Lance Armstrong

Born: 1971-9-18

Birthplace: Plano, Texas, U.S.

Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)

Nationality: America

Lance Armstrong (Lance Armstrong), born in Plano, Texas, USA on September 18, 1971, American professional bicycle athlete ^[1] , played for the U.S. Postal team (retired).

Lance Armstrong started his career in 1992 ^[1] , suffered from cancer in 1996, and returned to the game in 1997 after arduous treatment ^[1] . In his 19-year career, he participated in the Tour of France 10 times and achieved the Tour of France driver's seven consecutive championships, creating a miracle in the history of Tour of France ^[1] . On July 24, 2005 ^[1] , Lance Armstrong announced his retirement ^[1] . The comeback was announced on July 21, 2009 ^[1] . On February 16, 2011, Lance Armstrong officially announced its retirement ^[1] . On August 23, 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced the deprivation of the seven Tour of France titles that were deeply involved in the doping scandal ^[1] Lance Armstrong, and a lifetime ban.

Personal Life

Lance Armstrong family life

"My mother and I grew up together. The king can't ignore my mother!" Rance said.

In 1971, in Oak Bluff, Texas , a 17-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy. People say that this girl named Linda Muniham gave birth to a burden, but she held her baby and said to everyone, "This is my child Rance, you will remember him!"

A year later, Linda was abandoned. In order to survive, Linda worked as a maid, postman, and cleaner, earning $400 a month, and there was not much left after paying the rent. The hardships of life forced her to marry again , but Rance was regarded as a "hybrid" by The Stepfather and was beaten violently at every turn.

At the age of 7, Rance owned a mountain bike. He firmly believes that as long as he rides fast enough, he can escape from this ghost place. From then on, Rance used the pair of wheels to crush his bitter childhood back and forth on the mountain roads in his hometown. In the 5th grade, he won the principal's running championship in one fell swoop, and won the 4th place in the state swimming competition and the state junior triathlon championship. But Linda was admitted to the hospital for a tumor, and the money used was Rance's game bonus. The nurses envied the "siblings"-no one thought they were mother and son. But soon, Rance was severely beaten when he discovered that The Stepfather had an affair with another woman. Linda dragged the sick body and left the villain with her dying son on her back.

In order to survive, you must desperately. In the 1987 "Presidents Cup Triathlon" competition, 15-year-old Rance ranked 32 out of thousands of adult players, and became fifth in the following year. Since then, Rance has repeatedly changed his birth date to participate in various competitions and win prizes to fill his and Linda 's belly.

Rance's training was crazy. One afternoon, he was hit by a truck while riding at high speed. He had 9 stitches on his head, 17 stitches on his thigh, and his kneecap was misaligned. After 6 days, he used nail clippers to remove the stitches and borrowed a bicycle to tilt his neck. Out of the arena and broke into the top three. The doctor sighed: "What a bull!" The bull rewrote the record of the 1990 New Mexico Cycling Time Trial a few days later , and was selected into the national team at the World Youth Cycling Championships.

In 1993, the American Professional Championship was awarded a million-dollar championship. Rance screamed and chanted "Mom! Never need to be poor anymore!" The first one crossed the finish line, and then threw himself into Linda's arms and cried loudly.

In the same year the Norwegian capital of Oslo World Championships in, Linda braved the pouring rain to sit seven hours on the grandstand, motionless, watching his son struggle in the mud. Rance has won again! When the king and Road Kamelot·ロード·キャメロットmeet with Rance, Linda is not allowed to enter. Rance said: "In front of me, the king must not ignore my mother!"

Just like mothers to sons back then, Rance took Linda to everyone and said: "This is my mother Linda, you will not forget her."

Lance Armstrong defeats cancer

In 1996, Rance was ranked 5th in the international rankings. It is quite difficult to make a breakthrough again. He has not been able to complete the course for three consecutive Tour of France races. His understanding of motorsports is just jumping on the bicycle and pedaling desperately. Obviously, relying on brute force, he is obviously unable to make a difference in the Tour of France, the highest international cycling event. He needs to settle and mature slowly.

