Lance Armstrong: Next Stage

In an extensive discussion, Mike Tirico sits down with controversial former cycling champion Lance Armstrong. A seven-time Tour de France winner who later had his titles stripped, Armstrong discusses his career and the decisions he made throughout, and talks about how he sees things differently now than he did even a few years ago. Armstrong talks about why he got into cycling, recalls the first time he used a banned substance, and discusses the doping culture in the sport when he competed. In addition, Armstrong details surprising favorite memories of the Tour, his doping admission in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey, and how he’d respond to a young athlete contemplating following a similar path to his. Armstrong also touches on his separation from Livestrong and what he does now to help others with cancer, why his podcasts are unique and “a lot of haters listen to the show,” and what’s next for him.This conversation originally aired as a 30-minute commercial-free special on Wednesday, May 29 on NBCSN.