Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong was born

Sep 18, 1971

Lance Armstrong was born on September 18,1971 in Plano,Texas.

First Bike

Jul 14, 1978

Lance Armstrong got his first bike at the age of seven.

National Amateur Championships

Aug 16, 1991

Won the National Amateur Championships.

World Championship

Aug 3, 1993

Lance Armstrong was the youngest person to win the world championships in Oslo. This was in 1993.

Cancer

Jul 12, 1996

Lance Armstrong first found out he had cancer in Winter of 1996. He had testicular cancer and it spread to the brain and lungs.

Cancer Survivor

Jul 29, 1997

Lance Armstrong got rid of cancer on July 29,1997.

Won first Tour De France

Jul 24, 1998

In 1998 he won his very first Tour De France after having cancer.

Lance has a child

Jun 5, 2005

Lance Armstrong had a baby boy on June 5,2009. His name was Luke Armstrong. He also had twin daughters later in life.

7th consecutive Tour De France win

Jul 24, 2005

Lance broke the record for the most tour de france wins with seven consecutive wins.

Tour De France streak ends

Jul 24, 2006

In 2006 Lance Armstrongs streak of 7 consecutive Tour de france wins ended.