Lance Armstrong
Chronology
| 1971 | Born September 18 in Texas |
| 1984 | Wins his first triathlon, a junior event called Iron Kids |
| 1987 | Enters his first non-junior triathlon |
| 1987 | Competes as a professional triathlete |
| 1989 | Qualifies to train with the U.S. Olympic developmental team in Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1989 | Competes in the Junior World Championships in Moscow |
| 1992 | Turns pro after Olympics in Barcelona, Spain |
| 1992 | Finishes first professional race dead last—27 minutes behind the winner |
| 1993 | Becomes youngest world road-racing champion |
| 1993 | Wins first stage in the Tour de France, but drops out |
| 1993 | Is member of first U.S. team, Team Motorola, to be ranked top-five in the world |
| 1994 | Fails to win a single race |
| 1995 | Finishes Tour de France with one stage win |
| 1996 | Drops out of Tour de France in July with a cold |
| 1996 | Is diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in October |
| 1996 | Undergoes operations to remove affected testicle and lesions in his brain |
| 1997 | Cancer goes into remission in January |
| 1997 | Signs modest contract with U.S. Postal Team after being dropped by French Cofidis team |
| 1998 | Marries Kristin "Kik" Richard and returns to racing |
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