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Message: [QUOTE="Kolumbo, post: 5325972, member: 4613"] Armstrong was a great athlete and could have been far more influential but pro cycling doesn't even reference him at all. I'm not sure he has that much to do with cycling popularity in the United States. I started watching the tour annually around 2010 and I don't know how many people watched when Lance was riding. Really unbelievable story though. Born in 1971 and diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer in 1996 at age 25. Won Le Tour 7 years in a row 1999-2005 at age 27-33. Livestrong was a huge brand but Lance resigned in 2012 and even Nike ended its relationship with Livestrong. I think Livestrong started the rubber wristband product. [/QUOTE]