In Oak Cliff, Texas, a girl of 197 1 gave birth to a boy. People say that this girl named Linda Muneham gave birth to a burden, but she still held the child in her arms and said to everyone, "This is my child Lance, you will remember him!" " "
A year later, Linda was abandoned. In order to survive, Linda worked as a maid, postman and cleaner, earning $400 a month, with little left after paying the rent. The hardships of life forced her to remarry, but Lance was regarded as an illegitimate child by her stepfather and was often beaten.
At the age of seven, Lance owned a mountain bike. He firmly believes that as long as he rides fast enough, he can escape this hellhole. Since then, Lance has used these wheels to crush his bitter childhood back and forth on the mountain road in his hometown. In the fifth grade, he won the presidential running championship, the fourth place in the state swimming competition and the triathlon champion in the state junior group. Linda, on the other hand, was admitted to the hospital because of a uterine tumor, and the money used was Lance's competition bonus. Nurses all envy the "brother and sister"-no one thinks they are mother and son. But it wasn't long before Lance was beaten up for discovering that her stepfather was having an affair with another woman. Linda dragged her sick body and left the villain with her dying son on her back.
To survive, we must work hard. In the "President's Cup Triathlon" in 1987, 15-year-old Lance ranked 32nd among thousands of adult athletes, and ranked 5th the following year. Since then, Lance has revised his date of birth many times, participated in various competitions and won bonuses to fill his and Linda's stomachs.
Lance's training is crazy. One afternoon, he was hit by a truck while riding on the highway. He had 9 stitches in his head, 17 stitches in his thigh and dislocated his kneecap. Six days later, he cut the thread with a nail clipper, borrowed a bicycle and crooked his neck into the top three. The doctor sighed, "What a bull!" A few days later, this bull rewrote the record of 1990 New Mexico Cycling Time Trial and was selected for the national team in the World Youth Cycling Championship.
1993 American professional championship awarded the million-dollar champion. Lance screamed and shouted, "Mom! Never have to be poor again! " The first one crossed the finish line, then jumped into Linda's arms and burst into tears.
In the same year, at the World Championships held in Oslo, Norway, Linda braved the pouring rain and sat in the stands for seven hours, watching her son struggling in the mud. Lance won again! Linda was not allowed to go in when King Herold of Germany received Lance. Lance said, "In front of me, the king must never ignore my mother!" " "
Just like a mother to her son, Lance took Linda and said to everyone, "This is my mother Linda. You won't forget her. " 1996 lance international ranks fifth, and it is quite difficult to break through again. He failed to take part in the Tour de France three times in a row. His understanding of racing is just jumping on the bike and pedaling hard. Obviously, it is impossible for him to make any achievements in the Tour de France, the highest international cycling event. He needs to settle down and mature slowly.
This process should have been spent on a bicycle, but Lance spent it in a hospital bed.
"Cancer is not a form of death, but a part of life." Lance said after recovery.
1996 After winning the Fletcher-Walloon competition, Lance changed his old habit of screaming loudly and waving his fists up and down, feeling weak all over. In the next Tour de France, he quit because of testicular swelling and cough, and in the Atlanta Olympic Games, he lost because of nipple pain and blurred vision. At his 25th birthday party, Lance suddenly had a splitting headache. A few days later, he suddenly vomited a big mouthful of blood on the phone. When he woke up on the morning of September 30th, he found that his testicles were swollen as big as oranges. Lance, who had never been ill since childhood, had to come to the hospital. After a comprehensive examination, the doctor made a diagnosis of testicular cancer and its widespread spread.
On the way home, lance didn't exceed the speed limit for the first time in his life. The tough guy who thought he was invulnerable a few hours ago is shaking all over now, so he stopped the car and cried. There is a long line of traffic jams behind, and the speakers are equally famous. To him, it sounds like the death knell.
Linda flew to her son overnight. She cried all the way, but she was strong again before entering the door. She held Lance in her arms and watched him fall asleep.
Early the next morning, Lance was pushed into the operating room. Linda sat on the bench and cried for three hours. But when her son was pushed out, Linda quickly wiped her tears and said, "Don't be afraid of anything, mom is here!" " "
The operation was successful, but the incision was deep and long. Linda stayed with her son day and night, and she jumped out of her chair at the slightest movement.
