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Lance Armstrong Admits To Doping


A 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.

A group of about 10 close friends and advisers to Armstrong accompanied him to the Four Seasons in Downtown Austin for the interview.
 
Earlier Monday, Armstrong stopped at his Livestrong Foundation and delivered a heartfelt apology to staff members, some of whom broke down in tears. A person with knowledge of that meeting says Armstrong said he was sorry for letting the staff down and putting Livestrong at risk but he did not make a direct confession to the group about using banned drugs.
 
Armstrong was stripped of seven Tour de France titles last year for running what officials described as a sophisticated doping operation.

(AP contributed to this report)