cyclist and Tour de France champion
3 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Greg LeMond Treadmill VO2 max: 79 mL/kg/min
The source records Greg LeMond's Treadmill VO2 max: 79 mL/kg/min. Source date: 2007-02-24. The recorded effort was a max or PR. The source at bikeraceinfo.com gives this mark. Source type: interview.
First VO2 max test, Squaw Valley (treadmill) · Early career, before regular testing in 1989
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“my first VO2 Max test was up in Squaw Valley on a treadmill and I had a 79 VO2 Max”
LeMond does not state the unit; the relative unit (mL/kg/min) is the usual one for this figure. The test date is not given; the interview date is stored. In the same answer he says his 1989 tests averaged about 6.2 to 6.4 litres of oxygen, which at racing weight 'would be 92, 93, 94'; that is approximate and derived, so it is not stored. The widely cited 92.5 mL/kg/min is hedged ('reported to have') and was disputed in November 2025 by Johan Bruyneel, who showed a 1988 test result of 74.7 (cyclinguptodate.com). Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2007
- Treadmill VO2 max: 79 mL/kg/min
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“my first VO2 Max test was up in Squaw Valley on a treadmill and I had a 79 VO2 Max”
Greg LeMond 259.35 km road cycling race
Greg LeMond's recorded 259.35 km road cycling race is 6:45:59. Performance date: 1989-08-27. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at en.wikipedia.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.
1989 UCI Road World Championships, men's road race, Chambéry · World champion; won a four-rider sprint; 21 laps of a 12.5 km circuit
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“Distance 259.35 km (161.15 mi) Winning time 6h 45' 59"”
One record for the road race discipline. Other races: 1983 UCI Road World Championships men's road race, Altenrhein, 4 September 1983, 269.89 km, won in 7h 01' 21" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_road_race). Group riding and the course affect comparison. Time is stated to whole seconds. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1989
- 259.35 km road cycling race6:45:59
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“Distance 259.35 km (161.15 mi) Winning time 6h 45' 59"”
Greg LeMond 24.5 km road cycling individual time trial
Greg LeMond's recorded 24.5 km road cycling individual time trial is 26:57. Performance date: 1989-07-23. Age at the time: 28. This was a competition result. The source at cyclingweekly.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
1989 Tour de France, stage 21, Versailles to Paris · Final stage winner; individual time trial
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“Greg LeMond (USA) ADR 26-57”
Elapsed time is stated in the stage result. Race date and 24.5 km course are confirmed by the 1989 Tour stage table. Time is stated to whole seconds. Cycling Weekly labels the course 25 km. The official Tour de France Guide Historique 2025, PDF page 80, states Versailles - Paris: 24.5 km: https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_tdf/tdf2025-guide-historique.pdf .
1989
- 24.5 km road cycling individual time trial26:57
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“Greg LeMond (USA) ADR 26-57”
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.