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	AskMen.com - Lance Armstrong
		Armstrong is deeply embedded in North American culture and is the epitome of what the human spirit can overcome.
		Lance Armstrong was born September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas.
		Armstrong grew up in the suburbs of Dallas and took part in athletics at a young age.
	www.askmen.com /men/sports/40_lance_armstrong.html (524 words)

	Lance Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist.
		Armstrong began his sporting career as a triathlete, competing in adult competitions from the age of 14, he even appeared on the cover of Triathlete Magazine at age 17.
		Lance Armstrong began dating singer Sheryl Crow sometime in the autumn of 2003 and publicly revealed their relationship in January 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lance_Armstrong (5443 words)

	Lance Armstrong Wristbands
		Lance Armstrong wristbands meet all these criteria, plus their principal endorser is a special man who has fought cancer and won.
		Lance Armstrong wristbands are yellow bands of synthetic silicone rubber that are worn as hip, must-have bracelets, spreading awareness of the cyclist's message.
		Proceeds from the sales of Lance Armstrong wristbands funnel directly into his foundation that was set up in 1997 to provide counselling and emotional support for victims and their family members, plus financial relief, assistance with legal and insurance matters and matching patients to clinical trials.
	www.lancewins.com /wristbands.html (553 words)

	Lance Armstrong
		To watch Lance Armstrong grit his teeth and accept the challenge of a rival on a mountain stage in the Tour de France counts for me as one of the highlights of modern sport.
		Armstrong is the epitome of sporting greatness: a brilliant career achieved against the odds, unfailing determination and an approach never short of 100% professionalism.
		Armstrong, for instance, is said to enjoy a 10kg weight advantage over his fierce rival Jan Ullrich for the same power output, which helps him dominate in the mountain stages.
	www.sportsinjurybulletin.com /archive/lance-armstrong.html (1392 words)

	Lance Armstrong
		Lance Armstrong's mother was 17 when she gave birth.
		In 1996 Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which had already spread to his brain and lungs, and doctors told him he had a 50/50 chance of surviving.
		Armstrong's heart is almost a third larger than that of an average man. It beats about thirty-two times a minute during those moments when Armstrong is at rest, and can exceed two hundred beats a minute when he exerts himself.
	www.nndb.com /people/702/000030612 (397 words)

	Lance - LIVESTRONG - livestrong.org
		Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2005 Tours de France are awe-inspiring, but the battle against cancer has just begun-not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them.
		Lance was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer, containing 60% choriocarcinoma, 40% embryonal and less than 1% teratoma.
		Lance's cancer in the lungs and brain was a result of spreading from the original testicular cancer.
	www.livestrong.org /site/c.jvKZLbMRIsG/b.736583/k.C7AA/Lance.htm (424 words)

	Pro Cycling :: Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
		Armstrong achieved this record in the same dominant style showcased in previous wins, clinching the record in a stunning three-day run in the Alps when he turned a 22-second deficit into a 4:09 advantage on the strength of three jaw-dropping stage wins.
		Armstrong kicked off his 2004 season in pursuit of win number six with an early-season victory in the time trial stage of the Tour of Algarve in Portugal, taking over the race lead by one second over teammate Floyd Landis with one stage remaining.
		Armstrong's fifth-place finish in the Mount Ventoux time trial at the Dauphine (an event he had won the previous two years) was declared by many as proof that Tour win number six was far from certain.
	team.discovery.com /bios/armstrong.html (1015 words)

	The New Yorker: Fact (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong has never failed a drug test, however, and he may well be the most frequently examined athlete in the history of sports.
		Lance Armstrong's heart is almost a third larger than that of an average man. During those rare moments when he is at rest, it beats about thirty-two times a minute—slowly enough so that a doctor who knew nothing about him would call a hospital as soon as he heard it.
		Armstrong hopped off his bike, climbed in, and was driven to the airport to catch a plane for New York and then Paris.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content/?020715fa_fact1 (7884 words)

	Lance Armstrong News \| Biography \| Livestrong Bracelets
		Lance Armstrong was born September 18, 1971 to a teenage mother.
		Deciding that he was in a unique position to do something positive with his life and his experience, he founded The Lance Armstrong Foundation as a foundation for cancer research and support program to other patients suffering from cancer as he had.
		Lance was engaged to rock star Sheryl Crowe in September 2005.
	www.lancewins.com (697 words)

	Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong bracelet, Lance Armstrong foundation, Lance Armstrong Tour de France
		Lance Armstrong may just be the most courageous athlete of our time, and his story has “made-for-TV movie” written all over it.
		Lance proved to the skeptics that he still had what it took to be a contender with a series of minor victories, but it was at the 1999 Tour de France where he made the leap from recovering cancer patient to international cycling sensation.
		What the future holds for the international hero is still to be determined, but what we do know, is that Lance Armstrong is one of the most influential athletes in the history of sports, and he will continue to serve as an inspiration to many whether he continues to race or not.
	www.bullz-eye.com /sports/athletes/lance_armstrong.htm (638 words)

	Lance Armstrong and the Lance Armstrong Foundation \| Medical Content (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong's early career hallmarks included a USPRO Championship title, stage victories in the Tour de France, a World Championship, multiple victories at the Tour du Pont, a No. 1 world ranking, and a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
		The LiveStrong Lance Armstrong Foundation has awarded over $14 million in research and community grants since its inception in 1997, to promote its goal to improve the quality of life of people living with cancer.
		Lance Armstrong has provided the cancer and public health world with an inspiring story and raised both funds and awareness to promote better lives for those diagnosed with the disease.
	www.medicalcontent.net /hero.html (786 words)

	Lance Armstrong Clubs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lance quickly proved himself as a professional cyclist: He won a USPRO Championship title, stage victories in the Tour de France, a World Championship, multiple victories at the Tour du Pont, a No. 1 world ranking and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
		Although seemingly invincible, in October of 1996 Lance was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain.
		Lance set out to prove himself once again in the ranks of the professional elite, but his comeback was a struggle.
	www.24hourfitness.com /html/clubs/signature/lance (781 words)

	Lance Armstrong
		Armstrong and the former Kristin Richard were married in 1998.
		Lance Armstrong, - Lance Armstrong, cyclist, proved once again in July that he is indeed the King of the Mountains, as...
		Lance Armstrong, - Lance Armstrong, American bicyclist, proved once again in July that he is indeed the King of the...
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/lancearmstrong.html (376 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fighting cancer is new mission for Armstrong (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong and his close cadre of cancer survivors, researchers and friends believe this is his lasting legacy, not just as a cyclist, but as a man who changed the way the world looks at the disease and, as a result, has given hope and inspiration to millions.
		Armstrong's new goal is to beat the disease with the same force of will that made him the greatest rider in Tour history.
		Armstrong, a member of the President's Cancer Panel since 2002, says "we have the smartest people in the world" working on cures, so his role is to get the funds to keep that research alive.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/cycling/tourdefrance/2005-07-24-armstrong-mission_x.htm (2203 words)

	Lance Armstrong Accusations \| Outside Online
		ON SEPTEMBER 5, seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong made a remarkable announcement: He said that he was thinking of ending his retirement, at that point a mere six weeks old, and rejoining his Discovery Channel team for a run at another title.
		Armstrong's motivation for wanting to anger the French was equally clear: It would be payback for the publication, on August 23, of a controversial story in L'Équipe, a Paris-based sports daily.
		As happens whenever Armstrong is accused of anything, many of the reactions on both sides were characterized by greater certainty than the available evidence seemed to warrant.
	outside.away.com /outside/features/200512/lance-armstrong-1.html (1639 words)

	2000 Team Roster (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong displayed his form in April with a stage win at the Circuit de la Sarthe and an impressive second-place finish at the Amstel Gold Race, along with a seventh place effort at the Tour of Aragon.
		Armstrong then flexed his muscles in June with several signature moments at both the Dauphiné Libéré and the Route du Sud, including stage wins in both events.
		Armstrong's goals for 2000 are threefold — to repeat his Tour victory, to continue to inspire others through his courageous outlook and to spend more time with his wife and son.
	www.uspsprocycling.com /team/bios/armstrong.htm (625 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Cycling \| Lance Armstrong profile (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lance Armstrong finished the final day's racing of his illustrious career safely in the main pack of the Tour de France field.
		Armstrong's competitive urges were ably backed by Linda, who took him to triathlon events where he made his name as an athlete before getting involved in the US Olympic cycling development programme as a teenager.
		Armstrong, who has had his critics throughout his career, has been dogged by accusations of doping but is probably the most tested athlete in any sport and has never failed a drugs test.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/4711977.stm (917 words)

	Lance Armstrong \| Outside Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong has made his personal experience with cancer a public crusade ù one that has been documented assiduously in the cycling press and on several World Wide Web sites ù and he wears his gratitude on his sleeve.
		Minutes later, Armstrong, Nichols, several other members of the IU contingent, and a half-dozen other urologists and surgeons gather to board a charter bus for the Oakley "interplanetary headquarters," which squats on a low hilltop in Orange County near the San Bernardino Mountains.
		Loyalty has always been a big thing for Armstrong ù he once blew off the king of Norway because the invitation didn't include his mother, who was traveling with him, saying, "You don't check your mother at the door" ù but lately it's become an obsession.
	outside.away.com /magazine/0498/9804lance.html (923 words)