This process should have been spent on a bicycle, but Rance spent it on the hospital bed.

"Cancer is not a form of death, but a part of life." Rance said after recovery.

After winning the "Ferreche-Valone" match in 1996, Rance changed his habit of screaming and swinging his fists up and down. He felt weak. In the following Tour of France, he withdrew from the competition because of a sore testicle and a continuous cough. At the Atlanta Olympics, he suffered a miserable defeat due to nipple pain and blurred vision. At the 25th birthday party, Rance suddenly had a splitting headache, and a few days later he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood while on the phone. When he woke up in the morning of September 30, he found that his testicles were swollen to the size of an orange. Rance, who had never been sick since he was young, had to come to the hospital. After a comprehensive examination, the doctor made a diagnosis of testicular cancer and widespread spread.

On the way home, Rance hadn't speeded for the first time in his life. This tough guy who thought he was invulnerable a few hours ago was trembling all over, and he stopped the car and cried loudly. The cars behind became a long queue, and the horns were of the same name, which sounded like a death knell to him.

Linda flew to her son's side overnight. She was crying all the way, but she strengthened again before entering the door. She took Rance into her arms and watched him fall asleep.

Early the next morning, Rance was pushed into the operating room. For 3 hours, Linda sat blankly.On the tears. But when her son was pushed out, Linda quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Don't be afraid of anything, there is a mother!"

The operation was successful, but the incision was deep and long. Linda stayed by her son's side day and night, and at the slightest movement, she immediately jumped out of her chair.

The doctor said that the cancer spread rapidly and spread all over the body. In addition, since Rance has just transferred, there is no medical insurance! Linda had to sell the house and car and tried every means to raise money. The whole body is a tumor, the economy is in crisis again, and Rance has become very negative.

At this time, a patient named Kiri entered Rance's life like an angel, bringing many short stories to Rance. One of them said that someone was forced to the top of the building by flooding. A motorboat came to rescue him, and he said that God would save him. Later, a helicopter came to rescue him, and he still said that. After the man drowned, he blamed God. God said, I first sent a motorboat and then a helicopter, you idiot! Kiri warned Rance not to follow that idiot, the choice is always in his own hands.

Rance became more cheerful, but chemotherapy failed to stop the spread of cancer cells. 12 deadly tumors occupied the brain, lungs and abdomen, and the blood was full of choriocarcinoma cells. The doctor decided to use a large dose of Bleomycin , which would destroy the lungs and make Rance bid farewell to the game forever.

Rance's condition attracted the attention of car fans, and one of the famous oncologists rejected the treatment plan. He said that destroying the lungs of an athlete is tantamount to breaking the wings of a bird. Under his introduction, Rance found a doctor in New York Knicks , a major disciple of Einhorn, the leader of American testicular cancer . New York Knicks will first surgically remove the brain tumor , and then use VIP (vinblastine, etoposide, 3- and cisplatin) chemotherapy. Although it is more destructive in the short term, it will not cause damage to the lung in the long term. . If you pass the customs smoothly, you will be treated with BEP again. But New York Knicks revealed to Linda that Rance's cure rate is only 3%.

VIP chemotherapy lasted 3 weeks, the same time as the Tour of France, but it seemed more difficult. Participated in the Tour of France three times, and did not complete the ride once, will you encounter such a fate this time?

The first two treatments had tormented Rance in an uncomfortable manner. He lost his hair and eyelashes, his face was pale, there was something burning in his veins, and all he coughed up from his chest were pieces of asphalt-like things. In the third course of treatment, severe pain and nausea pounced day and night, feeling like the toughest climb in the Tour of France, the difference is that once you quit, it means death. The fourth course of treatment is the limit of this chemotherapy regimen, and it is generally not used by patients, but it must be used for Rance who is dying. Rance seemed to have returned to the state of a fetus. It became impossible to blink his eyelids, lying half-dreaming and half-awake, hanging upside down in the abyss...

All this time is La Therese taking care of Rance, she is a skilled and understanding head nurse. They became good friends who talked about everything, and Rance even killed her boredom by complaining about her. Rance would blame her for being too stingy for too little antiemetic drugs, and ridicule her for being too generous for taking so many nasty chemotherapy drugs every day. La Therese is always so patient, she will say: "Observe, at least for this period of time, I am your mother."

