Lance Armstrong admits doping in Oprah Winfrey interview, AP reports

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The Washington Post - 1/14/13, Liz Clarke

Lance Armstrong tells Oprah Winfrey about using performance-enhancing drugs: During an interview that will air Thursday, Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, said he used the drugs to win the Tour, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.

After more than a decade of denials, cyclist Lance Armstrong reversed course Monday and told Oprah Winfrey that he had used performance-enhancing drugs in winning the Tour de France, according to the Associated Press.

Billed as a “no-holds barred” conversation, the interview was taped in an Austin hotel Monday afternoon, confounding news crews that had gathered outside Armstrong’s home in anticipation of Winfrey’s arrival.

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