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Lance Armstrong

Personal information
Full nameLance Edward Armstrong
NicknameThe Boss, Juan Pelota, The Texan,
Mellow Johnny (from maillot jaune,
French for yellow jersey)
Date of birthSeptember 18, 1971(age 39)
Place of birthPlano, Texas
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9.7 in)
Weight 75 kg (165.3 lb)
Team information
Current team 
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-Rounder
Amateur team 
US National Team (1990 � 1991
1991)
Professional teamMotorola
 
 
 
 
  (1992 � 1996
1997
1998 � 2004
2005
2009
2010 �)
Major winsGrand Tours :Tour de France :: General Classification :: (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) :: 22 Individual Stages Stage Races
:Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ::General Classification (2002, 2003) ::Points classification (2005) :Tour de Suisse ::General classification (2001) :Tour de Luxembourg ::General classification (1998) Single-Day Races and Classics :World Cycling Champion (1993) :US National Cycling Champion (1993) :Clásica de San Sebastián (1995) :La Flèche Wallonne (1996)

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Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American 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 rides for UCI ProTour team .

In October 1996 he was diagnosed with 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 retired 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.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
IT Marco Pantani
Vélo d'Or
1999 - 2001
Succeeded by
IT Mario Cipollini
Preceded by
GB Derek Birley
William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner
2000
Succeeded by
US Laura Hillenbrand
Preceded by
US Barry Bonds
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
2002 - 2005
Succeeded by
US Tiger Woods
Preceded by
IT Mario Cipollini
Vélo d'Or
2003 - 2004
Succeeded by
BE Tom Boonen

Medal Record
Competitor for United States
Men's Cycling
World Championships
Gold1993 OsloElite Men's Road Race
Olympic Games
Bronze2000 SydneyMen's Time Trial

Winners of the general classification in the Tour de France

1903 Maurice Garin * 1904 Henri Cornet * 1905 Louis Trousselier * 1906 René Pottier * 1907-1908 Lucien Petit-Breton * 1909 François Faber * 1910 Octave Lapize * 1911 Gustave Garrigou * 1912 Odile Defraye * 1913 - 14 Philippe Thys * 1915 - 18 World War I * 1919 Firmin Lambot * 1920 Philippe Thys * 1921 Léon Scieur * 1922 Firmin Lambot * 1923 Henri Pélissier * 1924 - 25 Ottavio Bottecchia * 1926 Lucien Buysse * 1927 - 28 Nicolas Frantz * 1929 Maurice De Waele * 1930 André Leducq * 1931 Antonin Magne * 1932 André Leducq * 1933 Georges Speicher * 1934 Antonin Magne * 1935 Romain Maes * 1936 Sylvère Maes * 1937 Roger Lapébie * 1938 Gino Bartali * 1939 Sylvère Maes * 1940 - 46 World War II * 1947 Jean Robic * 1948 Gino Bartali * 1949 Fausto Coppi * 1950 Ferdinand Kübler * 1951 Hugo Koblet * 1952 Fausto Coppi * 1953 - 55 Louison Bobet * 1956 Roger Walkowiak * 1957 Jacques Anquetil * 1958 Charly Gaul * 1959 Federico Bahamontes * 1960 Gastone Nencini * 1961 - 64 Jacques Anquetil * 1965 Felice Gimondi * 1966 Lucien Aimar * 1967 Roger Pingeon * 1968 Jan Janssen * 1969 - 72 Eddy Merckx * 1973 Luis Ocaña * 1974 Eddy Merckx * 1975 Bernard Thévenet * 1976 Lucien Van Impe * 1977 Bernard Thévenet * 1978 - 79 Bernard Hinault * 1980 Joop Zoetemelk * 1981 - 82 Bernard Hinault * 1983 - 84 Laurent Fignon * 1985 Bernard Hinault * 1986 Greg LeMond * 1987 Stephen Roche * 1988 Pedro Delgado * 1989 - 90 Greg LeMond * 1991 - 95 Miguel Indurain * 1996 Bjarne Riis * 1997 Jan Ullrich * 1998 Marco Pantani * 1999 - 2005 Lance Armstrong * 2006 Óscar Pereiro * 2007 Alberto Contador * 2008 Carlos Sastre * 2009 Alberto Contador

