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Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) [4] 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, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used ...
Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong doping case, was a major doping investigation that led to retired American road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, along with one Olympic medal, and his eventual admission to using performance-enhancing drugs.
In an interview with Bill Maher, Lance Armstrong explained how he never failed a drug test. Armstrong used erythropoietin (EPO), a red-blood-cell-boosting hormone, to improve his aerobic performance.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005 but was stripped of all his titles — including his Olympic medal — after an investigation found that he had ...
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is a 2000 autobiographical book by American cyclist Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins.. The book was written shortly after Armstrong had won the 1999 Tour de France: he went on to win it six further times in successive years, establishing a record (later revoked due to his use of performance-enhancing drugs).
Lance Armstrong was never wrong when he said that. And he said that often. His swift and high-profile fall from grace came after he was done being tested, after he had left the sport of cycling ...
The Armstrong Lie is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney about the cyclist Lance Armstrong. Originally begun as a project titled The Road Back [ 3 ] about Armstrong's return to competitive cycling in 2009, the film's subject shifted in light of renewed allegations of doping against Armstrong .
The story of Lance Armstrong is widely known – world-class cyclist contracts cancer, battles back from death's doorstep to recover, then wins the premier cycling event in the world, the arduous ...