Lance Armstrong is born is Texas. He starts his athletic career running, then swimming and then cycling. He wins the first triathlon he enters. As a teen, he defeats many elite adult racers in triathlons. He starts focusing on cycling-only races and gets the attention of the US Cycling Federation. He races for the US Cycling team and the Subaru-Montgomery racing teams. Lance becomes the first American to win the Settimana Bergamasca Race.