Lance Armstrong
Biography
Lance Armstrong is an American who turned professional with the Motorola cycling team in 1992 after winning national sprint-course triathlon titles in 1989 and 1990, having begun competing as a triathlete at 16. He was born in Richardson, Texas. In 1993 he won the world road race championship and took his first Tour de France stage, adding another stage win in 1995 and victories in races such as the Clásica de San Sebastián and the Tour DuPont. Riding for the US Postal and Discovery teams, he won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, a record. After retiring in 2005 he returned with Astana in 2009 and finished third in that year's Tour, then raced for Team RadioShack before retiring again in 2011. He later started a podcast, The Move.
55years old
Turns 56 on September 18in 328 days
- Born Plano
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Lance Edward Gunderson (birth name)Also credited as Lance Edward Armstrong
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 19 years2004 to 2023
Genres
- Comedy50%, 3 films
- Documentary50%, 3 films
- Sport50%, 3 films
- Biography17%, 1 film
- Romance17%, 1 film
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First role
Armstrong was 16 when he turned professional as a triathlete, and he went on to win the national sprint-course triathlon championship in 1989 and 1990 at ages 18 and 19.
Big break
Armstrong's breakthrough victory came in 1993 at the World Road Race Championship in Norway, after he had already taken his first Tour de France stage win from Châlons-sur-Marne to Verdun.
A first
In 1996 Armstrong won La Flèche Wallonne, becoming the first American to do so, and he also took the Tour DuPont again that year.
First role
Armstrong's first all-pro event in Europe ended with him finishing last, two years before he placed second at the Clásica de San Sebastián.
A first
Armstrong won stages 15, 16 and 17 in a row, all mountain stages. He was the first biker to do that since Gino Bartali in 1948.
Lance Armstrong movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
Seven awards and honors from 1999 to 2005.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Associated Press Athlete of the Year | Won | |
| 2005 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Won | |
| 2004 | Associated Press Athlete of the Year | Won | |
| 2003 | Associated Press Athlete of the Year | Won | |
| 2002 | Associated Press Athlete of the Year | Won | |
| 2000 | Princess of Asturias Award for Sports | Won | |
| 1999 | Vélo d'Or | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.