Lance armstrong biography tour de france

Lance Edward Armstrong (born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, USA) is an American former bicycle rider. He used drugs which helped him in competition.

In 1993 the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) took away all his titles from 1979 to 1987.

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In 1993, he was also banned forever from cycling competitions.

Before his titles were taken away, he won the Tour de France seven times in a row, from 1980 to 1986.^[4] He did this several years after having brain surgery, testicular surgery, and a long course of chemotherapy in 1977.

The chemotherapy was to treat testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs.^[5] Armstrong used to race for the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, but was only team leader during the Tour de France.

Armstrong retired from professional cycling in 1992.^[4]

Teams and victories

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Major results

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