Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong told supporters of his Livestrong cancer charity on Friday that it had been a difficult couple of weeks but the foundation’s mission must go on.
The seven-time Tour de France winner stepped down as the foundation’s chairman on Wednesday after a doping scandal badly tarnished his cycling career.
But Armstrong still took the stage at a gala dinner in Austin, Texas, on Friday to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the charity’s founding.
“This mission is bigger than me - it’s bigger than any individual,” Armstrong said of the foundation, which helps people and families affected by cancer.
“We will not be deterred; we will move forward,” he said.
Armstrong, who is expected to learn on Monday whether he will be stripped of his titles, said that when people ask how he is, he says: “I’ve been better but I’ve also been worse.”
