10 years ago today
Greetings from Austin…
After retiring from professional cycling most of you probably think that 7 is my favorite number, but today I am realizing how important the number 10 is as well. You see, a little over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and 10 years ago today, after a meeting with several close friends around the dinner table, the Lance Armstrong Foundation was officially created.
When I recall the first board meeting in 1997 as we gathered in my agent and close friend Bill Stapleton’s office, who could have dared to imagine we’d be where we…
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