The life of Lance Armstrong is like a mountain – and descent. Bahsegel As a professional cyclist, an American, has won a lot, but then lost again. His seven overall victories in the Tour de France in a row were deprived of due to doping abuse (see next). In 2012, the U.S. anti-doping Agency (Usada) and, consequently, of the world Cycling Association UCI life-long Lock against him.
with the doping allegations, Armstrong had pointed to first, expressly, before he admitted, 2013, the taking of illegal substances for performance enhancement of public – related procedures were costly. Armstrong told the American TV channel CNBC that it had cost $ 111 million (around CHF 109 million) and severance payments paid. In the past year, the former racing cyclist agreed to pay the U.S. government $ 5 million, to a lengthy lawsuit to complete, which can burden him with a claim for damages in the amount of 100 million.
The five-time father would be able to without a high-risk investment is not financially keep his head above water. 2010 entrepreneur Chris Sacca, a paid in Armstrong’s name 100’000 dollars in a venture capital Fund, a car service App. “I didn’t know what he invested my money, as I gave it to him”, admits the Texan.
“family
” saved Today, white Armstrong, where is the money then flowed: Sacca had invested in a good hands and in Uber. The around the globe operating car service-Service has developed in recent years to a company with high profits. As Sacca put the six-digit sum in the Fund, had a value of around 3.7 million dollars. This has now increased to over 72 billion dollars. For the coming year (2019) is aiming for Uber a valuation of $ 120 billion.
“This investment has saved our family,” said Armstrong to CNBC. Without the money system, the 47-Year-old had the procedure cost barely pay and a credit in the millions. Armstrong did not reveal how much he has earned with his Uber-investment. “It is too good to be true”, let the Americans only elicit. A two-digit million sum he pulled out but sure. As to the question of whether he “gained 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 million US dollars”, price Armstrong: “It is one of these amounts.”
hindsight
Ultimately, the deep fallen cyclists showed up regarding his behavior before and after his resignation reasonable: “The Problem was, how aggressive I was defending myself at the time, and with the people treated.” Most people be aware of where he was slipped. Not “my downfall is just the fact that I had cheated, but also how I behaved.” The have led him to Ruin.
All of that changes however nothing in the establishment of Usada, that Armstrong “the most sophisticated, professional and successful doping program that Sport has ever seen”. Because you can show the rest of your life locked Athlete, yet so penitent, and say: “I’d rather go back, and seven tours in a row against all the other winning, and the water to drink and bread to eat.” (ddu)
Created: 07.12.2018, 18:34 PM
