Lance Armstrong is an American cyclist, who was the only rider to win seven Tour de France titles (1999–2005).
Did doping cause Lance Armstrong’s cancer?
In 2012, the most infamous Tour doping scandal came when Lance Armstrong was stripped of his titles after an investigation revealed that he had been the central figure in a doping conspiracy during the years in which he won his titles. So far, his seven Tour de France titles haven’t been given to any of his rivals.
After losing everything he still made a comeback and involved himself in other businesses outside of cycling. Currently, he runs a podcast ‘The Move’, and it has been successful so far.
After the 1996 Tour de France Armstrong fell ill, and in October his physicians diagnosed testicular cancer, which had by that time also spread to his lungs and brain. The doctors made sure he underwent chemotherapy and surgery, which were considered his best chances for survival. Lance Armstrong recently revealed that doping could have caused his testicular cancer and might have contributed to his testicular cancer diagnosis in 1996.
In June 1998 he won his first important race since his cancer was diagnosed, the Tour of Luxembourg. Previously Armstrong had been a specialist in one-day races, but late in 1998, after a fourth-place finish in the three-week Vuelta an España (Tour of Spain),