The tumor index began to decline, and the daily blood index numbers were encouraging. This became Rance's Tour of France , which is like a Tour of France competition. It started to lead, 10 seconds! 20 seconds! You can get out of bed, you can walk, you can exercise, you can... One day, New York Knicks smiled and said, you can ride a bike. Rance froze for a moment, then hugged New York Knicks and La Therese.

In the last few days of being discharged from the hospital, Rance went to visit little Kiri. On the sunny table, Rance played a scrabble game with Kiri. He took the cancer apart and spelled out courage, attitude, never give up, curability, enlightment, rememberance of fellow patients, starting with each letter. Little Kiri's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said, "Awesome! Cancer = Courage + Attitude + Never Give Up + Can Heal + Enlightenment + Remember the patients." Rance smiled. This is his definition of cancer.

Lance Armstrong suspended for life

On August 24, 2012, the cycling star Neil Alden Armstrong , who won the Tour of France seven crowns, issued a statement announcing that he would abandon the fight with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which had been investigating the use of doping by Neil Alden Armstrong. The problem. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency immediately stated that they would impose a life ban on Neil Alden Armstrong and take back all of its honors.

Born in 1971, Neil Alden Armstrong began his career as a professional cyclist in 1992. From 1999 to 2005, he won the Tour of France rider championship, which represents the highest level in the cycling industry, for seven consecutive times , creating a miracle in the history of Tour of France. Even more surprising is that Neil Alden Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he participated in the world's top road race in October 1996 . But after 12 weeks of chemotherapy and more than a year of suspension and recuperation, Neil Alden Armstrong recovered in 1998 and then magically completed the 1999-2005 Tour of France seven consecutive championships.

But behind the brilliant results of the seven-time champion Neil Alden Armstrong , he has never gotten rid of people's doubts about his medication. After being accused by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a long time, Neil Alden Armstrong issued a statement on Thursday night U.S. time, announcing that the United States Federal Court rejected his opposition to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on the grounds of inconvenient intervention. ) Investigating the complaint, he gave up the fight with the US anti-doping agency.

Neil Alden Armstrong wrote in this statement: "Everyone will say'Enough!' at a moment in their life, and I am now at such a time. Since 1999, I have been talking about rumors. Yu Yu struggled, saying that my seven consecutive Tour of France championships were obtained by cheating and used unfair means. These have plagued my family and work, and also dragged me into the one I am today. A pointless situation".

On August 27, 2012, Beijing time, after Neil Alden Armstrong gave up his complaint against the drug investigation, the US anti-doping agency USADA announced to the Tour of France car king that he would deprive him of all the championships he won after 1998 and his life ban. Punishment. However, Tigert’s attitude has changed, saying that if Neil Alden Armstrong is willing to cooperate and confess the facts, he will be able to keep the five Tour of France championships from 1999 to 2003.

US Anti-Doping Agency SUADA Chairman Tigert said in an interview with USA Today on Sunday local time that if Neil Alden Armstrong is willing to cooperate with the investigation, there is hope that most Tour of France champions will be retained in accordance with relevant regulations.

Tigert emphasized that although the time limit for the allegations against Neil Alden Armstrong is within 8 years, if the accused tries to cover up the facts, the validity period can be extended. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency claimed that Neil Alden Armstrong cooperated with others to cover up the fact of taking the medicine, so even though the eight-year period has passed, he can still be prosecuted.

In the USA TODAY interview, Tigert said that if Neil Alden Armstrong is willing to cooperate and confess the facts and evidence of doping, then they can apply to retain Neil Alden Armstrong from 1999 to 2003 according to the eight-year lawsuit. Of the five Tour of France champions. "The support of this regulation is completely okay for us." Tigert said at the same time that if Neil Alden Armstrong confessed enough and proactively confessed all the facts and evidence about doping in the bicycle field that he knows, then yes. His punishment will be further reduced.

