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Lance Armstrong Begins his Career
Lance began his career by joining the Motorola Cycling Team in 1992 -
Diagnosed with Cancer
Armstrong was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer -
Cancer Free
Armstrong is pronounced cancer free. Later that year, he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer support, now known as the Livestrong Foundation. -
Return
Armstrong returns to cycling after his battle with cancer to the United States Postal Service team. -
First Accusations of Doping/PED's
Rumors begin circling that Armstrong and his teammates on the US Postal cycling team were using performance enhancing drugs. -
7 Tour de France Wins
Lance win his first of his 7 consecutive Tour de France win (1999-2005) -
Doping Allegations Continue
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Announces Retirement
After his 7th Tour de France win, Armstrong announced he would retire -
Comeback
Lance Armstong returns to the world of cycling after a brief retirement. -
Floyd Landis
Lance's former teammate, Floyd Landis, publicly says that he and Armstrong used PED's while on the US Postal Service team. -
Retirement "for good"
Lance retires from cycling for good, amid all of the allegations going against him. -
Tyler Hamilton
Another of Lance's former teammates, Tyler Hamilton, publicly says they used PED's together. -
Stripped of Tour de France Titles
Armstrong is found guilty of using PED's by a federal investigation and is stripped of his 7 Tour de France Titles. -
Admits to Using PED's
Armstrong goes onto Oprah to admit to using PED's, which he had denied doing since the beginning of his career.