Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July Yanks are coming bet it will take time By Martin Lader PI sports writer U PARIS Tour de France — Now that the breakthrough has been made the real work lies ahead have a team with a lot of depth For this year simply com and in America right now there peting in the Tour de France are a few good riders but not was achievement enough for a enough to make a real strong young and eager but inexperiteam" said Heiden better enced American squad To known as the man who won five contend for the team championgold medals in speed skating in ship against the powerful the 1980 Olympics “It probably Europeans will require years of will take about 10 years maybe determined work a bit less because they’re In the opinion of one Ameri- starting to get better athletes can who has made the sacrifice into cycling” and succeeded the price to pay Jim Ochowicz the man most can be long as a decade responsible for organizing the “It will be a long time before team and now its a American team manager is in total disagreecan seriously consider being in ment with both Heiden and contention for victory at the Lemond Tour de France” Greg Lemond “That’s a joke” said said “I think it will be 10 years Ochowicz a serious man debefore that happens But at voted to creating a championleast a start has been made I ship team for America “We’re don't see why there haven’t here right now we've already been American sponsored won a stage (by Davis Phinney) teams in international events” and we’ve worn the yellow Lemond reached the top the jersey (Alex Stieda indicating hard way He has lived in overall leadership) Europe most of the time since “Ten years is ridiculous turning professional in 1980 he We’re here now not 10 years and his wife now have a home in from now and we'll be even Knokke Belgium he speaks stronger next year after getting French fluently and he is a key through the initial bumps’’ rider on the best French team Mike Neel coach of the La Vie Claire representing a team was the first health food chain American to turn professional In the first two years he and live in Europe doing so in competed in the Tour Lemond 1976 He had to work at odd jobs finished third and second and to support himself and he is after winning the 13th stage to obviously delighted at the proSuperbagneres July 16 he was gress that has been made second overall once again to although it is too late for him teammate Bernard Hinault a “This is only the second e winner of the Tour season as professionals for our Andy Hampsten another Amerguys and it takes a big adaptaican also rides for Hinault’s tion from amateur racing at team and was sixth overall least two years” Neel said “Our guys have a good attitude through July 16 It is a good deal easier now and are courageous and we’re for other Americans to break fortunate to have the support of into If they wanted they cycling thanks to which is sponsoring could make us stay home and the first American team ever to be a big fish in a small pond compete in the Tour during its and we’d have to do it But they history The 10 riders on support us coming to Europe the team are guaranteed an and learning” Neel would like to see minoriaverage 825000 a year plus expenses plus whatever prize ty youth take an interest in money they earn cycling but realizes this isn’t Eric Heiden who like eight of about to happen when the best his teammates is bicycles cost from 81200 to competing in the Tour for the 82000 retail and colleges aren’t first time doesn’t disagree with offering scholarships to Lemond's assessment cyclists “The thing is you have to “We have massive talent full-fledg- ed waiting to be developed in the States if we could only get more clubs started that would provide the equipment” Neel said Lemond is pleased by the presence of an American team saying “It’s about time something like that happened” But he isn’t about to wave a flag and make rash predictions “Unless the sport explodes and there’s an immense amount of talent coming out it will be a slow process” he said “The sport's not like a marathon race where you're a great runner and you run for two or three years There's so much involved in professional racing more than just being physically talented You have to learn tactics and you have to learn a type of racing you can never learn in America “You have to have riders who 20 1986-- 21 'jrv - ‘ V' p ' it U road racing champion led the other Americans in 24th place overall through July 16 Jeff Pierce was No 63 Bob Roll 74 and Ron Kieffel 104 Heiden Canada’s Stieda and Phinney were even farther back Lemond who is 25 and lives about four months a year in Reno Nev reportedly has a four-yecontract with a value of 8L4 million Barring the unexpected Lemond should become the first American ever to win the Tour de France if not this year than after Hinault retires later this year as he is expected to do “I think my success here will I 0 ar rM reflect on the sport in America” Lemond said “It’s 'v? going to be a big help in making the sport popular to because if without anybody successful at the world class level which I’m are willing to sacrifice at it would be hard for the themselves and I don’t see that press to even follow the sport" “For one I have a lot of happening Other than Andy Hampsten and myself I don't determination" he said “I’ve see anyone with real talent for made a lot of sacrifices most American racers aren’t willing winning the Tour de France” Alexi Grewal 1984 Olympic to do so I could really learn” UPI Greg Lemond says it will take a decade before Americans challenge in Tour de France TRAVEL ON BIG O’s FARF “LOW -- IMS five-tim- SMALL TIRES FOR SMALL CARS REVERE ALL - 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