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