Report: Lance Armstrong considering admitting to doping

Lance Armstrong reportedly is considering a public admission to using performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career. (Photo: Freedric J. Brown, Getty Images)

The New York Times, citing sources with direct knowledge of the situation, reported late Friday night that Lance Armstrong has told associates and anti-doping officials that he is considering a public admission to using performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career.

Citing its sources, the newspaper reports that Armstrong is considering this in hopes of having his eligibility restored after receiving a lifetime ban from the United State Anti-Doping Agency last October. Armstrong's longtime lawyer, Tim Herman, had no knowledge of a possible admission.

"I do not know about that," Herman told the Times. "I suppose anything is possible, for sure. Right now, that's really not on the table."

The 41-year-old Armstrong, who had his seven Tour de France titles stripped to go along with the lifetime ban, has denied doping for more than a decade.
Source : http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2013/01/04/lance-armstrong-considering-admitting-doping/1810541/