An emotional Lance Armstrong says he knew he had to tell his son Luke the truth when he saw the 13-year-old defending him. Courtesy: Discovery networks
Cyclist Lance Armstrong says his most humbling moment came when he was asked to step aside from the Livestrong Foundation. Courtesy: Discovery networks
Lance Armstrong says he definitely wants to compete again and laments his ban from sanctioned sport. Courtesy: Discovery networks
Pressed to apologise to Emma O'Reilly, drugs cheat Lance Armstrong says he sued many accusers. Source Oprah, Discovery.
Part 1 of Oprah's interview with cycling cheat Lance Armstrong includes this admission he bullied team mates. Courtesy Discovery Networks
Lance Armstrong bluntly describes his behaviour during his cycling career. Courtesy Discovery Networks
The doping rife in cycling during the 90s was not as sophisticated as claimed, says Lance Armstrong. Courtesy Discovery Networks
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong struggles to explain why he lied about doping for 13 years. Courtesy Discovery Networks
Lance Armstrong answers Oprah's opening volley of doping questions, yes or no. Courtesy Discovery Networks
Lance Armstrong talks to American TV host Oprah Winfrey. Picture: AFP/Harpo Studios/George Burns Source: AFP
In his second tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong reveals how his "worst nightmare" unravelled when sponsors started pulling out. Courtesy: Discovery networks
LANCE Armstrong says he is a "better human being" for coming clean as a serial drugs cheat.
Armstrong said fighting cancer had made him a better person but then he lost his way, and the "epic challenge" for the rest of his life is "to not slip up again, to not lose sight of what I've got to do."
In part two of his television confession, Armstrong said he lost $150 million in two days after he was exposed, and almost broke down as he described the impact of the scandal on his young children.
"I told (13-year-old son) Luke, I said, ... I said don't defend me any more. Don't," Armstrong said.
"I said, 'If anybody says anything to you, they're going to see this, if some kid says something, do not defend me, just say hey my dad said he's sorry'."
Asked by Winfrey what the moral of his story was, Armstrong answered:
"I can look at what I did, cheating to win bike races, lying about it, bullying people, of course you're not supposed to do those things.
"'There's another moral to this story ... for me I just think it was about that ride, losing myself, getting caught up in that, doing all these things along the way that enabled that.
"Then the ultimate crime is the betrayal of these people that supported and believed in me, they got lied to."
1:58pm AEDT-LANCE Armstrong says he lost $150 million in two days in sponsorship income after being exposed as a drug cheat.
"I've certainly lost all future income. You could look at those two days when people left," he told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
"I don't like thinking about it, but that was a $75 million day.
"Gone. And probably never coming back."
But Armstrong said the crisis didn't compare with being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996.
"I've been do a dark place that was not my doing. I didn't know if I was going to live a month, six months ... it's helped me now. This is not a good time but it isn't the worst part of my life.
"That sets the bar, it's close, but I'm an optimist and I'd like to look forward."
In his second tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong reveals how his "worst nightmare" unravelled when sponsors started pulling out. Courtesy: Discovery networks
1:51pm AEDT-
LANCE Armstrong has come close to tears describing the impact of his exposure as a drugs cheat to his young children.
The disgraced Tour de France champion has three children with former wife Kristin Armstrong - son Luke (13) and twin daughters Isabelle and Grace (11), and a three-year-old son Max and two-year-old daughter Olivia to current partner Anna Hansen.
In the second part of Armstrong's interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, which airs today, Armstrong took several seconds to compose himself when he was asked what he told son Luke when his drug cheating became public.
"He was defending me to other kids, on Instagram," Armstrong said.
"At that point I decided I had to say something, this is out of control, then I had to have that talk with him.
"I said, 'Listen, there's a lot of questions about your dad, whether I doped, I've always denied that and been ruthless and defiant about that. You guys trusted me, which makes it even sicker.
"I want you to know that it's true."
After a long pause, Armstrong continued.
"I told Luke, I said, ... I said don't defend me any more. Don't," Armstrong said.
"I said 'if anybody says anything to you, they're going to see this, if some kid says something, do not defend me, just say hey my dad said he's sorry'.
"He said I love you, you're my dad, this won't change that."
