According to reports coming from the US, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong may be about to admit his past crimes and misdemeanours.
When Lance Armstrong didn’t come clean about his past when the United States Anti-Doping Authority (USADA) report came out last year many thought that he would never speak about just how he did win seven Tour de France.
But it seems the Texan may have had a change of heart. Reports in the New York Times suggest that Lance may be about to spill the beans on his cycling career and admit to certain doping.
The paper says Armstrong met with Travis Tygart, chief executive of the USADA this week to talk about a confession and that he has also asked to speak to head of the World Anti-Doping Agency David Howman.
So, why is Armstrong thinking of spilling now? Well, the 41-year-old is banned from all sporting competitions and he wishes to compete in both triathlons and road races. He hopes that by admitting doping, he may be released from his lifetime ban in competitive sports.
There are problems though. An admission by Armstrong would open him up to all sorts of problems, mainly financial. Various companies and media organizations are pursuing the cyclist for money.
The Sunday Times will want their money back after they settled a libel case with him while various sponsors and others will have an extra weapon in their pursuit of bonus monies paid to Armstrong over the years.
And he may even face criminal charges for perjury if he now admits to lying under oath.
As always with Armstrong, nobody knows what he is really thinking but if he does sit down to come clean, it should be compelling viewing.
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