As a result, he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and an Olympic bronze medal. Click through the gallery for a look at his life and career. Hide Caption. He became a professional triathlete at age 16 and joined the U. National Cycling Team two years later.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong wins the 18th stage of the Tour de France in He finished the race for the first time that year, ending in 36th place. He established the foundation to benefit cancer research after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in After treatment, he was declared cancer-free in February Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong leads his teammates during the final stage of the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — After winning the Tour de France, Armstrong holds his son Luke on his shoulders. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong rides during the 18th stage of the Tour de France. He won the tour that year for the third consecutive time. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong celebrates winning the 10th stage of the Tour de France in Bush with a U. Postal Service yellow jersey and a replica of the bike he used to win the race.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour de France by 61 seconds in Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — After his sixth consecutive Tour de France win, Armstrong attends a celebration in his honor in front of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
The couple never made it down the aisle, splitting up the following year. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong holds up a paper displaying the number seven at the start of the Tour de France in He went on to win his seventh consecutive Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong testifies during a Senate hearing in on Capitol Hill. The hearing focused on finding a cure for cancer in the 21st century. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — In , Armstrong suffered a broken collarbone after falling during a race in Spain. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Young Armstrong fans write messages on the ground ahead of the Tour de France. He came in third place that year. The event was organized by his foundation. That same day, he denied allegations of doping made by former teammate Floyd Landis.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong looks back as he rides during the Tour de France. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong's son Luke; his twin daughters, Isabelle and Grace; and his 1-year-old son, Max, stand outside the Radio Shack team bus on a rest day during the Tour de France. Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — Armstrong finished 23rd in the Tour de France.
He announced his retirement from the world of professional cycling in February He said he wanted to devote more time to his family and the fight against cancer.
Lance Armstrong's rise and fall — The frame of Armstrong's bike is engraved with the names of his four children at the time and the Spanish word for five, "cinco. By the summer of Lance was not only back, he was leading the pack to his first Tour de France win.
And he hasn't stopped winning since that sweet victory. Here's the story of Lance Armstrong, from his first ride, to his most recent race, and all the twists and turns in between! Bill Gutman is the author of more than one hundred sports books and has written for both young readers and adults. He lives in Dover Plains, NY with his family and a menagerie of pets. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. Sign up and get a free ebook! Trade Paperback eBook. About The Book. Eventually, however, the truth caught up to him.
In , Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories following a report by the U. Anti-Doping Agency, and in , he admitted publicly that he doped during each of his Tour de France wins. Before his Tour de France win , Armstrong had been cycling around the globe for years -- he was a triathlete as a teenager, after all. Even before his cancer diagnosis, Armstrong was winning races.
In , his first tour de France victory was propelled in part by four stage wins. However, Jan Ullrich -- with whom he would later have an established rivalry -- did not participate because of injury, so Armstrong was still not quite at the top of the cycling world. Marco Pantani, an Italian cyclist, was also not able to participate in Ullrich and Pantani were back for the Tour de France -- and thus began the Armstrong-Ullrich rivalry.
Armstrong beat Ullrich by 6 minutes and 2 seconds in the Tour de France, despite winning just one stage. Armstrong also went on to win bronze in the Summer Olympics. In , Armstrong again beat out beating Ullrich for the victory, by 6 minutes and 44 seconds. In , Ullrich did not participate due to suspension, and Armstrong took top honors over Joseba Beloki of Spain by 7 minutes. Again in , it was the same story: Armstrong beat Ullrich by just a few minutes.
Armstrong again won in -- and then announced he would be retiring to spend time with his family and dedicating his efforts to his cancer foundation. In , Armstrong came out of retirement. He continued to brush off doping allegations and he told ESPN he was prepared to have to work harder to continue to compete at an elite level -- as he's now Of the riders who completed the race, Armstrong finished a lackluster 27th.
Despite struggling in various races -- and still dodging allegations that he never competed in a Tour de France while clean -- Armstrong decided to participate in the race. Armstrong finished third that July, but as ESPN's Bonnie Ford noted, it was still impressive : He was 38 and had been away from professional cycling for three years. Ahead of the Tour de France, Armstrong said it would be his last race.
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