The doctor said that cancer spread quickly and spread all over the body. In addition, because Lance just moved, there is no medical insurance! Linda had to sell her house and car and try to raise money. Being covered with tumors and economic crisis, Lance became very negative.
At this time, a patient named Kelly walked into Lance's life like an angel and brought many short stories to Lance. One of them said that someone had been washed onto the roof by the flood. A motorboat came to save him, and he said, God will save him. Later, a helicopter came to rescue him, and he still said that. After the man drowned, he blamed God. God said, I sent motorboats and helicopters first, you idiot! Kelly warned Lance not to be like that idiot. The choice is always in her own hands.
Lance became more cheerful, but chemotherapy failed to stop the spread of cancer cells. 12 deadly tumors occupy the brain, lungs and abdomen, and choriocarcinoma cells are everywhere in the blood. The doctor decided to use a large dose of bleomycin, which would damage the lungs and make Lance bid farewell to the game forever.
Lance's illness has attracted the attention of the majority of car fans, and one of the famous oncologists denied the treatment plan. He said that destroying athletes' lungs is equivalent to breaking birds' wings. Under his introduction, Lance found Dr. Knicks, a great disciple of einhorn, an American master of testicular cancer. Knicks will first remove the brain tumor by surgery, and then use VIP (vinblastine, etoposide, ifosfamide, cisplatin) chemotherapy. Although it is more destructive in the short term, it will not cause damage to the lungs in the long term. If you pass the customs smoothly, you can go to BEP for treatment again. But Knicks revealed to Linda that Lance's cure rate was only 3%.
VIP chemotherapy lasted for 3 weeks, just like the Tour de France, but it seemed more difficult. I have participated in the Tour de France three times, but I haven't ridden the whole course once. Will this happen to me?
The first two courses of treatment severely tortured lance. His hair and eyelashes are all gone, his face turns pale, his blood vessels seem to be burning, and all he coughs up from his chest is asphalt fragments. In the third course of treatment, severe pain and nausea hit around the clock, feeling like the most difficult climb in the Tour de France, but once you quit, it means death. The fourth course of treatment is the limit of this chemotherapy scheme, which is not needed by ordinary patients, but it is necessary for lance who is terminally ill. Lance seems to be in a fetal state again, and it is impossible to blink his skin. He was half asleep and half awake, hanging upside down in the abyss ...
In the meantime, Latraye took good care of Lance. She is a skilled and understanding head nurse. They became good friends who talked about everything, and Lance even killed boredom by blaming her. Lance will accuse her of being too stingy with antiemetic drugs, and satirize her for losing so many hateful chemotherapy drugs every day. La Tres is always so patient. She would say, "Be obedient, at least this time, I am your mother."
The tumor index began to decline, and the daily blood index figures were encouraging. This is Lance's yellow cycling shirt, just like the Tour de France, starting to lead, 10 second! 20 seconds! You can get out of bed, walk, exercise, and … One day, Knicks said with a smile, you can ride a bike. Lance paused, then hugged the Knicks and Latraye.
In the last few days after leaving the hospital, Lance went to visit little Kelly. On the sunny table, Lance and Kelly play scrabble. He took the cancer apart and began with each letter, spelling out courage, attitude, never giving up, healing ability, enlightenment and memory for other patients. Little Kelly's eyes lit up, clapped her hands and said, "Great! Cancer = courage+attitude+never give up+can be cured+enlighten+remember the patient. " Lance smiled. This is his definition of cancer. 20 12 On August 24th, Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France champion, issued a statement, renouncing the struggle against USADA, which has been investigating Armstrong's doping. The US Anti-Doping Agency immediately said that they would propose to ban Armstrong for life and take back all his honors.
Armstrong was born in 197 1 and started his professional cycling career in 1992. 1999 to 2005, he won the Tour de France championship representing the highest level of cycling for seven times in a row, creating a miracle in the history of the Tour de France. What is even more surprising is that Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he participated in the world's top road race in June 65438 +09961October +65438. However, after 12 weeks of chemotherapy and more than a year of suspension, Armstrong recovered at 1998, and then magically completed the great Tour de France for seven consecutive championships from 1999 to 2005.
But behind the brilliant achievements, Armstrong, the seven-time champion, never got rid of people's doubts about his medication. After being accused by USADA for a long time, Armstrong issued a statement on Thursday night, US time, announcing that he would give up the fight against USADA because the US federal court rejected his complaint against USADA investigation on the grounds that it was inconvenient to intervene.
