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Lance Armstrong

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Also known as Lance Edward Armstrong

cyclist from the United States

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Lance Edward Armstrong is an American sport cyclist, autobiographer, and podcaster born in 1971. He competed in road bicycle racing and triathlon, participating in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2010 Tour de France. His professional achievements include receiving the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Associated Press Athlete of the Year award, and the Vélo d'Or.

Armstrong is also an author with several published works, including *The Armstrong Lie* and *Survivorship Net*. He is a member of the Republican Party and identifies as an atheist. His birth name was Lance Edward Gunderson. He was unmarried to Tory Burch and speaks English.

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  • Good God, he's green!
  • The Armstrong Lie
  • Lance Armstrong
  • Survivorship Net
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Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found he used performance-enhancing…

Known for

  • Mark Cavendish: Never Enough — Self2023
  • Stars on Mars — Self2023
  • Jan Ullrich - Der Gejagte — Self2023
  • Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair — Self2022
  • Being Jan Ullrich2022
  • Being Jan Ullrich — Self2022
  • 05 — Self2021
  • Lance — Self2020
  • Lance — himself2020
  • Tour de Pharmacy — Lance Armstrong2017

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Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Plano
Educated at
Austin College
Political party
Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Award
Vélo d'Or
Participant in
2005 UCI ProTour
Sport
triathlon
Member of team
RadioShack
Mass
71
Official website
www.lancearmstrong.com
Image
Lance Armstrong (Tour Down Under 2009).jpg
Height
177
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nickname
Le Boss
Commons category
Lance Armstrong
date of birth
1971-09-18
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Category:Lance Armstrong
birth name
Lance Edward Gunderson
unmarried partner
Tory Burch
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social media followers
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sports discipline competed in
road bicycle racing
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Encyclopedic overview

Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career. Armstrong is banned from all sanctioned bicycling events.

At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990. In 1992, he began his career as a professional cyclist with the Motorola team. Armstrong had success between 1993 and 1996 with the World Championship in 1993, the Clásica de San Sebastián in 1995, Tour DuPont in 1995 and 1996, and a handful of stage victories in Europe, including stage 8 of the 1993 Tour de France and stage 18 of the 1995 Tour de France. In 1996, he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal metastatic testicular cancer. After recovering, Armstrong founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation (now the Livestrong Foundation) to assist other cancer survivors.

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