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Oprah confirms Armstrong 'came clean' on doping

Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 02.45
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Lance Armstrong "came clean" to Oprah Winfrey on his use of banned drugs, the talk show host said, as anticipation built for the telecast of her interview with the shamed cyclist.

This photo received on January 15, 2013, courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, shows Oprah Winfrey's exclusive interview with Lance Armstrong. Armstrong "came clean" to Winfrey on his use of performance enhancing drugs, she said Tuesday ahead of the much-awaited telecast of her interview with the disgraced cyclist.

Winfrey told "CBS This Morning" that her OWN cable network will broadcast the two-and-a-half-hour interview unedited over two nights from Thursday. Originally, a shorter broadcast was planned for one night only.

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beer_sing
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Discussion 8 : 16 Jan 2013 at 10.258
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Simple facts from Winfrey's interview

Armstrong is a remarkable athlete - A fact

He used dope and cheat - A fact.
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Discussion 7 : 16 Jan 2013 at 09.267
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"Armstrong is a disgrace and must never be allowed to ride competitively again." He will not be, but he hopes to compete in other sports.
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Discussion 6 : 16 Jan 2013 at 08.296
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So much speculation and leaked info, one wonders if the actual interview won't be an anti-climax. Certainly isn't going to reveal anything we didn't already know. Fact remains: Lance appears to have doped. He can't ever fully admit it (for a variety of reasons), he's a bit of a bully character, but he's an awesome athlete and though you can take away his 7 titles you can never take away the fact that he beat dozens of doped up athletes to the top of the podium, 7 times, give him respect for that at least!
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Discussion 5 : 16 Jan 2013 at 08.015
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He did it because of greed. And it wasn't easy to detect doping, especially when concern with such a well-known person.
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Discussion 4 : 16 Jan 2013 at 07.484
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It has been mentioned on TV that the lifetime ban on Armstrong could possibly be lifted or amended following any admission of doping. Should that happen it would be the greatest possible insult to true sportsmen who compete fairly and indeed to all sport in general. Armstrong is a disgrace and must never be allowed to ride competitively again.
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Discussion 3 : 16 Jan 2013 at 01.483
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I think the doping agency failed massively to let this go on for so long .They should be under fire way more than him .
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Discussion 2 : 15 Jan 2013 at 20.512
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I sad day for cycling. I watched almost every TDF with Armstrong in it. He was impressive.

But the fact is Eddie Merckx was a better fighter, trying to win every single stage in his TDF appearances. In fact, eddie merckx he not been hit by a spectator toward the end of one of his last appearances and had his jaw broken, he likely would have won that year and Armstrong would not have passed him in number of victories.

Eddie Merckx now regains his deserved place as the best ever TDF cyclist.
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Discussion 1 : 15 Jan 2013 at 19.521
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Armstrong is in fact a remarkable athlete. One wonders what made him do it, since might well have been at the top anyway. Now he has nothing left but disgrace.
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