Report turned up no evidence to sustain previous allegations Armstrong paid the cycling body to cover up a positive doping test . However explains in great detail how the Union Cycliste Internationale acted favorably toward Armstrong - a rider dubbed 'cycling 's pop star . Armstrong said : ' I am grateful to CIRC for seeking the truth and allowing me to assist in that search . I am deeply sorry for many things I have done ' Armstrong is trying to overturn a life ban imposed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency . He was stripped of his five Tour titles for doping on every one of his wins from 1999-2005 .
Report turned up no evidence to sustain previous allegations Armstrong paid the cycling body to cover up a positive doping test . However explains in great detail how the Union Cycliste Internationale acted favorably toward Armstrong - a rider dubbed 'cycling 's pop star . Armstrong said : ' I am grateful to CIRC for seeking the truth and allowing me to assist in that search . I am deeply sorry for many things I have done ' Armstrong is trying to overturn a life ban imposed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency . He was stripped of his seven Tour titles for doping on every one of his wins from 1999-2005 .