Na een succesvolle periode als novice – Armstrong werd onder meer Amerikaans kampioen – werd Armstrong eind 1992 Qualified na de Olympische Spelen van Barcelona. Al het volgende jaar boekte hij diverse successen, met als hoogtepunt de winst in het wereldkampioenschap op de weg te Oslo.Nor are the 2nd and third line victims and perpetrators quit

After the 1996 Tour de France Armstrong fell unwell, and in October his doctors diagnosed testicular cancer, which had by that point also distribute to his lungs and brain. He underwent chemotherapy and surgical procedure, which have been viewed as his very best prospects for survival. Months of therapies followed right before he could attempt his