How Lance Armstrong Increased The Popularity Of Bikes And
By Dylan Miles, Thu Dec 8th

It's been more than 15 years since Lance Armstrong firstreceived his first two trophies and he's come a long way sincethen. Lance Armstrong the extraordinaire with both feetplanted safely and securely on the ground is a powerful figureon and off the bike. His support for cancer research has onlyserved to push his fame further as support and respect pours in.He rules on the bike and with his fight against cancerous cellsin his own body, he shows the world that he rules his life aswell.

Emotional and Physical strength required Lance Armstrong, at theage of 13, showed his mother that he is gifted on the bike andalmost at the cost of his high school diploma, he pursued acareer as a competitive cyclist relentlessly. And when hisdoctor told him that he had cancer, his life was smashed intosmithereens. Although devastated by news of his cancer, his lifetook on a new turn and instead of letting his health cripplehim, Lance Armstrong took cancer by the neck and shook it! Herefused to be beaten.

Because of his mental strength, physical prowess and his passionfor living, he has become a role model today, a role model thatmany youngsters today look up to and want to be like when theygrow up. He takes it upon himself to help instill the same kindof strength and competitive spirit in the new generation.

And

Tour de France 2005
Lance Armstong bows out of cycling with his seventh-straight Tour de France title.
Tour de France 2004
Lance Armstrong wins his record-breaking sixth Tour de France in Paris.
2003
Lance Armstrong won the best Tour de France in years and Britain gained new world champions.
Tour de France 2003
Lance Armstrong becomes only the second rider to claim a fifth consecutive title.
2002
The year saw another Lance Armstrong Tour de France win but also sponsorship doubts.
Tour de France 2002
Armstrong's fourth, Jalabert's second but McEwen breaks Zabel's run in green.
2001
The full story
Tour de France 2001
Lance Armstrong's third win sees Laurent Jalabert take the King of the Mountains prize and Erik Zabel repeat his green jersey win.
2000
Review of the year
Tour de France 2000
Lance Armstrong repeats his 1999 success while Santiago Botero wins the King of the Mountains.
GB glory sealed by Wiggins treble

Heras claims third Vuelta
Roberto Heras win the Tour of Spain for a record-equalling third time.
Cunego wins Giro d'Italia
Damiano Cunego holds off his rivals to win the Giro d'Italia by more than two minutes.
Cooke seals Italy title
Nicole Cooke triumphs at the Giro d'Italia.
Freire seals world title
Oscar Freire wins the World Championship road race for the third time in his career.

with his commitment to their mental and physical health,Lance Armstrong gives a brand new image.

His support Because he has first-hand experience in fightingcancer, he's in the position to offer his support for those whoare going through the same tormenting experience. Through theLance Armstrong Foundation, he finds support and sponsorship tomake the lives of people going through cancer treatment better.

And because of his mental strength and belief in the sport, he'sgotten Discovery Channel to stand behind him. The Pace Line is acollaborative website between Discovery Channel, LanceArmstrong, AMD and a host of other corporate sponsors. Thewebsite delivers news about racing, general news about thesports, lets members download wallpapers, screensavers, andinspiring photos of recent races.

Online and Offline Lance Armstrong believes in racing andcycling so much that he has extended his reach through theInternet...as can be seen with his various websites. Hefervently works to spread the message of strength and power. He,Lance Armstrong, has a significantly huge role to play inincreasing the popularity of the sport through his nobleness,quiet strength and active spreading of the message.

About the author:Dylan Miles, journalist, and website builder Dylan Miles livesin Texas. He is the owner and co-editor ofhttp://www.bikestoday.info on which you will find a longer, moredetailed version of this article.