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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Great bike - Lance Armstrong

Great bike - Lance Armstrong


Lance Armstrong, who was born on September 18, 1971 as a professional cyclist. He began his career by winning the race mature at the age of twelve. It was initially tri-athletes and is the number one the 1987-1988 Tri unique. To achieve a professional athlete center three parties in 1989 and 1990, is triangular course race championship. Finished the race in 14th position at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Became the youngest rider to get the world championship race.
Win the most famous race, the Tour de France seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. Since then, he has broken the previous record as Miguel Indurian that five times in a row to win the race. The title ABC, described it as the world's athletes and sports with large scale in 1999. Honored sports magazine photographer him by naming him as the Sportsman of the Year in 2002. For many consecutive years, four children from 2002-2005 was named the Associated Press Sports Man of the Year. BBC, in 2003, the number of his sports personality of the year awards abroad.
He underwent surgery in the brain and testes should be treated testicular cancer in 1996. Nonseminomatous testicular cancer was discovered in the third stage and the cancer has spread to the brain, lungs and abdomen. It was his only chance to live and 3%, he opted for chemotherapy and dangerous to continue his

career. Inspired by his recovery and his phenomenal success as a basis for his charity, Lance Armstrong Foundation, in 1997. He returned to cycling after three years to win the first title of Tour de France wins Alex Zulle by seven minutes and 37 seconds. Still Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich, important person who was cyclists to earn, was not present due to health problems.
Faced with another Armstrong in 2000, and Armstrong won for each of the six minutes and two seconds. Continue to do in the next four years in a row. Some people complain about his performance and said that Armstrong doping to win in some cases. But can be controlled by good evidence.
He went on to win his support by saying that he had been training together for several months in Spain. Only because the intention Tour de France did not participate in any other contest, which gave him the opportunity to train for a period of 180 days at a stretch. During that time, the former cyclist Chris Carmichael, who is also his coach to train him.
Armstrong was able to get a high speed of the device is lower than the heroes of the past, high acceleration and brute force used to maintain. Rhythm to high calf muscles fatigue less than a low speed, which leads to severe muscle cramps in the legs. He also has a high aerobic threshold. The higher the threat the rhythm of his low lactate levels, which is very unusual quality of his work.
Although his team is not as strong at the beginning of the Tour de France victory then, at the level of the team. Armstrong was part of the bicycle in the United States Postal Service team. But he is a member of the group did not fit the size of it, and often isolated. Succeeded in strengthening the team by making donors and equipment suppliers to work in harmony. Instead of focusing on his bicycle parts designed by different companies with virtually no interaction, and his sponsors and suppliers to work closely to take full advantage of all the resources to obtain. Many cyclists circle then adjust this method.
It seems born Lance Edward Gunderson, the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, in 2004, and you, Me and Dupree, in 2006. Armstrong retired at the end of 2005 Tour de France cycling event, July 24, 2005. After retiring to focus on his love, and participate in many races.

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