Lance Armstrong is an American cyclist from Austin (Texas). He's born in september on the eighteenth in 1971. He was one of the best bike racers of his generation. He started his career in high school on the olympic team. Lance Armstrong, foto courtesy National Institutes of Health
He had one goal in mind. He wanted to win the biggest race of the world, The tour the France. That was the only European race there was in America that his mother could follow on television. He has won the Tour the France 7 times starting in 1999 till 2005. He wanted to break the record of Eddy Merckx.
In 1996, the doctors discovered an extreem sorth of cancer. After a difficult recovery, he started to race again. With his experience, he wanted to do something for all the other people who have cancer. So, he created LIVESTRONG. It's an organisation that supports cancer victims and researchs. Everybody knows this bracelet that supports cancer patients. On his officiel website you can search information about Lance: http://www.lancearmstrong.com/ About the organisation: http://www.livestrong.org
Henri Cornet, the youngest tourwinner ever. He won the tour 1904. He was almost twenty years old. Odile Defraye, the first Belgian cyclist who won the tour (1912) All the French cyclists were jalous!!! Ottavio Bottecchia, he won the tour in 1925, but ten years later he died. A farmer hit him with a stone, because he wanted to steel a grape. The new tourboss, Jacques Goddet, Desgrange died while the tour was going on in 1936.
Gino Bartali, he predicted: This year I'm gonna win the tour... and he won.
Jean Robic, he won the tour in 1947 without wearing the yellow jersey.
Lance Armstrong, winner in the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Neen, uw blog moet niet dagelijks worden bijgewerkt. Het is gewoon zoals je het zélf wenst. Indien je geen tijd hebt om dit dagelijks te doen, maar bvb. enkele keren per week, is dit ook goed. Het is op jouw eigen tempo, met andere woorden: vele keren per dag mag dus ook zeker en vast, 1 keer per week ook.
Er hangt geen echte verplichting aan de regelmaat. Enkel is het zo hoe regelmatiger je het blog bijwerkt, hoe meer je bezoekers zullen terugkomen en hoe meer bezoekers je krijgt uiteraard.
the Tour of 1903, Maurice Garin.
Henri Desgrange, who organised the first tours.
Henri Cornet, the youngest tourwinner ever. He won the tour 1904. He was almost
Odile Defraye, the first Belgian cyclist who won the tour (1912)
Ottavio Bottecchia, he won the tour in 1925, but ten years later he died. A farmer
The new tourboss, Jacques Goddet, Desgrange died while the tour was going on in 1936.
Gino Bartali, he predicted: This year I'm gonna win the tour... and he 
Jean Robic, he won the tour in 1947 without wearing the yellow jersey.
Lance Armstrong, winner in the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
