Former cyclist Lance Armstrong has said that he believes he was treated unfairly and singled out for punishment by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after he was banned for life for doping.
According to Sport24, Armstrong, who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles last year after a USADA investigation, said he competed on a level playing field because many of his rivals doped but feels he was targeted for punishment.
He added that he was not whining or complaining but he was the one who was serving life and others who made the same choices got a complete pass.
Several of Armstrong's former team mates testified against him for the USADA investigation into doping in cycling with many receiving six-month bans from the sport after admitting taking performance-enhancing drugs, the report said.
Armstrong also said that he was singled out.
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