Shamed American cyclist Lance Armstrong has compared himself to Voldemort, Harry Potter's foe in the fictional novels.
In JK Rowling's bestselling series, evil wizard Voldemort is such a fearsome character no one in the magic community dares utter his name.
The disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Armstrong says he's the one everybody wants to pretend never lived, but that won't be the case forever because it can't be the case forever.
The 43-year-old American has previously said he should be forgiven for doping and lying.
Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles and banned from sport for life by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in August 2012.
In January 2013, after years of denials, he confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs during all of his Tour de France wins, but will still ride parts of this year's Tour de France route for a cancer charity.
Armstrong, who is still fighting a lifetime ban and a $200 million lawsuit, says UCI chief Brian Cookson should be concentrating on more important things than his charity ride.