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Where Is Lance Armstrong Now? All About the Former Cyclist’s Life After His Doping Scandal
Lance Armstrong won a record seven consecutive Tour de France titles before being stripped of them following doping accusations in 2012
Lance Armstrong of USA and the US Postal team cycles round the Champs Elysees with the USA flag after winning the 1999 Tour de France on July 25, 1999. ; Lance Armstrong sits court side during the Golden State Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings on November 07, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Left: Lance Armstrong of USA and the US Postal team cycles round the Champs Elysees with the USA flag after winning the 1999 Tour de France on July 25, 1999. Right: Lance Armstrong sits court side during the Golden State Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings on November 07, 2022 in San Francisco, California. . Photo: Tom Able-Green / ; Ezra Shaw/Getty
Lance Armstrong’s reputation was tarnished by his doping scandal, but he hasn’t stayed out of the spotlight.
The retired athlete was one of the most famous professional athletes of all time, elevating cycling’s international popularity. The height of Armstrong’s career came after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996, when he was 25. After chemotherapy treatment, he founded the nonprofit , won a record seven consecutive Tour de France titles between 1999 and 2005, reached A-list levels of celebrity and became known for his philanthropy.
He spent a decade denying that he took performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) before coming clean in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey. During the sit-down, he admitted to using testosterone, human growth hormone and EPO and taking blood transfusions.
The tell-all came shortly after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) formally charged him with doping. Armstrong chose not to appeal and was stripped of all his titles since 1998, including the Tour de France wins and his Olympic medal. He also lost endorsement deals and was required to pay a $5 million settlement to the U.S. government in 2018.
In his personal life, the Texas-born athlete divorced his first wife, Kristin Richard — with whom he shares three children, son Luke and twin daughters Grace and Isabelle — in 2003 and soon after began dating Sheryl Crow. They got engaged in October 2005 and split in February 2006. He has since remarried, tying the knot with Anna Hansen Armstrong in August 2022. They have two children, son Max and daughter Olivia.
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