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- NAME: Lance Armstrong
- OCCUPATION: Cyclist, Philanthropist
- BIRTH DATE: September 18, 1971 (Age: 41)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Plano, Texas
- Full Name: Lance Edward Armstrong
- AKA: Lance Armstrong
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Lance Armstrong is a professional American cyclist and testicular cancer survivor who, in 2012, was stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999 to 2005 due to evidence of performance-enhancing drug use.
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