Lance armstrong biography ppt

American cyclist (born 1971)

For the Australian politician, see Lance Armstrong (politician).

Lance Edward Armstrong (néGunderson; born September 18, 1971)^[4] is an American former professional road racing cyclist.

Lance armstrong biography ppt

He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career.

As a result, Armstrong is currently banned for life from all sanctioned bicycling events.^[5]

At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990.

In 1992, he began his career as a professional cyclist with the Motorola team. Armstrong had success between 1993 and 1996 with the World Championship in 1993, the Clásica de San Sebastián in 1995, Tour DuP