- Lance Armstrong responds to CIRC report into doping - thanking the panel for allowing him to assist in its investigation.

- American promises to continue to help "heal" the sport of drugs cheats.

- Attorney insists that Armstrong cooperated fully with CIRC in its inquiry.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has vowed to help "heal" the sport and offered his thanks to the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) for allowing him to assist in its investigation into doping.

CIRC published a 227-page dossier on Monday following a 13-month investigation into how doping became so rife in cycling.

Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after admitting to doping offences in 2012, was one of 174 people to be interview by CIRC during its inquiry.

The American was cleared of any suggestion of corruption involving paying the International Cycling Union to clear up failed drug tests, but it was found that he received preferential treatment from cycling's governing body.

Following the publication of the report, Armstrong released a statement on his official website that read: "I am grateful to CIRC for seeking the truth and allowing me to assist in that search.

"I am deeply sorry for many things I have done.

"However, it is my hope that revealing the truth will lead to a bright, dope-free future for the sport I love, and will allow all young riders emerging from small towns throughout the world in years to come to chase their dreams without having to face the lose-lose choices that so many of my friends, team-mates and opponents faced.

"I hope that all riders who competed and doped can feel free to come forward and help the tonic of truth heal this great sport."

Armstrong's attorney, Elliot Peters, insists that his client cooperated fully with the investigation and praised CIRC for not allowing the media frenzy over Armstrong's confession to cloud its enquiry.

Peters said: "Lance Armstrong cooperated fully with CIRC. He met in person for two full days with CIRC senior investigators, including Peter Nicholson and Ulrich Haas, answered every question they asked without any restrictions, agreed to meet again if they wanted, and provided all documents requested to which he had access.

"Lance's sole interest in doing so was to facilitate the emergence of the truth about cycling.

"We applaud CIRC for taking a courageous and unvarnished look at the truth. In the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth."