Lance Armstrong
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| Armstrong speaking at the NIH |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Lance Edward Armstrong |
| Nickname |
The Boss, Tour de Lance, Mellow Johnny
(from Maillot Jaune, French for Yellow jersey)[1] |
| Date of birth |
September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18) (age 37) |
| Country |
United States |
| Height |
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight |
1993: 79 kg (170 lb)
1999: 74 kg (160 lb) |
| Team information |
| Current team |
Astana |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
All - rounder |
| Amateur team(s) |
1990–1991
1991 |
Subaru-Montgomery
US National Team |
| Professional team(s) |
1992–1996
1997
1998–2005
2009– |
Motorola
Cofidis
U.S. Postal / Discovery Channel
Astana |
| Major wins |
Tour de France (1999–2005), 22 stages
World Cycling Champion (1993)
US National Cycling Champion (1993)
Clásica de San Sebastián (1995)
La Flèche Wallonne (1996)
Tour de Suisse (2001)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (2002, 2003) |
| Infobox last updated on: |
| July 26, 2008 |
Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18, 1971) is an American professional road racing cyclist who used to ride 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 (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. He has survived testicular cancer, a germ cell 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's 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 on September 9, 2008 confirmed he will return to competitive cycling for the 2009 season.[3]
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