Monday 8 October 2012

Greg Lemond 1989/1990

Greg Lemond winning the Tour de France on his Bottecchia, and the same frame respaired for the 1990 season in Z-Tomasso team colours.




2 comments:

  1. Does anyone know whether it is at all possible to purchase this Bottecchia TT frame that Lemond rode to his incredible comeback success at the '89 TDF anywhere? Or a similar steel "lo-profile" (650/700 wheels) frame with the slight "webbing" at either end of the top tube, where it joins the down & seat tubes? I know that this same frame from 1989 was simply repainted & used by Lemond for the 1990 season with the Z VĂȘtements team & in the past, I have seen similar-looking Litespeed frames, as well as a couple produced by other manufacturers.
    Does anyone know whether it is at all possible to purchase this Bottecchia TT frame that Lemond rode to his incredible comeback success at the '89 TDF anywhere? Or a similar steel "lo-profile" (650/700 wheels) frame with the slight "webbing" at either end of the top tube, where it joins the down & seat tubes? I know that this same frame from 1989 was simply repainted & used by Lemond for the 1990 season with the Z VĂȘtements team & in the past, I have seen similar-looking Litespeed frames, as well as a couple produced by other manufacturers.

    Anyway, thanks heaps for your time & ANY assistance of ANY type re: this search of mine would be INCREDIBLY appreciated, as I already own exact replicas of the neon yellow ADR-Agrigel TVT92 Carbone that he rode through the mountainous stages, as well as an identical replica of his red/white Bottecchia steel, lugged frame that he rode through the "standard" (meaning non-time-trial), flatter stages - so it would be AMAZING to own all 3 replicas of the bikes that he rode during this incredible edition of the '89 Tour.

    Cheers & best wishes for now...Matt.

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