Cycling Legend Greg LeMond Champions The Fight Against Diabetes
In 1986, Greg LeMond was the primary American to win the largest unmarried annual carrying journey within the global, the Tour de France. LeMond went on to taste victory back in the 1989 Tour de France, and back one month later inside the 1989 World Championships. Then, as a closing coup previously retiring from competitive cycling, LeMond won yet one more ancient Tour de France for the 3rd time in 1990.
LeMond’s legend has at all times been measured by way of his unrivaled tiers of braveness and tenacity and now, 20 years after the date of his first Tour de France triumph, he has taken on an similarly brave task-to discover a healing for diabetes.
Greg LeMond joins the American Diabetes Association (ADA) because the Honorary Chairperson for Tour de Cure, the Association’s most appropriate annual cycling event, which increases cost for diabetes study, recordsdata, advocacy and public understanding efforts. Tour de Cure takes place national and is a ride-not a race-that encourages folks to dirt off their bicycles and join 1000s of other riders who're pedaling for a healing.
“I am proud to Glucofit be the Honorary Chairperson for ADA’s Tour de Cure tournament,” says LeMond. “The Tour de Cure is one effective means for each person to changed into champions inside the struggle towards diabetes.”
Nearly 21 million teens and adults have diabetes, a 14 % expand given that 2003. Another 41 million employees are at threat for setting up fashion 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the 5th optimal lead to of demise by means of infirmity within the United States.
Greg LeMond shall be readily available to give the properly Tour de Glucofit Avis Cure fundraisers with the Champion for Diabetes Award. Top fundraisers can even qualify to win one in every of several legitimate LeMond Bicycles donated via the champion himself.
The Tour de Cure nationwide presenting sponsor is Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Other sponsors include Gold’s Gym, Performance Bicycles, LeMond Fitness, Discovery Health Channel, and LeMond Racing Cycles-the authentic bicycle of the Tour de Cure.