After Neil Alden Armstrong announced on Friday that he would give up his defense against the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the agency deprived him of all Tour of France titles and a lifetime ban on the grounds that Neil Alden Armstrong took banned drugs during the game. Union cycliste Internationale has publicly supported Neil Alden Armstrong, and Neil Alden Armstrong’s lawyers also insisted that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has no right to deprive its achievements.

Lance Armstrong robs Tour of France of seven crowns

On October 22, 2012, Union cycliste Internationale (UCI) held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Chairman Pat McQuade announced his support for the decision of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to deprive Rance-Neil Alden Armstrong of the Seventh Tour of France Championship title, and a lifetime ban on the famous cyclist. This also means that Union cycliste Internationale recognized the report that Neil Alden Armstrong was accused of taking banned drugs.

US anti-doping agency said, Neil Alden Armstrong from 1996 began to use illegal drugs, including promoting blood erythropoietin (EPO).

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency previously submitted a 1,000-page investigation report to the UCI. The testimony of 26 witnesses proved that Neil Alden Armstrong had taken doping, 11 of whom were still the King of the Seventh Tour of France. Former teammate. In the face of a large number of witnesses, Union cycliste Internationale had to come forward and declare that it would make a decision as soon as possible.

At this juncture, the British media revealed that Union cycliste Internationale had accepted a $100,000 “donation” from Neil Alden Armstrong . In exchange, UCI provided the blood tester from Lausanne, Switzerland to the Seventh Tour of France for free. The transaction is worth approximately US$60,000 to 70,000. Union cycliste Internationale, who was involved in the "bribery" incident, can no longer stand idly by.

So on Monday in Geneva local time, UCI President Pat McQuade officially announced that Union Cycliste Internationale will accept the report of the US Anti-Excitement Agency and will not appeal to the International Court of Arbitration on Neil Alden Armstrong. At this point, the Tour of France event organizer also deleted all the honors that Neil Alden Armstrong obtained here from 1999-2005 from the honor book. In other words, all the previous penalties imposed by the US anti-doping agency took effect, and Neil Alden Armstrong was not only deprived of the championship title, but also banned from participating in any competition. According to regulations, the UCI has 21 days to investigate and study, and the UCI will respond by October 31 at the latest, but the UCI finally moved forward by 9 days.

So far, all the institutions involved have expressed their views. It is worth mentioning that just a few days ago, Neil Alden Armstrong's main sponsors Nike and Trek Bikes cancelled their contracts with him on the grounds that they had been deceived for ten years. Neil Alden Armstrong himself said after resigning as chairman of the Anti-Cancer Foundation: "These few weeks are the hardest days in my life. I will try to cheer up, but it's really bad right now." However, he did not complain to USADA. No response to that report.

As early as a few months ago, Neil Alden Armstrong had made a public statement that he would no longer appeal the allegations of the US Anti-Doping Agency. After Union cycliste Internationale recognized the USADA's penalty, the Neil Alden Armstrong incident was basically a conclusion.

At the just-concluded press conference, ISF President McQuaid also stated that ISF will continue to take legal measures against reporter Kimeqi, who once accused ISF of helping Neil Alden Armstrong cover up a positive drug test result. , And McQuaid believes that Jimecchi’s accusation is slander.

In a report in the French media "Team Daily", Kimezi once pointed out that Neil Alden Armstrong had a positive drug test result, and this result was covered by the International Confederation and was not exposed. The International Confederation of Confederation initiated a legal complaint against Kimezi in Switzerland, accusing the latter of "dishonest" reports that caused damage to the reputation of the International Confederation.

The incumbent President of the International Confederation McQuaid and former President Verbruggen both demanded Kimezi to pay compensation for the loss of reputation in court, and the amount of compensation was as high as 6,600 euros.

McQuaid also stated: "These two things ( Neil Alden Armstrong and Kimeqi) should be treated separately. Kimeqi and his colleagues have been trying to connect these two things, but our team’s Kimeqi’s laws The complaint has nothing to do with the decision of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and it has nothing to do with Neil Alden Armstrong. Although Kimeqi himself is an active anti-doping person, it has nothing to do with his status."

