Letters

SPORTSMAN
Greg LeMond's comeback should be an inspiration not only to cyclists but also to all athletes (Le Grand LeMond, Dec. 25-Jan. 1). I intend to use the tape of LeMond's epic ride down the Champs-Elys�es as a training device when I ride my bike indoors this winter.
LEN BARDSLEY
Princeton, N.J.

I covered the 1989 world championships in Chamb�ry, France, in September as a television journalist. In many ways, LeMond was even more extraordinary at this event than at the Tour de France. Because of his miraculous Tour victory, he was under great pressure from the other riders and the public to perform well. He was also under pressure from the French and American teams who were vying for his services in the coming seasons.

Considering this, what LeMond did at the world championships is just as extraordinary as his Tour de France. He beat the odds again, with little or no help from the American squad. He truly is an astounding athlete and a great competitor. I applaud your choice of Sportsman.
MICHAEL COLLINS
Mountain View, Calif.

Greg LeMond? I saw the cover and said no. I read the story and said yes.
SETH BUNTY
Seattle

In your tribute to Greg LeMond, you failed to credit the courageous and exciting performance of the man who finished second in the 1989 Tour de France, Laurent Fignon. In a career that has paralleled LeMond's in many ways, Fignon also has battled injury to ride once again to the front of the pack. Losing to LeMond by a paltry eight seconds was a bitter pill for the competitive Fignon to swallow.

It is a pity that SI chose to portray Fignon in such a negative light. There does not always have to be a good guy and a bad guy in a fierce sporting duel. This year's duel was between two great sportsmen.
DAVID REDWOOD
Westmount, Que.

CHRIS DRURY, PHENOM
I would like to join the rest of the country in congratulating the Trumbull ( Conn.) All-Stars (Boy, Oh Boy, What a Year! Dec. 25-Jan. 1). I hope Chris Drury doesn't go through burnout, because I look forward to seeing him in the NHL or the major leagues, or both.

One thing confuses me, though. In the picture of Chris's bedroom on the contents pages, the baseball glove on the chair is a lefthanded glove. In the pictures of Chris on page 79, he is shown pitching and hitting righthanded. Could it be that this 13-year-old phenomenon is ambidextrous?
PETER FOX
San Diego

?No, the glove belongs to Chris's left-handed older brother, Ted. Rex, the family dog, likes to carry things from room to room, and Ted's glove ended up on Chris's chair.—ED.

When I die, if I can't go to heaven, I want to go to Chris Drury's bedroom. It looks as though it would be just as much fun. Actually, it looks like my bedroom, but it's not so cute when you're 28.
WILL WHITLOCK
Harrisonburg, Va.