| Lance Armstrong is well a known sportsman, but he is | | | | France in 1999 riding for the American team US postal. |
| not just a great cyclist he is also an inspiration to | | | | But that was not his last victory. From 1999 to 2005 he |
| everyone who is suffering from cancer. Lance | | | | was always overall winner. Now, Lance Armstrong |
| Armstrong was born in Plano, Texas in 1971 on | | | | has won 22 stages, 11 time trials, and 3 time trials with |
| september 18th. As a youngster he was one of the | | | | his team US postal. Today he is a part of Discovery |
| best triathletes competing from the age of 15, but he | | | | Channel Team (previous US postal team) and he also |
| soon found out that his main talent is cycling. He | | | | runs a Cancer Foundation (LAF Lance Armstrong's |
| started competing in amateur races, won the US | | | | Foundation) which inspires people affected with cancer |
| amateur championship 1991 and went to Olympics in | | | | all over the world. You have probably heard of this |
| 1992 where he finished 14th. Unfortunately all his hopes | | | | foundation due to bracelets that people wear as a sign |
| were over when he was diagnosed with cancer in | | | | that they have contributed to LAF. Lance Armstrong |
| 1996. Doctors told him that he only had a 50% chance | | | | is, in my opinion, one of the worlds biggest sportsman |
| of survival. That was an inspiration. The truth was he | | | | but he certainly is a great inspiration for people who |
| only had 3% to survive, but just three years later, after | | | | are fighting cancer. |
| a battle for a professional team, he won the Tour De | | | | |