Lance Armstrong Timeline by Gagner, Kevin Aiden

1996

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Lance Armstrong becomes the first American to win the La Flèche Wallonne, and he wins a second Tour DuPont. Despite being a part of only five days of the Tour de France, he goes on to participate in the 1996 Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the time trial and 12th in the road race.

1999

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At age 27, after returning to professional cycling in 1997, Armstrong wins his first Tour de France. He is immediately peppered with questions about doping, denying all accusations. Despite testing positive for a corticosteroid, he shows a backdated prescription to avoid sanctions.

2002

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Lance Armstrong wins his fourth consecutive Tour de France. French authorities simultaneously conclude a two-year investigation into the U.S. Postal Service team, but the investigation finds no use of performance-enhancing drugs.

2005

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At age 33, after winning a seventh Tour de France, Armstrong retires to spend more time with his family. French newspaper L'Equipe reports blood samples retested from a 1999 race show evidence of blood doping that year, but Armstrong again denies the allegations.

2013

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In a January interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong finally admitted to doping during each Tour de France win from 1999 to 2005.

SOURCE ESPN

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