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

1934: Pepper Martin * 1935: Gene Sarazen * 1936: Carl Hubbell * 1937: Dizzy Dean * 1938: Joe Louis * 1939: Jesse Owens * 1940: Don Budge * 1942: Don Budge * 1943: Gunder Hägg * 1944: Byron Nelson * 1945: Byron Nelson * 1946: Glenn Davis * 1947: Johnny Lujack * 1948: Lou Boudreau * 1949: Leon Hart * 1950: Jim Konstanty * 1951: Dick Kazmaier * 1952: Bob Mathias * 1953: Ben Hogan * 1954: Willie Mays * 1955: Howard Cassady * 1956: Mickey Mantle * 1957: Ted Williams * 1958: Herb Elliot * 1959: Ingemar Johansson * 1960: Rafer Johnson * 1961: Roger Maris * 1962: Maury Wills * 1963: Sandy Koufax * 1964: Don Schollander * 1965: Sandy Koufax * 1966: Frank Robinson * 1967: Carl Yastrzemski * 1968: Denny McLain * 1969: Tom Seaver * 1970: George Blanda * 1971: Lee Trevino * 1972: Mark Spitz * 1973: O.J. Simpson * 1974: Muhammad Ali * 1975: Fred Lynn * 1976: Bruce Jenner * 1977: Steve Cauthen * 1978: Ron Guidry * 1979: Willie Stargell * 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * 1981: John McEnroe * 1982: Wayne Gretzky * 1983: Carl Lewis * 1984: Carl Lewis * 1985: Dwight Gooden * 1986: Larry Bird * 1987: Ben Johnson * 1988: Orel Hershiser * 1989: Joe Montana * 1990: Joe Montana * 1991: Michael Jordan * 1992: Michael Jordan * 1993: Michael Jordan * 1994: George Foreman * 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. * 1996: Michael Johnson * 1997: Tiger Woods * 1998: Mark McGwire * 1999: Tiger Woods * 2000: Tiger Woods * 2001: Barry Bonds * 2002: Lance Armstrong * 2003: Lance Armstrong * 2004: Lance Armstrong * 2005: Lance Armstrong * 2006: Tiger Woods * 2007: Tom Brady * 2008: Michael Phelps * 2009: Jimmie Johnson

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

1954: Roger Bannister * 1955: Johnny Podres * 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow * 1957: Stan Musial * 1958: Rafer Johnson * 1959: Ingemar Johansson * 1960: Arnold Palmer * 1961: Jerry Lucas * 1962: Terry Baker * 1963: Pete Rozelle * 1964: Ken Venturi * 1965: Sandy Koufax * 1966: Jim Ryun * 1967: Carl Yastrzemski * 1968: Bill Russell * 1969: Tom Seaver * 1970: Bobby Orr * 1971: Lee Trevino * 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden * 1973: Jackie Stewart * 1974: Muhammad Ali * 1975: Pete Rose * 1976: Chris Evert * 1977: Steve Cauthen * 1978: Jack Nicklaus * 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell * 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard * 1982: Wayne Gretzky * 1983: Mary Decker * 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton * 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * 1986: Joe Paterno * 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams * 1988: Orel Hershiser * 1989: Greg LeMond * 1990: Joe Montana * 1991: Michael Jordan * 1992: Arthur Ashe * 1993: Don Shula * 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss * 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. * 1996: Tiger Woods * 1997: Dean Smith * 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa * 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team * 2000: Tiger Woods * 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson * 2002: Lance Armstrong * 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan * 2004: Boston Red Sox * 2005: Tom Brady * 2006: Dwyane Wade * 2007: Brett Favre * 2008: Michael Phelps * 2009: Derek Jeter

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year

2000: US Tiger Woods * 2001: US Tiger Woods * 2002: DE Michael Schumacher * 2003: US Lance Armstrong * 2004: DE Michael Schumacher * 2005: CH Roger Federer * 2006: CH Roger Federer * 2007: CH Roger Federer * 2008: CH Roger Federer * 2009: JM Usain Bolt * 2010: JM Usain Bolt

ESPY Awards

Cross-cutterArthur Ashe Courage Award * Female Athlete * Male Athlete * Breakthrough Athlete * Championship Performance * Coach/Manager * Female College Athlete * Male College Athlete * Comeback Athlete * Female Athlete with a Disability * Male Athlete with a Disability * Game * International Athlete * Upset * Moment * Play * Record-Breaking Performance * Movie * Team
IndividualFemale Action * Male Action * Angler * Bowler * Driver * Fighter * Golfer * Jockey * MLS * MLB * NBA * NFL * NHL * Soccer * Female Tennis * Male Tennis * Female Track * Male Track * WNBA
HostsDennis Miller (1993) * Dennis Miller (1994) * John Goodman (1995) * Tony Danza (1996) * Jeff Foxworthy (1997) * Norm MacDonald (1998) * Samuel L. Jackson (1999) * Jimmy Smits (2000) * Samuel L. Jackson (2001) * Samuel L. Jackson (2002) * Jamie Foxx (2003) * Jamie Foxx (2004) * Matthew Perry (2005) * Lance Armstrong (2006) * LeBron James & Jimmy Kimmel (2007) * Justin Timberlake (2008) * Samuel L. Jackson (2009) * Seth Meyers (2010)
Award
ceremonies
1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009



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