Drugs cheat Lance Armstrong WON'T testify under oath with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency official

Attorney for the disgraced cyclist says that he will not submit to the USADA interview USADA officials told Armstrong that he must testify if he wanted to end his lifetime ban from cycling and compete again Armstrong admitted in January that he had doped prior to each of his seven Tour de France victories

By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 15:03 EST, 20 February 2013 | UPDATED: 15:13 EST, 20 February 2013

Lance Armstrong won't interview under oath with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling, his attorney has said.

USADA officials had told Armstrong he must speak with them if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from cycling and compete again - and today was the deadline.

After more than two months of negotiations, Armstrong attorney Tim Herman said today that the cyclist won't participate in a process designed 'only to demonize selected individuals.'

Refusal: Lance Armstrong won't interview under oath with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which may have been his only chance at ending his lifetime ban from cycling

Armstrong had previously said he was willing to participate in an international effort to clean up a sport that is based mostly in Europe.

For years, Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

But last year, USADA released a report that detailed extensive doping on his seven Tour de France-winning teams and stripped him of those titles.

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Drugs cheat Lance Armstrong WON'T testify under oath with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency official