Lance Armstrong's early investment of $100,000 in Uber made him $20 million

Armstrong in 2009 invested $100,000 in Chris Sacca's newly started Lowercase Capital, CNBC reported. One of the firm's bets was on the ride-hailing startup that was then valued at $3.7 million

Lance Armstrong’s prospects looked bleak when he admitted to Oprah Winfrey in 2013 that he cheated to win his Tour de France titles, putting the brakes on a career that made him more than $200 million and deepening his legal troubles.

An investment in a venture capital fund that bought into Uber Technologies Inc. has proved to be a lifeline for the disgraced cyclist. The 47-year-old told CNBC on Thursday that the investment had been “too good to be true,” and “saved our family.”

The reality is more peloton than breakaway.

His $100,000 investment has made him about $20 million, according to calculations