McQuaid said: "This incident is just a reporter trying to sue me, the former chairman and the entire International Confederation for corruption, but in my opinion, this is a defamation case."

Some cycling fans and former cycling athletes expressed their support for Kimecchi and launched a fund to support him. The amount of the fund has reached 64,000 euros.

Lance Armstrong admits to making mistakes

On January 14, 2013, in a two-and-a-half-hour video interview with Oprah Winfrey , he personally admitted to taking the drug for the first time. The program was only broadcast on January 17, and the news stated that he changed his words to pave the way for shortening the suspended sentence and participating in the triathlon.

This is Neil Alden Armstrong's first interview after he was robbed of the title of the seven-time Tour of France cycling championship. It is said that he admitted that he had taken banned drugs and repeatedly expressed excitement, but did not go into the details of individual events. Both parties did not disclose the content after the interview, but Ohua Yunfei left a message on Twitter , revealing that Neil Alden Armstrong had clearly "come prepared."

In an interview with the promotional video yesterday, she pointed out, "The question the world wants to hear the most from him, he has already answered. I am very satisfied with the answer," and indirectly admitted that he finally admitted to taking the drug.

The location of the visit was originally Neil Alden Armstrong’s mansion in Texas, but because there were too many reporters gathered, it was temporarily changed to a hotel room. Before the interview, he first met with about 100 employees at the headquarters of his charity organization Livestrong for 20 minutes. He apologized to the employees for the scandal dragged down the organization. During the interview, he was in tears and urged the employees to continue to assist cancer patients and their families. He suffered from terminal testicular cancer, the cancer cells spread to the brain and lungs, and finally recovered miraculously, so he paid special attention to the needs of cancer patients.

Neil Alden Armstrong has consistently denied taking banned drugs for many years. According to sources, his admission of fault was paving the way for a reduction of sentence. In addition to winning his seven-time Tour of France cycling championship title, the US anti-drug organization also issued a life-long suspension to him. He wants to participate in the triathlon race, so he hopes that by admitting to taking the banned drugs, and adding testimony against those who did not inform him about the banned drugs, in exchange for a reduction of his sentence. After retiring from cycling in 2011, he switched to the triathlon event. He believes that resuming his qualifications for triathlon is the most reliable source of his future income. The people he plans to testify include several senior officials from the International Cycling Federation and senior officials from the "U.S. Postal Service Fleet" he previously belonged to, but he will not target his former teammates.

But he admitted that after taking the banned drug, he is also in lawsuits at any time, especially those sponsors who have been loyal to him for many years, such as Nike, may claim compensation from him. The British " The Sunday Times " has filed a lawsuit with Neil Alden Armstrong for the 500,000 US dollars (3.9 million Hong Kong dollars) settlement money given to him in the defamation lawsuit earlier. An insurance company in Texas also plans to file a lawsuit to claim back the bonuses he has collected over the years. The analysis believes that Neil Alden Armstrong's admission of taking drugs means that he swore to testify in 2005 that he denied taking banned drugs. He is suspected of giving false testimony. He may go to jail in the footsteps of the American "drug female trapeze" Jones.

The incident was caused by his former teammate Floyd Landis. In 2010, he reported to the Federal Court that Neil Alden Armstrong and other teammates were taking drugs, violatingThe contract to sponsor the team exposed the scandal. According to the Wall Street Journal, according to the relevant sponsorship agreement, the General Post Office will sponsor Neil Alden Armstrong’s team of approximately US$30 million on the condition that the team is not allowed to take banned drugs to affect its image. People familiar with the matter said that Landis filed a lawsuit in the name of the US government under the US "Federal False Declaration Act." The law allows the public to file lawsuits against persons suspected of defrauding the U.S. government. If Neil Alden Armstrong and others prove to be illegal, they will face a fine of three times the sponsorship amount at any time, equivalent to 100 million U.S. dollars. The Ministry of Justice will decide whether to join the lawsuit at the latest on the day the interview is broadcast.

Extended Reading

The Armstrong Lie reviews

Brent 2022-08-23 17:51:46

Pediatric perspective

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Randall 2022-08-23 18:24:08

These are not cycling all about.

These are not cycling all about.

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