Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is an American cyclist who won seven consecutive Tour de France titles (1999–2005), all later stripped after he admitted to systematic doping throughout his career.
His name has become shorthand for athletic achievement tainted by cheating: He's the Lance Armstrong of [sport].
Armstrong also founded Livestrong, a cancer charity, after surviving testicular cancer.
Main cycling group
- yellow jerseyRace leader's distinctive top
- Tour de FrancePremier European cycling stage competition
- time trialFastest-lap competition format
- Champs-ÉlyséesIconic Parisian boulevard
podium · breakaway · climber · domestique · Grand Tour · prologue · criterium · cadence
Of the male gonads
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- survivorOne still alive after
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
diagnosis · metastatic · orchiectomy · brain lesions · prognosis · oncologist · treatment · battle
Red blood cell hormone
- blood dopingArtificially increasing red cells
- banned substancesMaterials forbidden by law
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- PEDsBanned performance boosters
Brought into shame
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- lifetime banPerpetual exclusion from participation
whistleblower · litigation · testimony · backlash · cover-up · denial · admission · lawsuits
Firmly committed to purpose
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
polarizing · comeback · iconic · controversial · ambitious · relentless · complex · defiant
Underlying support structure
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- charityVoluntary aid for others
donations · awareness campaign · nonprofit · corporate sponsors · brand · legacy
peloton
Main cycling group
- yellow jerseyRace leader's distinctive top
- Tour de FrancePremier European cycling stage competition
- time trialFastest-lap competition format
Champs-Élysées · podium · breakaway · climber · domestique · Grand Tour · prologue · criterium · cadence · paceline
testicular
Of the male gonads
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- survivorOne still alive after
- remissionTemporary disease absence
recovery · diagnosis · metastatic · orchiectomy · brain lesions · prognosis · oncologist · treatment · battle · warrior
EPO
Red blood cell hormone
- blood dopingArtificially increasing red cells
- banned substancesMaterials forbidden by law
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
PEDs · transfusions · WADA · confession · federal investigation
disgraced
Brought into shame
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
lifetime ban · whistleblower · litigation · testimony · backlash · cover-up · denial · admission · lawsuits · settlements
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
charismatic · polarizing · comeback · iconic · controversial · ambitious · relentless · complex · defiant · unapologetic
foundation
Underlying support structure
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
charity · donations · awareness campaign · nonprofit · corporate sponsors · brand · legacy
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- Doping ScandalsBarry Bonds, stripped medals, blood doping, failed drug test, steroid abuse
- American Cycling
- cyclistscyclist, mountain bikers, rider, biker, mountain biker
- scandalsscandal, controversy, coverup, cover-up, disgrace
- sports scandalscheating, doping, match fixing, point shaving, PEDs
strong, lance, freelance, lances, freelancer, lanced, freelancing, lancing, lancet