Lance Armstrong - Sports and Drugs

Name:	Lance Armstrong
Title:	Professional cyclist and seven-time winner of the Tour de France
Position:	Con to the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"
Reasoning:	"I would never beat my wife, and I never took performance-enhancing drugs." Transcript from arbitration hearing in the case Lance Armstrong vs. SCA Promotions, Inc., quoted in "Allegations Trail Armstrong Into Another Stage," Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2006
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Organizations/VIPs/Others Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:	Professional Cyclist, 1991-2005; scheduled to return from retirement in Jan. 2009 Named among 100 Most Influential People, Time magazine, 2008 Recipient, Best Male Athlete, ESPY Awards, 2003-2006 Recipient, Male Athlete of the Year, Associated Press, 2002-2005 Seven-time winner, Tour de France, 1999-2005 Recipient, Sportsman of the Year, Sports Illustrated, 2002 Appointed to President's Cancer Panel by President George W. Bush, 2002 Founder, Lance Armstrong Foundation, 1997
Education:	None found
Contact Info:	Phone: 512-370-1919 (Contact for speaking engagements and endorsements) Fax: None found E-Mail: info@planetcse.com Website: www.lancearmstrong.com
Select Publications:	Cowritten with Sally Jenkins, Every Second Counts, 2003 Cowritten with Sally Jenkins, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, 2000
Other:	Survived testicular cancer Sponsors: American Century Investments ACI LIVESTRONG Portfolios Nike Nike LIVESTRONG Collection Trek Oakley 24 Hour Fitness Giro FRS
Also Quoted in:	1. Are the laboratories used to test athletes for performance enhancing drugs credible and reliable?