I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.

By January 1998 Armstrong had renewed serious cycling training having signed a new racing contract with US Postal. He was also a key rider in helping Team RadioShack win the team competition beating Caisse d'Epargne by 9 minutes 15 seconds. The standard chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of this type of cancer is a cocktail of the drugs bleomycin etoposide and cisplatin (or Platinol) (BEP).

He is the founder of the Livestrong Foundation originally called the Lance Armstrong Foundation which provides support for cancer patients. Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson; September 18 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. By January 1998 Armstrong had renewed serious cycling training having signed a new racing contract with US Postal.