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[h3]Lance Armstrong was born to Linda Gayle Mooneyham and Eddie Charles Gunderson. Soon after he was born his parents divorced, leaving him in the care of his mother. [/h3]

Linda saw athletic potential in her son early on, and encouraged him to participate in a variety of sports. Lance confirmed his mother’s belief by winning, at the age of 13, The Iron Kid’s Triathlon, and at 16 he was a professional triathlete.

Soon, however, Lance’s love of cycling caused him to give up running and swimming to focus solely on bikes. He spent much of his youth cycling, and often managed to get so far from his house on a ride that he had to call his mother to come and drive him back home.

Once out of high school, Lance turned all of his attention to cycling. He joined the amateur circuit and scored a number of successes, including the US National Amateur Championship.

Lance was far from the finished article, though. In his first professional race, The Classico San Sebastian of 1992, he finished dead last. Many would have just ridden into the sunset after such disappointment, but not Lance.

Showing the kind of perseverance for which he would win the hearts of millions, Lance battled on. His determination paid dividends, and he managed to win 10 titles in the 1993 season. Success followed and by 1996, Lance was ranked number one in the world.

The glory was short lived. In the same year, Lance was diagnosed with malignant testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. He was forced into a cycling hiatus as he underwent two painful and dangerous operations to remove cancerous tissue from his brain. His aggressive chemotherapy regimen hampered him still further. However, Lance showed incredible fortitude, founding The Lance Armstrong Foundation to help cancer sufferers despite his own illness.

The foundation's distinctive yellow rubber "Livestrong" wristbands, first launched in 2004, have been a major success, netting the foundation more than millions in the fight against cancer.

By 1998 he resumed his cycling career and improved rapidly through the season. So great was his improvement that in 1999 he managed to win the Tour de France, the most prestigious event in world cycling, then went on to win the Tour for a record breaking seven years running.

Unfortunately, these achievements have been clouded by allegations that Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs during his career. However, no conclusive evidence has been presented to verify these allegations and Armstrong vigorously denies them.

Having triumphed in the 2005 Tour de France, he hung up his cycling helmet and retired from the sport.

Armstrong married his wife, Kristin Richard, in 1997. They had three children: Luke and twins Isabelle and Grace. The couple filed for divorce in September 2003. Armstrong began dating singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow later that year. The couple announced their engagement in September 2005 but split the following year.
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- On one childhood cycling trip, Lance managed to bike from his house in Plano, Texas to the Oklahoma border.

- He was named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver.

- Armstrong revolutionised the support behind his well-funded teams, asking his sponsors and equipment suppliers to contribute formula 1-style and act as one cohesive part of the team.
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