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Testo: <blockquote data-quote="UsPostalService" data-source="post: 4499817" data-attributes="member: 49989">Lance Armstrong has promised to cooperate with any future doping inquiry but he has also demanded greater fairness in the way punishments for drug cheats are handed out.Armstrong said that he was willing to give evidence to a forthcoming independent commission, which is being set up to investigate the extent of doping in cycling and allegations of collusion by the sport&#8217;s international federation, the International Cycling Union (UCI).Armstrong, 42, insisted that he would be entirely truthful because he had &#8220;nothing to lose&#8221;, but he also called on the authorities to be more consistent in their sanctions, complaining that he had &#8220;experienced massive personal loss, massive loss of wealth, while others have truly capitalised on this story&#8221;.The disgraced former cyclist, who admitted on The Oprah Winfrey Show in January that he had doped during all of his seven Tour de France victories, has been banned from all organised sport for life and stripped of his Olympic and Tour de France titles.&#8220;I&#8217;m keen to do whatever I can to help close the chapter and help the sport move forward,&#8221; Armstrong said. &#8220;Certainly, I would speak with 100 per cent transparency and honesty.&#8220;All that I would say is that we had a very consistent pattern of behaviour for 20 years in cycling, very consistent, and yet the punishment and the toll that&#8217;s taken on some has not been consistent. You&#8217;ve had some people with a total free pass, you&#8217;ve had some people with a death penalty, for consistent behaviour.&#8220;So all that I would hope for is that people are treated consistently and fairly. If everybody gets the death penalty, then I&#8217;ll take the death penalty. If everybody gets a free pass, well I&#8217;m happy to take a free pass. If every*body gets six months, then I&#8217;ll take my six months.&#8221;The terms of reference of the independent commission are due to be discussed at the World Anti-Doping Conference this week in Johannesburg, where officials from the UCI, including newly elected president Brian Cookson, and the World Anti-Doping Agency will hold private talks. The commission, which was a manifesto promise by Cookson, is expected to begin work early in the new year.One key issue that will have to be resolved is whether the commission will offer some form of amnesty or immunity to witnesses giving evidence. Some media reports have suggested that Armstrong may seek a reduction in his lifetime ban in return for cooperating with the ongoing investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, though its chief executive, Travis Tygart, said on Monday that it would all depend on the quality of information he could provide. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s premature until he comes in and is truthful on all fronts,&#8221; Tygart said.&#8220;Technically, it&#8217;s legally possible under the Wada code that currently exists. That said, it all depends on the assistance and the value. Certainly, the value of the information is less today than it was 12 months ago or back in June of 2012 when we were bringing the case.&#8221;Armstrong, who is being sued by several former sponsors following the revelations of his drug-taking, told the BBC that the past year had been &#8220;real tough&#8221;.&#8220;I&#8217;ve paid a high price in terms of my standing within the sport, my reputation, certainly financially because the lawsuits have continued to pile up.&#8221; Asked whether he regretted his on-screen confession to Winfrey, he replied: &#8220;I was going to have to answer the questions anyway. There were plenty of lawsuits in place that would have put me in the cross-hairs.&#8221;</blockquote>

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