Lance Armstrong said it has been “a difficult couple of weeks” in his first public remarks since the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of being a serial cheat who led “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”.
The 41-year-old from Texas was speaking at the Livestrong Foundation’s 15th anniversary gala at the Austin Convention Centre, just days after stepping down as the cancer charity’s chairman as a result of the allegations that have rocked cycling.
Rather than addressing directly the damning charges against him, Armstrong gave a brief insight into how he has been feeling after receiving widespread criticism from the world of sport.
“It’s been a difficult couple of weeks,” said Armstrong, who continues to deny the allegations despite not legally defending himself against them.
“I’ve been better and I’ve also been worse.
“But this mission is bigger than me.
“It’s bigger than any individual.”
