Born in Lakewood , California , he was the first American to win the Tour de France. He is also one of the 8 people to have won the Tour De France 3 times or more. He won the Tour ede France for the first time in 1986 and was shot in a hunting accident in 1987. But he came back to win the tour in 1989 and 1990. Who is this person?
Greg Lemond --- Gregory James LeMond. He won teh 1989 Tour de France by the lowest margin ever - 8 Seconds.He used the novel aero bars to give him significant aerodynamic advantage in the final time trial on the last stage.
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