Armstrong wrote in this statement: "Everyone will say,' Enough!'" At some point in his life. "And I at this moment. Since 1999, I have been struggling with the rumor that my seven-time Tour de France was obtained by cheating and improper means. These have troubled my family and work, and dragged me to such a meaningless situation today. "
On August 27th, 20 12, Beijing time, after Armstrong gave up his complaint about doping investigation, USADA, the American anti-doping agency, announced that he would be deprived of all the championships he won after 1998 and be banned for life. However, tigert's attitude changed. He said that if Armstrong was willing to cooperate and confess the facts, he would probably keep the five Tour de France titles of 1999-2003.
Tigert, president of SUADA, a US anti-doping agency, said in an interview with USA-Today on Sunday local time that if Armstrong is willing to cooperate with the investigation, it is hopeful that most of the Tour de France champions will be retained according to relevant laws and regulations.
Tigert stressed that although the time limit for charging Armstrong is within eight years, it can be extended if the defendant tries to cover up the facts. The American Anti-Doping Agency claimed that Armstrong and others covered up the fact of taking medicine, so even after the expiration of eight years, he could still be prosecuted.
Tigert said in an interview with USA-Today that if Armstrong is willing to cooperate and confess the facts and evidence of doping, they can apply for retaining Armstrong's five Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2003 according to the eight-year litigation period. "This regulatory support is completely no problem for us." Tigert said that he also stressed that if Armstrong is frank enough to voluntarily confess all the facts and evidence he knows about doping in the bicycle field, his punishment will be further reduced.
Last Friday, after Armstrong announced that he would give up his complaint against the US Anti-Doping Agency, the agency stripped Armstrong of all the titles of the Tour de France and banned him for life because he took illegal drugs during the competition. The International Cycling Federation has publicly supported Armstrong, and Armstrong's lawyer insists that the US Anti-Doping Agency has no right to deprive him of his achievements. 20 12 10 year122 October, the international cycling union (UCI) held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. President Pat McQuade announced that he supported USADA's decision to deprive lance armstrong of the seventh Tour de France title and ban it for life. This also means that the International Cycling Federation acknowledges the report that Armstrong was accused of taking banned drugs.
According to the American Anti-Excitement Agency, Armstrong has been using illegal drugs, including erythropoietin, since 1996.
Two weeks ago, the American Anti-Doping Agency submitted a 1 000-page investigation report to the League of Nations, in which 26 witnesses testified that Armstrong used stimulants, and 1 of them was a former teammate of the seventh Tour de France. Faced with a large number of witnesses, the International Cycling Federation had to come forward and said that it would make a decision as soon as possible.
At this juncture, the British media revealed that the International Cycling Federation had accepted Armstrong's "donation" of $65.438 million. In exchange, UCI will provide the blood detector in Lausanne, Switzerland to the seven-time Tour de France riders free of charge. The deal is worth about $60,000 to $70,000. The International Cycling Federation, which is involved in bribery, can no longer stand idly by.
So on Monday, local time in Geneva, Pat McQuade, president of UCI, officially announced that the International Cycling Federation would accept the report of the American Anti-Doping Agency and would not appeal to the international arbitration court about Armstrong. So far, the organizers of the Tour de France have also deleted all the honors Armstrong won here from the honor book. In other words, all the penalties imposed by the US Anti-Doping Agency have taken effect. Armstrong was not only deprived of the championship title, but also banned from participating in any competition. According to the regulations, the League of Nations has 2 1 day to conduct investigation and study, and the latest reply time is 10 and 3 1, but the League of Nations finally made its statement nine days in advance.
So far, all the participating institutions have expressed their opinions. It is worth mentioning that just a few days ago, Armstrong's main sponsors Nike and Trick Bike successively canceled his contract on the grounds that he had been cheated for ten years. Armstrong himself said after resigning as the chairman of the Anti-Cancer Foundation: "These weeks have been the most difficult days in my life. I will try my best to cheer up, but it is really bad now. " However, he did not respond to the USADA report.
As early as a few months ago, Armstrong publicly stated that he would not appeal against the allegations of the US Anti-Doping Agency. When the International Cycling Federation recognized USADA's punishment, the Armstrong incident was basically a final judgment.
At the just-concluded press conference, McQuade, president of FISU, also said that FISU would continue to take legal measures against Jimmy, a journalist. Jimmy accused FISU of helping Armstrong cover up the positive drug test, but McQuade thought Jimmy's accusation was slander.
