Lance Armstrong: The Early Years

SI Staff | Jan 15, 2013

Lance Armstrong: The Early Years

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Who would've known that young Lance Armstrong would turn into a sports figure?

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Here is Lance Armstrong at age 3 1/2 at Grace Temple Day Care.

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Lance Armstrong was already taking to his bicycle at age 8.

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By age 10, Lance was starting to compete in some BMX bike races.

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Lance wasn't just a cyclist, though. He also played football for the Garland, Texas, YMCA when he was 10.

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Lance also played soccer for the Garland Y when he was in the fifth grade.

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Lance mugs for the camera with mother Linda Armstrong Kelly and grandfather Paul Mooneyham before a triathlon.

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Here's Lance competing in a triathlon at age 16, great preparation for the grueling three-week odyssey of the Tour de France.

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Many thanks go to Lance Armstrong's mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly, for providing these photos from Lance Armstrong's youth.