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Born
He was borned in Plano, Texas -
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Early Competitions
He was a talented athlete as a child and began swiming competitively at the age of 12. the next year he became a junior triathlon and was a profesional triathlete by 16 -
Professional Cyclist
In 1992, he began his professional career as cyclist with the Motorola Cycling Team. He had participated in the Barcelona Olimpics. -
World Championship
Lance Armstrong won the World Cycling Championship and participated in his first Tour de France. -
Confession
In a 2013 interview, Armstrong confessed that some of the allegations were true. This represents the end of his career and the end of respect he had gained during all these years. -
First Successes after the Worl Cycling Championship
Lance had won the Clásica de San Sebastián competition in 1995, and the Tour DuPont in 1995 and 1996. Lance had a handful of stage victories in Europe, including stage 8 of the 1993 Tour de France and stage 18 of the 1995 Tour de France. -
First Problem in his Career
In 1996, he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal metastatic testicular cancer. After his recovery, he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation (now the Livestrong Foundation) to assist other cancer survivors. -
Returning after the Cancer
Lance Returned to cycling in 1998, he was a member of the US Postal / Discovery team between 1998 and 2005, when he won his Tour de France titles, as well as a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Armstrong retired from racing at the end of the 2005 Tour de France -
Second Retirement
Lance Armstrong returned to competitive cycling with the Astana team in January 2009, finishing third in the 2009 Tour de France later that year. Between 2010 and 2011, he raced with Team Radio Shack, the UCI ProTeam he helped found. He retired for a second time in 2011. -
Doping Accusations
In 2012, a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation concluded that Armstrong had used performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his career and named him as the ringleader of "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." -
Concequences of doping
As a result, he was stripped of all of his achievements from August 1998 onward, including his seven Tour de France titles. He also received a lifetime ban from all sports that follow the World Anti-Doping Code—ending his competitive career. The International Cycling Union (UCI) upheld USADA's decision and decided that his stripped wins would not be allocated to other riders. Armstrong chose not to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.