In a report in the French media L 'Equipe, Jimez once pointed out that Armstrong's drug test result was positive, but this result was concealed by FIBA and not exposed. FISU initiated legal proceedings against Jimex in Switzerland, accusing the latter of dishonest reporting, which led to the damage of FISU's reputation.
McQuaid, the current president of FISU, and Verbruggen, the former president of FISU, both asked Jimezi to compensate for the reputation loss in court, and the amount of compensation was as high as 6,600 euros.
McQuade also said: These two things (Armstrong and Jimmy) should be treated separately. Jimmy and his colleagues have been trying to connect these two things, but our team's legal complaint against Jimmy has nothing to do with the decisions of the US Anti-Doping Agency and Armstrong. Although Jimmy himself is an active anti-doping person, it has nothing to do with his status.
McQuade said: This incident is just a reporter trying to accuse me, the former president and the FIA as a whole of corruption, but in my opinion, it is a complete libel case.
Some cyclists and former cyclists expressed their support for Jimmy and launched a fund to support him. The amount of the fund has reached 64,000 euros. 201365438+1October 14 In a two-and-a-half-hour video interview in oprah winfrey, he personally admitted to taking drugs for the first time. The program 65438+ 10/7 was broadcast, and the news said that he changed his tune to pave the way for shortening his probation and participating in triathlon.
This is Armstrong's first interview since he was deprived of the title of the seventh Tour de France. It is said that he admitted taking banned drugs and expressed excitement many times, but did not elaborate on the details of individual incidents. After the visit, neither side disclosed the contents, but Aohua Yunfei left a message on Twitter, revealing that Armstrong was obviously "prepared". Yesterday, she pointed out in an interview video, "He has answered the question that the world wants to hear most from him. I am very satisfied with that answer ",indirectly admitting that he finally admitted taking banned drugs. The visit was originally in Armstrong's mansion in Texas, but it had to be held temporarily in a hotel room because too many reporters gathered. Before the interview, he first met with about 65,438+000 employees at the headquarters of his charity organization Livestrong for 20 minutes, apologizing to the employees for the scandal that dragged down the organization, during which he shed tears and urged employees to continue to assist cancer patients and their families. He had advanced testicular cancer, which spread to the brain and lungs and finally miraculously recovered, so he paid special attention to the needs of cancer patients.
Armstrong has denied taking banned drugs for years, and it is reported that he is paving the way for commutation by admitting his mistake. The American Anti-Doping Organization not only deprived him of the title of the seventh Tour de France, but also banned him for life. He wants to take part in triathlon, so he hopes to get a reduced sentence by admitting to taking banned drugs and testifying against those who did not report him taking banned drugs. 20 1 1 After he retired from cycling, he switched to ironman. He believes that restoring the qualification of triathlon is the most reliable source of his future income. He plans to testify against many senior officials of the International Cycling Federation and his former "US Postal Service Team", but he will not target his former teammates. However, he admits that after taking banned drugs, he is always involved in lawsuits, especially those sponsors who have accompanied him for many years, such as Nike, may claim compensation from him. The Sunday Times of Britain sued Armstrong for libel and demanded compensation of 500,000 US dollars (HK$ 3.9 million). An insurance company in Texas also plans to sue him for the bonuses he has received for many years. According to the analysis, Armstrong's admission of drug abuse means that he swore in 2005 to deny taking banned drugs and was suspected of falsifying certificates, which may follow the footsteps of fast girls Jones, a "banned drug" in the United States.
The incident was caused by his former teammate Floyd Landis, who reported to the federal court on 20 10 that Armstrong and other teammates had taken banned drugs and violated the contract sponsored by the US Postal Service, thus exposing the scandal. According to the Wall Street Journal, according to the sponsorship agreement, the General Post Office sponsored Armstrong's motorcade for about $30 million, provided that the motorcade was not allowed to take banned drugs to affect its image. According to people familiar with the matter, Landis filed a lawsuit on behalf of the US government under the US Federal False Declaration Act. The law allows people to sue people suspected of defrauding the US government. If Armstrong and others are proved to be illegal, they will face a fine of three times the amount of sponsorship at any time, equivalent to $654.38 billion. The Ministry of Justice must decide whether to join the lawsuit at the latest on the day of the interview.