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| 1971 | Birth |  |
| 18th Sep Plano Born as Lance Edward Gunderson to Linda Walling and Eddie Charles Gunderson, named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
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| 1974 | Adoption | |
| His father leaves his mother when Lance is two years old, his mother marries Terry Keith Armstrong, who adopts Lance in 1974
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| 1990 | National Sprint Triathlon Champion | |
| USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion
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| 1990 | Tour de France | |
| Lance Armstrong meets former elite cyclist Chris Carmichael and works with him as his coach through all of his years at the Tour De France competitions
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| 1991 | National Amateur Champion | |
| Becomes US National Amateur Champion
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| 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | |
| Barcelona Finishes 14th in the individual road race at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Future teammate, Fabio Casartelli, wins the event
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| 1992 | Classico San Sebastian | |
| San Sebastian Signs with a professional cycling team, Motorola, and finishes last in his first professional race, the Classico San Sebastian
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| 1993 | US Pro Championship | |
| Wins ten titles including the US Pro Championship, and stage 8 in the Tour de France, and at 22 is the youngest road racing world champion ever.
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| 1995 | Classico San Sebastian | |
| San Sebastian Becomes the first American to win the Classico San Sebastian
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| 1995 | Death | |
| Wins the 18th stage of the Tour de France after his teammate and friend Fabio Casartelli is killed in a descent during the 15th stage of that same Tour
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| 1995 | Velo News American Male Cyclist of the Year | |
| Named the 1995 Velo News American Male Cyclist of the Year
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| 1996 | Belgian Classic Fleche Wallone | |
| Fleche Wallone Becomes the first American to win the Belgium classic Fleche Wallone
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| 1996 | World Champion | |
| Ranked no 1 in World Cycling
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| 1996 | World Ranking No 1 | |
| Ranked the number one cyclist in the world
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| 1999 | Athlete of the Year | |
| Named the American Broadcasting Company's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
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| 1999 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 1st time
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| 2000 | Jesse Owens International Trophy | |
| World's Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Jesse Owens International Trophy
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| 2000 | Publication | |
| Publishes his memoirs, "It's Not About the Bike"
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| 2000 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 2nd time
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| 2001 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 3rd time
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| 2002 | Sportsman of the Year | |
| Sports Illustrated magazine names him Sportsman of the Year
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| 2002 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 4th time
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| 2003 | Publication | |
| Publishes his memoirs, "Every Second Counts"
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| 2003 | Sportsman of the Year | |
| Reuters Sportsman of the Year
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| 2003 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 5th time
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| 2004 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 6th time
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| 2005 | Retirement | |
| Retires from cycling
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| 2005 | Tour de France | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 7th time, a record
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| Sep Vrijman's report "clears" Lance Armstrong because of improper handling and testing, the report says that tests on urine samples were conducted improperly and fell so short of scientific standards that it was "completely irresponsible"
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| 2007 | Athletes for Hope | |
| Helps found Athletes for Hope, a charitable organization, which helps professional athletes get involved in charitable causes and inspires millions of non-athletes to volunteer and support the community
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