Armstrong talking to USADA head in hopes of reducing lifetime cycling ban: Reports

Disgraced former American cyclist is hoping to potentially reduce his lifetime ban for the sport he loves and he talked to the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) last week for the same.

An anonymous person reportedly revealed that Armstrong and Travis Tygart met for six hours for a private discussion.

The meeting was the first between Armstrong and Tygart since late 2012 as the two have publicly exchanged blows since USADA's investigation into doping by the former American cyclist and his US Postal Service team led to Armstrong's ban and his being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, Stuff.co.nz reported.

Tygart has said that despite Armstrong's public confessions to performance-enhancing drugs use, he had to meet with USADA to have any chance of reducing his ban, which also covers sanctioned triathlons, marathons and other sports Armstrong enjoys.

Armstrong previously met twice with European officials investigating doping in cycling. The meeting with Tygart came after the March 8 release of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission report that seemed to question Armstrong's lifetime ban but stopped short of recommending it be reduced, the report added.