Lance Armstrong Events

1971 Sep 18 Lance Armstrong is born
Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. At the age of 12, he began his sporting career as a swimmer at the City of Plano Swim Club and f...
1987 Lance Armstrong becomes a professional athlete competing in triathlons
In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group; second place was Chann McRae, wh...
1991 Lance Armstrong becomes U.S. National Amateur Champion
Soon, Armstrong chose to focus on cycling, his strongest event as well as his favorite. During his senior year in high school, the U.S. Olympic development team invited him to train with ...
1992 Jul 25
to 1992 Aug 9
 Lance Armstrong finished 14th in his first Olympics
In 1992, he finished 14th place in the road race at the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He turned professional right after the Olympics. That same year he finished last in the San Sebastia...
1995 Lance Armstrong becomes first American to win Classica San Sebastian
In 1994, he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and came second in the Tour Du Pont in the United States. His successes in Europe were second placings in the Clásica San Sebastián and Liège...
1996 Oct 2 Lance Armstrong is diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer
On October 2, 1996, at age 25, Armstrong was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer. The cancer had spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain. On that first visit to a urologist in Aus...
1997 May 22 Lance Armstrong returns to cycling with win at Sprint 56k Criterium
The U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team's Lance Armstrong, in the midst of a comeback following successful treatments for cancer, will race in Sunday's Outdoor Life Network Grand Prix in...
1998 May 1 Lance Armstrong marries Kristin Richard
Armstrong met Kristin Richard in June 1997. They married on May 1, 1998 and have three children: Luke, born October 1999, and twins Isabelle and Grace, born November 2001. The pregnancy w...
1999 Jul 3
to 1999 Jul 25
 Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France
The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by Lance Armstrong, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. T...
2000 Jul 1
to 2000 Jul 23
 Lance Armstrong wins the 87th Tour de France
The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23, 2000. It was won by American cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Tour started with an individual time ...
2001 Jul 7
to 2001 Jul 29
 Lance Armstrong wins the 88th Tour de France
The 2001 Tour de France was relatively difficult, with a number of heavy mountain stages, a team time trial and a climbing time trial. France was ridden 'clockwise', and thus the Alps wer...
2002 Jul 6
to 2002 Jul 28
 Lance Armstrong wins 89th Tour de France
The 2002 Tour de France started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. France was visited counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees were there before the Alps. On average,...
2003 Jul 5
to 2003 Jul 27
 Lance Armstrong wins 90th Tour de France
The 2003 Tour de France started and ended in Paris. Lasting from July 5 to July 27 the race covered 3,350 km (2081.58 mi), proceeding clockwise in twenty stages around France, including s...
2004 Jul 3
to 2004 Jul 25
 Lance Armstrong wins the 91st Tour de France
The 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3429 km.[1] Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France. ...
2005 Jul 2
to 2005 Jul 24
 Lance Armstrong wins the 92nd Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3607 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first ...
2009 Jul 4
to 2009 Jul 26
 Alberto Contador wins 96th Tour de France
The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individu...