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Lance Armstrong
| full name: | Lance Edward Armstrong (birth name: Lance Edward Gunderson) |
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| bio: | He is a national and world champion cyclist, two time Olympian, and now 7-time winner of Le Tour de France. His efforts are even more amazing considering he is a cancer survivor, having once been told he had a 50/50 chance of surviving. Lance retired from competitive cycling after the 2005 Tour de France, but returned in January 2009 to primarily promote cancer awareness. He finished 3rd in the 2009 Tour. |
| also known as: | cancer survivor |
| born: | September 18, 1971 in
Plano, Texas Mother: Linda Mooneyham |
| family: | Lance Armstrong was married to Kristin Richard, and they have three children. After Lance and Kristin divorced, Lance had a short engagement with singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow. His current relationship is with Anna Hansen, with whom he has a son born in June 2009. |
| sport: | Cycling |
| team / club: | US Postal, UCI ProTeam Team Astana |
| event: | road racing |
| achievements: | Seven time consecutive winner of the tour de france (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005). The next best multiple winner has 5 wins. |
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