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With its unprecedented seventh victory in the recent Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is perhaps the greatest cyclist ever.

The early years
Lance Edward Gunderson born September 18, 1971, Plano, Texas Linda Gayle Mooneyham and Eddie Charles Gunderson. Eddie disappeared when Lance was two, Keith Terry and Linda Armstrong remarried, whose name was taken from Lance. Lance did not get along with her stepfather, was not present for several years, and has expressed no desire to meet his biological father.

Lance was very athletic from a young age, she began to run seriously and swimming at the age of ten years. For thirteen years, started racing triathlons adult fans. He became a professional thriathlete sixteen, winning the National Sprint Triathlon Championships next year and become the number one Rated triathlete nineteen.

Cycling race

Lance quickly chose to focus on their favorite and the best case, cycling, and the U.S. in 1990 became an amateur national champion. The following year, he qualified for the U.S. team Olympic cycling, and completed XIV the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

The following year, Lance turned pro, he joined the Motorola team and finishing the year as World number one. His accomplishments this year include winning the eighth stage of his first Tour de France, becoming the youngest winner of the Cycling World Championship en route, and the first man to win the "Triple Crown", saving Drug Classic, Classic Kmart West Virginia and the CoreStates USPRO national championship. His first Tour de France has been disappointing, however, despite his eighth win leg, fell and withdrew from the race.

Cancer Recovery

In 1995, Lance won his first Tour victory at the Bridge, a career that has already participated twice. 1996, began as another successful year for him, who repeated his victory in the Tour Bridge, this time to record more runs, and once again qualified for the Olympics the U.S. team, despite recovery bronchitis.

On October 2, 1996, however, Armstrong was diagnosed with stage three nonseminomatous testicular cancer, which by their "diagnosis late and had spread to the abdomen, lungs, lymph nodes, and later, including the brain. Hoping to save his career, Lance has chosen a course most dangerous of chemotherapy, and underwent surgery to remove one of his testicles and brain tumors. He received about 50% chance of survival. His doctor told him later, however, that the real possibilities are closer to 3%, and Lance had the highest chance to help keep their spirits up. In February 1997, was declared free of cancer, and created the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer patients. in 1998 he returned to take fourth place in the global race map of the championship. The same year, he married Kristin Richard, whom he had met through his foundation.

Tour de France victories and divorce

Competition in the Tour de France for the first time in several years, Armstrong won his first victory in the race, winning four stages of blackjack. Reiterated in 2000, this time with two of his main rivals, who had been absent from the last race, Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani, Ullrich in second place. In this year also System Shock suffered a car accident, but recovered in time for the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he won a bronze medal.

In 2001 and 2002, Ullrich again finished second to Armstrong in the Tour de France. He won again in 2003, but this year filled with Kristin Armstrong divorce, their city with the difficulties of caring for her cancer and the many trips. Lance continued his winning streak, however, claiming victories in 2004 and 2005, bringing his total to seven before finally retiring. Currently holds the record for most wins by an individual.

Current

Armstrong currently devotes his time to his charitable foundation, while compete in cycling and operation of various events. From 2003-2006, dated singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. Lance currently resides in a house in Austin, Texas, where he also own a ranch. For some important biographies, see: Barack Obama, 2008 , File Share and Hillary Clinton in 2008 .

Date of birth: September 18, 1971
Died: –

Known for famous cyclist and athlete, Lance Armstrong Foundation founder.

Highlights: record holder of seven-time Tour de France winner, cancer survivor.

Important Quote: "Being a champion is redefining what is humanly possible. "

Fun Quote: "You know when I die? When I've finished life. When you can not walk, can eat, I can not see when I'm a fool cranky old bastard in the world. Then I can die. "

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