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Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is one of the most well known athletes in the world, he is famous for winning seven straight Tour de France events, from 1999-2005. Lance Armstrong won all 7 Tour de France victories after recovering from cancer in his testicles, lungs, and brain. During his career, Armstrong has raced for three professional teams while being sponsored for Motorola, Cofidis, U.S. Postal, and the Discovery Channel. In 2006-2007 Lance Armstrong retired from road racing after many professional stage victories and tour victories. Today, Armstrong holds the record for most consecutive Tour de France victories, breaking the record of Miguel Indurain of Spain. Miguel Indurain previously held the tour record with 5 consecutive victories from 1991 to 1995. Indurain is a very famous athlete of the road racing discipline, becoming the Olympic Time Trial Champion in 1996, and the World Time Trial Champion in 1995. Prior to the 7 year championship run of Lane Armstrong beginning in 1995, the tour had previously been dominated by European teams like France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain. The last non-American, undisputed champion of the Tour de France was Marco Pantani of Italy.
Lance Armstrong has an official website at lancearmstrong.com. Since retiring from road racing, Armstrong has worked nearly as hard as an activist for cancer research as he had as a racing champion. AT the official Armstrong website, Lance provide updates on various media events he will be attending, such as appearances on TV shows like Late Night and Conan O'Brian and the Colbert Report. Also on the website is a section on his activist pursuits, including the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) provides the practical information and tools that people need to battle cancer and live strong through education, advocacy, public health and research grants. The Lance Armstrong Foundation is also known as Live Strong. One popular item that is sold by Live Strong is the famous yellow wristband that many people wear to promote caner awareness, cancer research, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The LAF supports the cause of cancer research and awareness by becoming involved in grants and programs, cancer support, and events like marathons that help raise more money for cancer research.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has partnered with the World Marathon Majors, beginning in 2007. The World Marathon Majors www.worldmarathonmajors.com hosts many of the world's biggest races, including the ING New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, and the Real Berlin Marathon. The World Marathon Majors has dedicated a section for Armstrong runners in the marathon for the 5 highest profile races in its circuit.
Because of Armstrong's position and status among the world's most famous athletes, he has received a lot of fan and corporate for his many charities. Nike has teamed up with Armstrong for promotions like the "Wear Yellow-Live Strong Campaign." Road Racing and paintball both have events that require athletes to have tremendous physical endurance.
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