	Amazon.com: Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The journalist moved to Armstrong's training base in Spain to cover the months leading up to the cyclist's sixth Tour de France victory in 2004, and the resulting comfort level of Coyle with his subject is palpable.
		Lance Armstrong's War, by Daniel Coyle, provides interesting insights into the seven-time Tour de France champion, his team mates and competitors, and many aspects of the sport that he has so thoroughly dominated in recent years.
		A lot of the book focused on the competition Lance faced and it was very interesting how each rider's style was broken down, what his strengths and weaknesses were and most interesting, what their "tells" were (the small, sometimes imperceivable hints that show others that he is starting to break down in a race).
	www.amazon.com /Lance-Armstrong-War-Against-Scandal/dp/0060734973 (3076 words)

	Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Lance Armstrong Make the 2007 New York City Marathon Scene \| myLifetime.com
		Holmes and Armstrong participated in the marathon, while Holmes’ husband, Tom Cruise, was there to cheer her on.
		Armstrong said he needed about four months to recover from the shin splints last year, when he finished 856th.
		Armstrong said work with his foundation has taken him to Europe, Canada and Mexico in the last three months.
	www.lifetimetv.com /lifestyle/entertainment/katie-holmes-tom-cruise-lance-armstrong-make-2007-new-york-city-marathon-sce (686 words)

	Lance Armstrong Foundation
		Founded in 1997 by professional cyclist and six time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, The Lance Armstrong Foundation was created to provide cancer patients with information, knowledge, and attitude that are needed to successfully deal with their cancer and its inevitable treatments.
		The Lance Armstrong Foundation funds a variety of public health programs that offer the cancer patient and their families after treatment support and special services that people living with cancer can benefit from.
		The Lance Armstrong Foundation hopes to enhance the lives of cancer patients while funding and lobbying for further cancer research and, hopefully one day, a cure.
	www.lancewins.com /foundation.html (493 words)

	Lance Armstrong Biography
		Not only has Lance Armstrong lived up to his rep, but also he's surpassed the expectations of his fellow athletes, his fans and most importantly, himself.
		The Lance Armstrong biography provides ample evidence indeed that he has an iron will and the strongest determination to achieve whatever he sets out to do.
		But to read a Lance Armstrong biography is to borrow from his experiences and to take away a realization that we all have within us, the potential for success, whatever that may be to each of us.
	www.lancewins.com /biography.html (494 words)

	Lance Armstrong News
		Lance Armstrong's victory in the Tour de France yesterday made him only the second American to win the world's most prestigious bicycle race.
		Lance Armstrong, the star American bicycle racer, said that he has testicular cancer, and that it has spread to his abdomen and lungs.
		Lance Armstrong has made it to the Tour de France; he is 21 years old and hardly anybody else in the bicycle race is even close to being that young.
	topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/a/lance_armstrong/index.html?inline=nyt-per (832 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Armstrong, Lance
		Though his chances of beating cancer where less than 50/50, Lance was victorious and returned to racing with a new focus in 1998.
		Founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation (www.laf.org) to “enhance the quality of life for those living with, through and beyond cancer.
		Lance Armstrongmiraculously overcame testicular cancer to become a National and world champion cyclist, three-time Olympian, renowned humanitarian, role model, cancer survivor, six-time winner of the Tour De France, father of three and inspiration for millionsany questions?
	www.usolympicteam.com /26_805.htm (459 words)

	Lance Armstrong Shows Cancer Victims How to Live Strong
		At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's best cyclists.
		Lance Armstrong seemed invincible, and the future ahead was bright indeed.
		The Lance Armstrong Foundation is among the most influential organizations of its kind.
	www.celebrityvalues.com /lance_armstrong.html (579 words)

	Amazon.com: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life: Books: Lance Armstrong,Sally Jenkins (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armstrong is a thoroughgoing Texan jock, and the changes brought to his life by his illness are startling and powerful, but he's just not interested in wearing a hero suit.
		Armstrong is honest and delightful on his relationship to wife Kristin (Kik), and goes into surprising detail about the technology that let them have a child.
		Lance Armstrong's book It's Not About the Bike is about his battle with cancer and how he becomes a winner of the Tour De France.
	www.amazon.com /Its-Not-About-Bike-Journey/dp/0399146113 (1828 words)

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