*Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971.

*He lived with his mother, Linda, who raised him by herself.

*He grew up in Plano, Texas.

*He won the Iron Kids Triathlon at 13 and turned into a professional triathlete at the age of 16.

*When he would bike ride on Saturdays he would ride for so long that he would end up in Oklahoma.  He would have to call his mother to come and pick him up.

*Lance was able to graduate high school with the help of private classes, while training with U.S. developmental team in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

*Lance qualified for the 1989 junior world championships that were held in Moscow, Russia.

*In 1991 Lance was the U.S. National Amateur Champion and he remained an amateur through the 1992 Olympic games that were held in Barcelona, Spain.