AUSTIN, TexasA person familiar with the situation says Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network. CBS News cannot confirm the veracity of the AP source, but Winfrey will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to talk about the Armstrong interview.
After the interview, Winfrey tweeted: "Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours . He came READY!"
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[h=3]Lance Armstrong[/h]
Winfrey and her crew had earlier said they would film the interview at his home but the location apparently changed to a hotel. Local and international news crews staked out positions in front of the cyclist's Spanish-style villa before dawn, hoping to catch a glimpse of Winfrey or Armstrong.
Armstrong still managed to slip away for a run Monday morning despite the crowds gathering outside his house. He returned home by cutting through a neighbor's yard and hopping a fence.
During a jog on Sunday, Armstrong talked to the AP for a few minutes saying, "I'm calm, I'm at ease and ready to speak candidly." He declined to go into specifics.
Armstrong lost all seven Tour titles following a voluminous U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart labeled the doping regimen allegedly carried out by the U.S. Postal Service team that Armstrong once led, "The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
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The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is to be broadcast Thursday on Winfrey's network. CBS News cannot confirm the veracity of the AP source, but Winfrey will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to talk about the Armstrong interview.
After the interview, Winfrey tweeted: "Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours . He came READY!"
[h=3]Lance Armstrong[/h]
Winfrey and her crew had earlier said they would film the interview at his home but the location apparently changed to a hotel. Local and international news crews staked out positions in front of the cyclist's Spanish-style villa before dawn, hoping to catch a glimpse of Winfrey or Armstrong.
Armstrong still managed to slip away for a run Monday morning despite the crowds gathering outside his house. He returned home by cutting through a neighbor's yard and hopping a fence.
During a jog on Sunday, Armstrong talked to the AP for a few minutes saying, "I'm calm, I'm at ease and ready to speak candidly." He declined to go into specifics.
Armstrong lost all seven Tour titles following a voluminous U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart labeled the doping regimen allegedly carried out by the U.S. Postal Service team that Armstrong once led, "The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."
[h=3]Anti-doping chief: Armstrong bullied witnesses[/h]
[h=3]USADA head received death threats during Armstrong investigation[/h]
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