Lance Armstrong on doping: 'I would probably do it again'

Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and barred from professional cycling for life in 2012, but if he could go back in time, he would still use performance-enhancing drugs.

Armstrong made the confession during an interview with Dan Roan of BBC Sport for an upcoming documentary.

"If I was racing in 2015, no, I wouldn't do it again because I don't think you have to," Armstrong said. "If you take me back to 1995, when doping was completely pervasive, I would probably do it again."

Armstrong - who raced professionally from 1992-2011 - faced repeated doping allegations throughout his career. He eventually came clean in Jan. 2013. 

"I would want to change the man that did those things, maybe not the decision, but the way he acted," Armstrong said. "The way he treated people, the way he couldn't stop fighting. It was unacceptable, inexcusable."

Armstrong told Roan that he's spoken to the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) about a possible reduction in his ban, which would allow him to "compete in some sport at a fairly high level" while also raising money for charity.

"Lance Armstrong: The Road Ahead" airs Thursday, Jan. 29 on BBC News.