Lance Armstrong: From Hero to Zero - The True Story

Explore the incredible story of one of the most successful and controversial athletes of all time. In this video, we delve into the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner who was later stripped of his titles due to doping allegations. From his early days as a promising cyclist, to his dominance on the world stage, to the downfall that resulted in a massive scandal, this is the tale of a man who lived one big lie. Watch now to see how Armstrong's story captures the highs and lows of ambition, fame, and deceit.

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[phil]

I think a lot of people could have forgive him for the cheating but the way he tried to ruin peoples lives is what really makes him a monster.

[dgnjezc]

The fact that when Greg Lemond, a legend in his own right, tried to expose doping in cycling. Was completely ostracized in the cycling community because of Lance. Truly shows how much influence he had in his prime.

[THE_HMRC]

Had Armstrong quit after the seventh tour win, no one would have found out his cheating his hubris, arrogance and sense of invincibility brought him back one more time, and because of that, he paid the price...And rightly so.

[johnmainwaring]

In the 'Lance' documentary Armstrong explains how he forged his birth certificate to compete as a 16 year old when he started out in triathlon. His rationale was - quote "Forge the certificate, compete illegally and beat everybody." Interesting how that seems to have set the tone for his future.

[goldenstatewarriors]

The biggest problem wasn’t the doping. It’s what he did to silence the people who had the truth. He did all that knowing he was lying to the world the entire time, and destroyed peoples lives to protect his lies.

That’s what separates guys like Lance and Alex Rodriguez from other athletes that used PEDs.

I don’t feel sorry for what happened to him at all.

[grege]

What he did to silence the people who threatened to reveal his doping was brutal. He destroyed lives.

[Ballr]

I have won the Tour de France as many times as Lance Armstrong did.

[MarkL-weuk]

"You'd have to be an imbecile or hypocrite to imagine that a professional cyclist who rides 235 days a year can hold himself together without stimulants".

"You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water".

"For 50 years bike racers have been taking stimulants. Obviously we can do without them in a race, but then we will pedal 15 miles an hour (instead of 25). Since we are constantly asked to go faster and to make even greater efforts, we are obliged to take stimulants".

All quotes by Jacques Anquetil Tour de France winner 1957, 61, 62, 63, 64

[geographyinaction]

This crap is rampant. When Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal for the '88 Olympics, the gold went to American Carl Lewis who later admitted to be doped, but nothing ever happened.

Lewis has become a poster child for great sprinters and has said many times that they were all 'helped with chemistry'.

[dorseykindler]

I remember the peak of Lance mania in the early 2000s. It was wild. At least it got a bunch of people interested in cycling.

[rickintexas]

I was definitely a Lance Armstrong fan. He always stated that he was the most tested man on the planet, which proves he was clean. I was heartbroken when he admitted everything about his doping.

[sandrawong]

He admitted in 2020 that it was his extensive use of human growth, hormone and testosterone among many other drugs that actually caused his cancer

[davidhenry]

He probably would have been great without the doping, but we'll never know. IF he would have been a nicer guy and a better team leader his team might have closed ranks around him (as other teams did) and the story might be different. I think his behavior with his teammates really did him in.

[milachik]

He tested positive in 1998 or 1999, but the UCI decided to leave it at that.

[RackwitzG]

I was a competetive cyclist in my youth. I admired Armstrong for his achievements after fighting back from cancer. I bought his book. I celebrated every of his wins of the Tour de France. Then his doping scandal was revealed and that killed my interest in cycling for good. Sad, but true.

[HAL]

At about his 5th Tour de France win, I had an argument with my office mate -- a distance rider. "If Armstrong is not taking dope, I said, he is the greatest athlete in any sport of all time."
After he won a couple more times, I knew he had to be cheating. Everyone knew by then. It was just a matter of time before it would be proven.
He still has his defenders, even today. "Everyone was cheating back then." Uh, no.
Armstrong destroyed the lives of so many riders and non-riders because they spoke the truth. LeMond for one.

[sirgorash]

I hated him back in the Ullrich-Era and pity him today. His narcissism and arrogance ruined a lot.

[CharlieOsmar]

Tyler Hamilton’s book the secret race is very interesting and explains the whole system

[marcusmaher-triskellionfil]

The moral of the story, or the tragedy was Armstrong turned a humbling and devastating experience of cancer at 25 into a weapon of revenge and malice (this was always in him) that winning at any cost was the devil's bargain. Sure he won 7 tours, but if he'd not turned to drugs and became that 1 day rider he would have (today) the admiration and respect of both the public and his peers, today he has nothing. A salutary lesson if their ever was one.