Armstrong will admit doping to Oprah, report says
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January 13, 2013, Sunday
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LANCE Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his cycling career during an upcoming interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late on Friday.
The interview, scheduled to be taped tomorrow and broadcast on Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network in the US, will be conducted at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas.
Citing an anonymous source, USA Today reported the disgraced cyclist plans to admit using performance-enhancing drugs, but likely will not get into details of the allegations outlined in a 2012 report by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
That report led to Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from the sport.
Armstrong representatives declined comment, including his attorney Tim Herman. The New York Times first reported last week that Armstrong was considering making a confession.
The 41-year-old Armstrong, who vehemently denied doping for years, has not spoken publicly about the USADA report that cast him as the leader of a sophisticated and brazen doping program on his US Postal Service teams that included use of steroids, blood boosters and illegal blood transfusions.
Winfrey's network earlier said Armstrong agreed to a "no holds barred" interview.
A confession to Winfrey would come at a time when some of Armstrong's legal troubles appear to be clearing up.
Any potential perjury charges stemming from his sworn testimony denying doping in a 2005 arbitration fight with a Dallas promotions company over a contract bonus worth US$7.5 million have passed the statute of limitations.
Armstrong faces a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former teammate Floyd Landis accusing him of defrauding the US Postal Service, but the US Department of Justice has yet to announce if it will join the case. The British newspaper The Sunday Times is suing Armstrong to recover about US$500,000 it paid him to settle a libel lawsuit.
He is still said to be worth an estimated US$100 million.
Livestrong might be one reason to issue an apology or make a confession.
The interview, scheduled to be taped tomorrow and broadcast on Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network in the US, will be conducted at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas.
Citing an anonymous source, USA Today reported the disgraced cyclist plans to admit using performance-enhancing drugs, but likely will not get into details of the allegations outlined in a 2012 report by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
That report led to Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from the sport.
Armstrong representatives declined comment, including his attorney Tim Herman. The New York Times first reported last week that Armstrong was considering making a confession.
The 41-year-old Armstrong, who vehemently denied doping for years, has not spoken publicly about the USADA report that cast him as the leader of a sophisticated and brazen doping program on his US Postal Service teams that included use of steroids, blood boosters and illegal blood transfusions.
Winfrey's network earlier said Armstrong agreed to a "no holds barred" interview.
A confession to Winfrey would come at a time when some of Armstrong's legal troubles appear to be clearing up.
Any potential perjury charges stemming from his sworn testimony denying doping in a 2005 arbitration fight with a Dallas promotions company over a contract bonus worth US$7.5 million have passed the statute of limitations.
Armstrong faces a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former teammate Floyd Landis accusing him of defrauding the US Postal Service, but the US Department of Justice has yet to announce if it will join the case. The British newspaper The Sunday Times is suing Armstrong to recover about US$500,000 it paid him to settle a libel lawsuit.
He is still said to be worth an estimated US$100 million.
Livestrong might be one reason to issue an apology or make a confession.
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