By James Gordon Lance Armstrong says he believed he is living a 'positive and free' life after confessing to using performance-enhancing drugs. The disgraced cyclist told CNN that he has been able to go about his daily life without being taunted or heckled for what he did. A cancer survivor and once hero to millions, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and banned for life from racing in 2012 by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after it accused him in a report of engineering one of the most sophisticated doping schemes in sports. The investigation and later admission to doping destroyed Armstrong`s reputation and career.
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The cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in 2013
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Armstrong is confident of winning his legal battle with U.S. Federal Government
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The Texan plans to write a third book that 'needs to be pretty intense and transparent'
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Cyclist says he has offered apologies to people over doping
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