US Drugs Chief Says Lance Armstrong’s Ban Could Be Reduced

               

Lance Armstrong‘s lifetime ban from cycling could be cut to eight years, according to the man who played a key role in proving he doped during all seven of his Tour de France wins.

Travis Tygart, head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), said such a reduction is “technically possible” should the American, 42, agree to reveal all about his past.

“He’s had plenty of opportunities to come in before now and there’s no sense that is actually now going to happen,” Tygart told BBC Sport.

“We’ll see if there is still an opportunity for him to get any reduction.”

Armstrong was banned for life by USADA in August 2012 and stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won between 1999 and 2005.

After repeatedly denying accusations of doping, the Texan finally admitted in an interview with television chat show host Oprah Winfrey in January that he took performance-enhancing drugs during his career.