Cycling star Lance Armstrong is considering admitting to doping charges that stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles and earned him a lifetime ban, the New York Times reported Friday.
Armstrong “has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career,” anonymous sources with “direct knowledge of the situation” told the Times. Armstrong would do it “because he wants to persuade antidoping officials to restore his eligibility so he can resume his athletic career.”