Lance Armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who is best known for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. He last rode for (and helped found) UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack.

In October 1996 he was diagnosed as having testicular cancer, with a tumor that had metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. He went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005, and is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins, shared by Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Jacques Anquetil.

In 1999, he was named the ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2000 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports. In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the years 2002–2005. 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 announced his retirement from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France, but returned to competitive cycling in January 2009, and finished third in the 2009 Tour de France. He confirmed he had retired from competitive cycling for good on February 16, 2011.

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Telegraph

UCI president Pat McQuaid denies cover-up of Lance Armstrong positive test at 2001 Tour of Switzerland
Tyler Hamilton's allegation last night that Lance Armstrong provided a positive test at the 2001 Tour of Switzerland, and then subsequently made donations to the UCI in an attempt to quash that positive test, were dismissed last year by UCI president, Pat McQuaid, when they first surfaced.



AZ Central
The Tour of California, which 39-year-old American Chris Horner wrapped up Sunday, showed a lot of what is great about cycling.
That especially was true Saturday when another American, Levi Leipheimer, won the brutal 75.8-mile seventh stage that took the peloton to the top of Mt. Baldy.


CBS News, Video
A former teammate of perhaps the world's greatest cyclist, Lance Armstrong, says he used banned performance-enhancing substances with Armstrong to cheat in pro races; Plus, Lin DeVecchio and "The Grim Reaper."