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Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is a cancer survivor. While diagnosed with cancer, he won seven (1999-2005) Tour de France races, a prestigious cycling competition. He returned again in 2009 by making his appear in the Amgen Tour of California. He is most connected with the word Livestrong.
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What is the main idea of Lance Armstrong's article?
Lance Armstrong's article primarily focuses on his personal journey through triumph and controversy, particularly his battle with cancer and subsequent fall from grace due to doping allegations. He reflects on the impact of his actions on his life, career, and the lives of others, emphasizing themes of resilience, redemption, and accountability. Through his narrative, Armstrong seeks to convey lessons learned from his experiences and the importance of honesty and integrity in sports and life.
What world records did lance Armstrong break?
Lance Armstrong set world records for winning the most Tour de France titles, with seven consecutive wins from 1999 to 2005. However, these records were later stripped from him due to allegations of doping.
Has Lance Armstrong competed in the winter Olympic games since 1992?
No.
Lance Armstrong has never competed in the Winter Olympics. He did compete in the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and won a bronze medal in men's individual time trial cycling at the 2000 Games.
Lance Armstrong is 45 years old (birthdate: September 18, 1971).
Is Lance Armstrong a Christian?
No,
Quoted from wikipedia,
"With regard to religion, he is agnostic, quoted as saying, "at the end of the day, if there was indeed some body or presence standing there to judge me, I hoped I would be judged on whether I had lived a true life, not on whether I believed in a certain book, or whether I'd been baptized. If there was indeed a god at the end of my days, I hoped he didn't say, 'But you were never a Christian, so you're going the other way from heaven.' If so, I was going to reply, 'You know what? You're right. Fine.' "
" Lance Armstrong's book: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, published by G.P Putnam's Sons 2000. pp. 116--118
Why was Lance Armstrong famous?
Lance Armstrong is a world class professional cyclist, in 1996 Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer, it had spread into his lungs and brain doctors only gave him a 40% chance to live. In 1999 he made a comeback to cycling and did what no one thought was possible, win the Tour De France. He went on to win 7 more times in a row and he currently holds the world record of winning the most hardest race in cycling, the Tour De France. He recently made yet another comeback in August of 2008 and is currently racing for pro cycling team Astana with no pay.
Lately his fame has pretty much turned to notoriety, when he confessed to long terms systematic use of doping, and was stripped of his TdF titles.
What has Lance Armstrong done to help prevent cancer?
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- I'm not known for my patience. Patience is a polite quality and often appropriate, but it rarely gets things done. Impatience, however, is the hunger for results and intolerance for excuses and delays. Impatience got me over countless mountain passes, across the finish line in New York City and through four rounds of ruthless chemotherapy 10 years ago. Yet this election season I patiently waited to hear a candidate for office explain to constituents what he or she planned to do about one of the leading threats to the health and well-being of all Americans -- cancer. My patience was greeted with silence. Cancer will impact one in two men and one in three women in their lifetime. It is devastating and it is pervasive. In fact, every year 1.3 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer. (Visit a CNN special, "Saving Your Life" ) Thankfully, our country has made tremendous progress in this fight and produced remarkable advances in the way we prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Today, in many cases, we can humbly say that cancer is no longer a death sentence. The medical advances achieved by our nation's best doctors and researchers have given us reasons to hope. But in spite of this vast body of knowledge, 1,500 people will die from cancer today and tomorrow and the day after that, often because the care they needed to prevent cancer or survive it was not available to them. (Watch cancer survivors describe their ordeal ) However, our nation's second-leading killer did not make the list of issues that our candidates used to get people to the polls last November. Anyone with a television or access to a newspaper can list the ballot box issues that occupied our candidates' attention -- they range from bickering to very real concerns and challenges. The political ads didn't tell voters that earlier in the year funding for cancer research was cut for the first time in 30 years. Nor did they explain that a lack of funding slows the pace of scientific discovery and the development of treatments. Our candidates did not mention the decrease in funding for programs that provide information and screening to people who need these services. I think this is unwise, but it is what our government has done this past year. I waited patiently for an explanation, some clarification or justification. Ten million cancer survivors deserve an answer. We didn't get one. It is true that state and federal budgets are constrained by many important responsibilities. But cancer doesn't care about that. It is time to hold our leaders accountable. It remains to be seen if the change in power on Capitol Hill will affect the fight against cancer. In two years we will elect a new president. We cannot predict the actions of any of our elected officials, but we can say for sure that when it comes to cancer their silence is unacceptable. Patient people may accept the status quo, but the status quo isn't working for us. Instead, we need to stubbornly hold our leaders accountable and we need the courage to ask tough questions of our elected officials. Few issues facing our government are more personal or more critical than the health of our citizens. What are we going to do to effectively fight cancer? Millions of Americans with cancer are asking. Source(s):
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How many times in a row did lance armstrong win the tour de france?
Armstrong won the TdF 7 times in a row.
Who is Lance Armstrong married to?
Lance Armstrong was married to Kristin Richard from 1998 and divorced in 2003. He then started dating Sheryl Crow in late 2003, and annonced their engagement in September 2005 and their split in February 2006.
How many titles has lance Armstrong won?
Lance Armstrong has been a competitive athlete since his teens.
Even if his most celebrated victories have been cancelled due to his extensive use of unallowed performance enhancing drugs, he's bound to have some victories from before the doping era that would still "count".
But unless Lance himself has kept a competition log for all these years, I think tracking down the exact number of wins would be quite difficult.
What bike did Lance Armstrong ride in the Tour De France?
It's a drop bar road bike for most of the race, and a time-trial road bike for the individual pursuit stage.
Where was the cyclist lance Armstrong born?
Lance Armstrong grew up in Plano (Los Rios to be exact) He went to Dooley Elementary, and Armstrong Middle School in Plano (6,7 and 8th grade) He then went on to Williams High School (9th and 10th grade), then Plano East Senior High.
How much did Andre Agassi earn last year?
According to the ATP website (refer to the link, below), retired tennis professional player, Andre Agassi, earned $31,152,975 in prize money during his professional career (n.b., that figure does not include sponsor, commercial, endorsement, or other sources of income).
