iQuest Research Project

I have decided to research Lance Armstrong for my research project. I was stumped between choosing Aaron Burr and Lance Armstrong, each one representing a different interest of mine.  Aaron Burr is known as an extremely passionate lawyer who was the third vice president of the United States.  Aaron Burr also killed his biggest political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel.  On the other hand, Lance Armstrong is the most iconic American cyclist in all disciplines. Lance won the Tour de France seven times before his titles were revoked. I strongly disagree with most of the negative attention he has received over the past decade. Lance is a testicular cancer survivor, arguably his largest accomplishment, and no cycling organization can ever take that away from him. His cancer spread to his brain and lungs, two vital organs for the sport of cycling. After this lance went on to win the largest bike race in the world, seven times. Although Lance tried to hide some of his doping, he was not alone. He competed during a time where most cyclists used performance enhancing drugs, therefore leveling the playing field for his tour titles. In January 2103, Lance fully admitted to doping during his cycling career, despite denying it for his entire career. Despite his drug usage, Lance is the greatest cyclist that The United States of America has ever seen.