Lance Armstrong
Bio
7-time Tour de France winner, full time cancer fighter - LIVESTRONG!
Extended Bio
Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005.
He is the only individual to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins, shared by Miguel Indurain and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. He has survived testicular cancer, a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs, in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor.
In 1999, he was named the American Broadcasting company Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2000 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports.[2] In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. He received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong retired from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France, but returned to competitive cycling in January 2009.
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- Just woke to the news that Laurent Fignon has passed on. He was a dear friend and a legendary cyclist. We will miss you, Laurent. RIP LF!! at 6 days ago
- Thinking about @LIVESTRONG's service w/ Habitat after Katrina http://bit.ly/d2GBnl Can’t believe it’s been 5 yrs. Still thinking of you NOLA at 6 days ago
- Allez Laurent!!! at 7 days ago
- Wrapped up a gr8 few days in Madison w/ a visit to see @TrekBikes and Horizon Fitness to see the new @LIVESTRONG fitness equipment. at 7 days ago
- is at Lombardino's in Madison, WI. at 7 days ago
- http://twitpic.com/2jj37b - Great spending time w/ Gov Doyle tonight. Wisconsin is Smoke Free now.. Yes! at 7 days ago
- Thanks to the 1000's who came out today for @ridethedrive. Hats off to Madison for being one of the leading bike citied in the USA. at 7 days ago
- Just went for a cool (actually warm) run along Lake Mendota. School's back in session. Madison, WI seems like a cool place. at 8 days ago
- Thoughts go out to Dennis Stimart. Hang in there, buddy. Livestrong! at 8 days ago
- Yo Madison. What's up in that town tonight? Higs, @trek_ben, and I are heading out. at 8 days ago