Lance Armstrong
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born
September 18, 1971
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male
place of birth
Plano, Texas, The United States
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Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body, Sports
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Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. In doing so, he beat the previous records of five wins by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. Previous to this achievement, he also survived testicular cancer, a germ cell tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy.
In 1999, he was named the American Broadcasting Company's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Pre...more
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Lance Armstrong on tour for the book "Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal"
Author appearance, December 01, 2009 07:00PM
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Lance Armstrong on tour for the book "Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal"
Author appearance, December 01, 2009 07:00PM
Bookends, 232 E. Ave., Ridgewood, NJ, The United States
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Author appearance, December 02, 2009 04:00PM
Borders Books &Amp; Music Penn Station, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY, The United States
Signing. Get more on Lance Armstrong at SimonandSchuster.com
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