Tour De France Armstrong
In late august 2005 one month after lance armstrong s seventh consecutive tour victory the french sports newspaper l équipe claimed evidence that armstrong had used epo in the 1999 tour de france.
Tour de france armstrong. Armstrong and ullrich s most notable tour de france interactions. Marco pantani tour de france 1998 galibier les deux alpes english comment parte 1 2 duration. September 18 1971 is an american former professional road racing cyclist he became regarded as a sports icon for his seven consecutive tour de france wins from 1999 to 2005 the most in the event s history however armstrong s reputation would be tarnished by a doping scandal and he was stripped of all of his achievements from august 1998.
Learn more about his life and career. Lance armstrong american cyclist who was the only rider to win seven tour de france titles 1999 2005 but who was later stripped of all his titles after an investigation revealed that he was the key figure in a wide ranging doping conspiracy while he compiled his tour victories. Achieves global fame by winning cycling s most prestigious event in his first tour de france start since his cancer diagnosis.
1999 tour de france. Lance edward armstrong born lance edward gunderson. Armstrong was not a pre event favorite but he.
The claim was based on urine samples archived by the french national laboratory for doping detection lndd for research. Lance armstrong has been accused of being a bully to get what he.
