Lance Armstrong's Drug Scandal
Mollie Pinker
Introduction Lance Armstrong is a man with a lot to lose. Armstrong is a cancer survivor, as well as a world-renowned professional cyclist. He was also the founder and CEO of the LIVESTRONG organization up until a few months ago. Mr. Armstrong has been dealing with allegations of doping for over a decade now, and has had to deal with numerous lawsuits involving these allegations. However, on January 17, 2013, Armstrong admitted to doping and is facing multiple lawsuits because of his use of doping. Throughout this paper, I will discuss the history behind Armstrong’s case and the current strides being made in the case.
History of Cycling Career Lance Armstrong became a professional triathlete at the age of 16. In 1996 he was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer. After having multiple tumors removed and undergoing chemotherapy in order to fight the cancer, Armstrong was pronounced cancer-free in February of 1997. He was able to continue his career as a cyclist, and became a hero not only to cancer survivors, but to people everywhere who had seen what he had overcome. Throughout his career as a cyclist, he won seven consecutive Tour de France titles (Walsh, 2007).
While fighting cancer, Armstrong set up the LIVESTRONG organization in 1996 to help fight cancer all over the world. LIVESTRONG is an organization that is supported all over the world by people of all ages. Their website allows people to join Team LIVESTRONG, where you can walk, run, ride, and swim in places all over the world to support the fight against cancer. They have donated millions of dollars towards cancer research, and have gained support from many large organizations such as Nike, who created a whole line of athletic attire with the LIVESTRONG logo (Coyle, 2005).
Opening the Case Beginning in 1999, Armstrong was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs of some sort to continue his phenomenal cycling career and was under speculation up until 2005 (Walsh,
Introduction Lance Armstrong is a man with a lot to lose. Armstrong is a cancer survivor, as well as a world-renowned professional cyclist. He was also the founder and CEO of the LIVESTRONG organization up until a few months ago. Mr. Armstrong has been dealing with allegations of doping for over a decade now, and has had to deal with numerous lawsuits involving these allegations. However, on January 17, 2013, Armstrong admitted to doping and is facing multiple lawsuits because of his use of doping. Throughout this paper, I will discuss the history behind Armstrong’s case and the current strides being made in the case.
History of Cycling Career Lance Armstrong became a professional triathlete at the age of 16. In 1996 he was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer. After having multiple tumors removed and undergoing chemotherapy in order to fight the cancer, Armstrong was pronounced cancer-free in February of 1997. He was able to continue his career as a cyclist, and became a hero not only to cancer survivors, but to people everywhere who had seen what he had overcome. Throughout his career as a cyclist, he won seven consecutive Tour de France titles (Walsh, 2007).
While fighting cancer, Armstrong set up the LIVESTRONG organization in 1996 to help fight cancer all over the world. LIVESTRONG is an organization that is supported all over the world by people of all ages. Their website allows people to join Team LIVESTRONG, where you can walk, run, ride, and swim in places all over the world to support the fight against cancer. They have donated millions of dollars towards cancer research, and have gained support from many large organizations such as Nike, who created a whole line of athletic attire with the LIVESTRONG logo (Coyle, 2005).
Opening the Case Beginning in 1999, Armstrong was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs of some sort to continue his phenomenal cycling career and was under speculation up until 2005 (Walsh,