美国自行车神话人物“抗癌英雄”兰斯.阿姆斯特朗 Lance Armstrong 

BIOGRAPHY : 

Height: 180 cm身高：1.80米 
Weight: 75 kg   体重:75公斤 
Sport：Cycling         项目：自行车 

Date of birth： September 18, 1971 
出生日期：1971年9月18日 

Birthplace: at Dallas (Texas), USA 　
出生地：美国德克萨斯州东北部城市达拉斯

Team : US POSTAL SERVICE 
代表车队：美国邮政车队 

Tour de France Teams winner : 1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004
所获环法自行车比赛冠军称号：1999，2000，2001，2002，2003，2004年

"Before cancer I just lived. Now I live strong."                 
                                                -- Lance Armstrong 

！阿姆斯特朗把今年7月的环法大赛作为了自己的谢幕表演，祝福他吧，祝愿他身着黄色领骑衫第一个抵达巴黎，再创环法新奇迹！

At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's best cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont, and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance Armstrong seemed invincible and the future ahead was bright indeed. Then they told him he had cancer. 他，历尽磨难，在25岁时，终于成为世界最棒的自行车手，可不久就被告知患上了睾丸癌；他，意志坚定，直面人生，最终不但战胜病魔，还创造了六次环法冠军的奇迹；他，就是当代美国人的精神领袖——美国自行车神话人物兰斯—阿姆斯特朗

Next to the challenge he now faced, bike racing seemed insignificant. The diagnosis was testicular cancer, the most common cancer in men aged 15-35. If detected early, its cure rate is a promising 90%. Like most young, healthy men, Lance ignored the warning signs, and never imagined the seriousness of his condition. Going untreated, the cancer had spread to Lance's abdomen, lungs, and brain. His chances dimmed. 

Then, with a combination of physical conditioning and a strong support system Lance's competitive spirit took over. He declared himself not a cancer victim but a cancer survivor, hell bent on living strong. He took an active role in educating himself about his disease and the treatment. Armed with knowledge and confidence in medicine, he underwent aggressive treatment and beat the disease. 

During treatment, before his recovery, before he even knew his own fate, he created the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This marked the beginning of Lance Armstrong's life as a leader for cancer survivors and a world representative for the cancer community. 

Although Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2003 Tours de France are sweet, the battle against cancer has just begun-not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them. Lance Armstrong plans to lead this fight, and he hopes that you join him. This is a life he owes to cancer. This is a choice to live strong.