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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 after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career.
Lance Armstrong, American cyclist, who was the only rider to win seven Tour de France titles (1999–2005) but who was later stripped of all his titles after an investigation revealed that he was the key figure in a wide-ranging doping conspiracy while he compiled his Tour victories.
Lance Armstrong, the Lance Armstrong doping case, was a major doping investigation that led to retired American road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, along with one Olympic medal, and his eventual admission to using performance-enhancing drugs.
Nov 16, 2009 · On July 24, 2005, American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins a record-setting seventh consecutive Tour de France and retires from the sport. After Armstrong survived testicular cancer, his...
Aug 3, 2005 · After winning an unprecedented seventh straight Tour de France title, Lance Armstrong can lay claim to the title of greatest Tour de France rider in the history of cycling.
Jun 29, 2010 · Lance Armstrong knew that only one thing came between him and his first Tour de France overall victory: the stage 19 individual time-trial in Futuroscope, where he could easily crash and give...
Lance Armstrong, (born Sept. 18, 1971, Plano, Texas, U.S.), American cyclist who was the first rider to win seven Tour de France titles (1999–2005) but who had his titles stripped after an investigation revealed that he had been doping during his unprecedented winning streak.
