Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former 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 last rode for (and helped found) UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack.
In October 1996 he was diagnosed as having 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 announced his retirement 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. He confirmed he had retired from competitive cycling for good on February 16, 2011.
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Lance Armstrong Biography / Wiki
| Name | Lance Armstrong |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1971-09-18 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 51 |
| Deathday |
Lance Armstrong Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Cycling’s Greatest Fraud | Self | 2013-06-23 | The story behind one of the most epic falls from grace in sporting history, featuring new interviews with members of Lance Armstrong’s inner circle…. |
| The Armstrong Lie | Himself | 2013-09-08 | In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, … |
| Lance Armstrong – 7 In A Row | Himself | 2005-11-28 | All the highlights from the legendary cyclist’s astonishing series of Tour de France victories, from 1999 to 2005. Not only is Lance Armstrong one of … |
| Race Across the Sky: The Leadville Trail 100 | Himself | 2009-04-15 | ‘Race Across The Sky’ – the story of the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race will inspire you to ‘Dig Deep’. At 10,000+ feet, against the mist… |
| Road to Paris | Himself | 2001-07-01 | Lance Armstrong prepares for his third Tour de France victory with the coaches and athletes of the 2001 USPS Pro Cycling team…. |
| The Tour Baby | Himself | 2004-09-15 | The Tour Baby!” chronicles Scott Coady’s amazing journey following the entire Tour de France. Watch as Scott embarks on an adventure of a lifetime arm… |
| Lance | Self | 2020-01-27 | A personal examination of the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong…. |
| Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story | Himself | 2014-05-27 | A portrait of the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. B… |
| A Ride With George Hincapie | Himself | 2009-12-31 | Spanning his early years as a junior to the disappointment of 2009 Roubaix, this unadorned everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-guy portrait p… |
| The Tour – The Legend of the Race | Himself | 2013-06-24 | Jean-Christophe Rosé directs this documentary tracing the history of the world’s most famous cycle race. Celebrating the event’s centenary year, the … |
| Tour de Pharmacy | Himself | 2017-07-08 | A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling…. |
| DeTour de France | Himself | 2006-08-06 | Detour de France offers a fascinating look inside the world’s biggest annual sporting event. The film focuses on three Australians reporting on the wo… |
| You, Me and Dupree | Self | 2006-07-13 | After standing in as best man for his longtime friend Carl Petersen, Randy Dupree loses his job, becomes a barfly and attaches himself to the newlywed… |
| Trojan War | Himself | 2015-10-13 | When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojans were under siege. But thanks to his football kn… |
| DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Lance Armstrong | 2004-06-18 | When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-… |
| Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair | Self | 2022-07-29 | He is a 16-time world heavyweight champion. He is universally recognized as one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever to set foot in the squared… |
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