Asked what his main motivation was for finally admitting to cheating, Armstrong said he came forward for "the well-being of my children."
"The older kids need not to be living with this issue in their lives. It isn't fair."
Lance Armstrong with his children Luke, Grace and Isabelle in Paris after winning his seventh Tour de France in 2005. Source: Getty Images
1:40pm AEDT-
LANCE Armstrong insists he stopped doping when he retired from cycling in 2005.
Armstrong retired after the 2005 Tour de France then made a comeback for the 2009 event, where he finished third.
He told interviewer Oprah Winfrey he asked the permission of ex-wife Kristin Armstrong to return to the sport, and she said he could on one condition: "you never cross that line again".
"And I never betrayed that. I gave her my word and I did stick to it," Armstrong said.
If Armstrong is telling the truth, it would mean he rode clean in the Tour Down Under in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The seven-time Tour de France winner said he still expected to win again in 2009 because there was "a major shift (away from drugs)" in the sport in the mid-2000s.
"I didn't expect to get third, I expected to win, and at the end I said to myself you know, I just got beat by two readers who were better. I did everything I could in training and I just got beat."
Cyclist Lance Armstrong says his most humbling moment came when he was asked to step aside from the Livestrong Foundation. Courtesy: Discovery networks
1:25pm AEDT-
LANCE Armstrong has revealed he wants to return to competition and believes he deserves the right.
Speaking during part two of his interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong said he wants to be able to compete in the future.
"The answer is yeah," he said.
"I love to compete, I love to train.
"But I don't expect it to happen."
A surprised Winfrey asked if he wants to return to cycling, to which Armstrong replied:
"Not the Tour de France, but there is a lot I'd like to do but I can't.
"I made my bed, but if there was ever a window ... I would like to run the Chicago Marathon when I am 50, but I can't.
"I can't run in anything that is sanctioned.
"I'd love the opportunity to compete, but it is not the reason
"It is not the popular answer but I think I deserve it."
When asked if he got what he deserved, Armstrong said:
"I deserve to be punished...I'm not sure I deserve a death penalty."
Winfrey brought up Armstrong's now infamous tweet where he posted a picture of himself "laying around" surrounded by his framed Tour de France yellow jerseys.
It came just days after receiving a life ban.
"That was a mistake," Armstrong said.
"That was just more defiance.
"What is scary is I actually thought it was a good idea."
Armstrong has described being dumped from his cancer charity Livestrong as his lowest moment.
He lost his multi-million dollar sponsorship with Nike.
But his charity cutting him off hurt the most.
"It was a Wednedsday when Nike called.
"They said basically they're out.
"And then the calls started coming - everybody was out.
"Not a fun period.
"In a way I just assumed we would get to that point - the story was getting out of control.
"The one person I didn't think would leave was the foundation."
Armstrong said it 'hurt like hell.'
"That was the most humbling moment when they asked to step aside," he said.
"None of my kids or my friends have cut me off.
"The foundation is like my child, so to be asked to step aside was big.
"It was what they had to do, but it hurt like hell."
10:30am AEDT-
As we wait for the second part of the interview, which will be followed live here, the reaction to yesterday's admission continues.
Phil Liggett: Time for cycling to move forward
Armstrong's former teammate, Tyler Hamilton, whose testimony helped lead to a life ban against the seven-time Tour de France champion, has praised the fallen cycling star for his admissions of cheating after years of denials.
"I think it's a huge, huge first step for Lance Armstrong," Hamilton, one 11 former teammates to testify against the Texan, told NBC's Today Show program.
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"For a lot of people, it's raw. I've known about it for a long time, since 1998. Big first step.
"You can tell, it's real. He's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. I don't know. I think it's going to be a hard next few weeks for him, next few months, years," he said.
Rebecca Wilson: Lock up Lance, the liar
Armstrong confessed to having taken performance-enhancing drugs in an explosive television interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey yesterday.
The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour titles and issued a life ban against him last April for what it dubbed the biggest doping conspiracy in the history of sport.
But Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has described Armstrong's admissions of doping as a "calculated public relations exercise", calling for him to reveal more detail about his activities.
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"We need to know more about the organised doping," Prudhomme said in York, northern England, where the second stage of the 2014 race will begin.
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