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Armstrong Confesses to Oprah About Performance Enhancers, Sources Say
In an interview to air Thursday, the 7-time Tour de France winner is reported to have admitted using drugs to win the race.
Seven-time Tour-de-France winner Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey on Monday that he did indeed use performance enhancing drugs to win the prestigious race, news outlets reported Monday.
The interview with Winfrey is due to be broadcast Thursday on her network.
Armstrong lost all seven titles in 2012 after lengthy anti-doping investigations.
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He is reported to have stopped by the Livestrong Foundation, which he founded, on his way to the interview, to apologize to staff, many of whom broke down in tears, according to news reports. However, he did not make a direct confession to them, according to this Huffington Post story.
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