Lance Armstrong: Tour de France winner reveals he’s six months sober years after cheating scandal

Controversial seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has revealed he is six months sober.

Armstrong wrote himself into the record books and achieved international fame after claiming the coveted road racing title 7 times from 1999 to 2005.

However, the record books had to be re-written when it emerged following a lengthy investigation that Armstrong had used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.

He was subsequently banned for life from all official cycling events.

Now, the disgraced winner has revealed his new journey towards sobriety, saying that he finally loves himself again.

“Jan 14 ===> July 14 = 6 months since the last time I had a sip of alcohol, and I am loving this journey,” Armstrong wrote on an Instagram post.

“This isn’t a flex or a suggestion for others; it’s simply an acknowledgement that sometimes that voice in your head and heart is there, and sometimes they are incredibly persistent.

“And here’s the thing — that little voice is almost always right. This time, I listened.

“And to my old friends named Focus, Clarity, Inspiration, and Self Love — nice to see you again. Been too long.”

The revelation comes as an Australian businessman is set to launch a wild rival to the Olympics where performance-enhancing drugs and practises are not only allowed but encouraged.

Aaron D’Souza, from Melbourne, intends to launch the Enhanced Games in the lead-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics, where athletes are encouraged to push the limits in pursuit of smashing world records.

The free-for-all doping fest hopes to push the limits of the human body in the name of sporting excellence.

The Games’ official website celebrates athletes who have been stripped of accolades due to doping and has rewritten the record books to include unclean times and achievements.

It has even labelled the traditional Olympics as “corrupt” and believes by making doping legal, it will become safer.

Part of the marketing campaign claims to have former Olympians competing while they posted a video of an unknown athlete who claims to have beaten Usain Bolt and be the fastest runner on the planet.

“I’ve broken Usain Bolt’s 100m record, but I cannot show you my face,” the mystery athlete says in their social media campaign.

Another Twitter post states these athletes have been “vilified and humiliated”.

Australia’s Chef de Mission for the Paris games, Anna Mears, labelled the Enhanced Games a “joke” and said it would be “unsafe”.