A biography by Simona Atanasova

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong, the only man who has won 7 times the Tour de France, was born in Texas on 8 september 1971 and he had a quiet common childhood. The most important event of his childhood is that his father left, so he was brought up by his mother.

In his early-twenties, he became professional cyclist. in 1996, he had a cancer diagnosis and he was given a 40% chance of survival. Then, he wetted up a cancer charity called Lance Armstrong Foundation. Finally, in 1998, he was recovered and he joined the US postal team.

When he was 28 (in 1996) he started cycling in the Tour de France and by 2005 he has won 7 titles (he was the first one). In 2005 he retired from cycling because his titles had been taken for doping charges.

Today he lives in Texas and in Girona, Catalunya. His Lance Armstrong Foundation has already raised 50 million dollars.