Is LeBron James Now the World’s Most Famous Cyclist? No, no, I hear you saying – LeBron is the world’s most famous basketball player! Then you haven’t seen the media coverage of LeBron James’ cycling exploits… Yep, he’s also a dyed-in-the-wool, raised-from-a-pup cyclist. Sure enough, he grew up riding all over Akron, Ohio, with his buddies, on a series of everyday bikes that gave him the taste of freedom and possibility we all know as cyclists.