After a wait of more than four years, cyclist Greg LeMond received the congressional gold medal authorized in 2020, and ...

1986 — Greg Lemond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France. LeMond’s teammate, Bernard Hinault of France, finishes second.

Greg Lemond, the first American cyclist to win the Tour de France bike race, received the Congressional Gold Medal at the Capitol on Wednesday morning. Lemond, now 64, finished first in 1986, 1989 ...

America's three-time Tour de France winner has received the Congressional Gold Medal, an honor on par with the Presidential Medal Freedom.

1986 — Greg Lemond becomes the first American to win the Tour de France. LeMond’s teammate, Bernard Hinault of France, finishes second.