A Great Success Story

Lance Armstrong was born in 1971 in Texas, USA. He was athletic from an early age. Lance loved running and swimming, but his favorite was riding bikes. He was a very competitive boy. Some days, he rode to the Oklahoma border which was a long way from his house. He won lots of races when he was young and in 1993, he became the youngest World Champion. In 1995 he won the ‘Cyclist of the Year’ award.

Armstrong was the world’s number one cyclist but in 1996 while he was riding in a race he stopped because of a terrible pain. He went to the hospital and the news was very bad. He was seriously ill, and it looked like his cycling days were over.

The next two years were very difficult for Armstrong. He was in and out of hospital. In 1998, he felt better, and doctors let him cycle again. It was a great opportunity for him. In the beginning he had no success but as time passed, he got his strength and luckily he was back.

Armstrong started winning races again and in 1999 he raced in the famous Tour de France. It was unbelievable but he won the race. It was an amazing success story. But he didn’t stop there. He won the Tour de France for the next six years. In 2005, Armstrong decided to stop cycling. But his name will be in the sporting history books forever.