Apparently he's not given any cyclists names, but has given up names of those higher up the food chain who knew , encouraged and helped facilitate the doping.

If that is the case and those names include the coaches in US cycling who first introduced the young Lance Armstrong to doping regimes then that is for the good of the sport.

As much as I can't stand Lance Armstrong we have to remember that once upon a time he was a kid who loved riding his bike. He happened to be pretty good at it. It was only when US cycling got his hands on him that he was introduced to doping to gain an advantage (read 'From Lance to Landis' for more on this).

If those names include Hein Verbruggen and Uncle Pat then that is most definitely for the good of the sport. There is no doubt in my mind that the UCI have protected riders in the past. Lance was too good a story for them to kill off at the time (or so they thought).

I still don't like Lance Armstrong. The fact he has chosen to come out and admit it on 'Oprah Winfrey' rather than an in interview with someone like Paul Kimmage or David Walsh shows me he cares nothing for making our sport cleaner. He is not prepared to look into the eyes of people he has accused of making these things up about him. All Lance Armstrong is interested in is himself and resurrecting his chances of a political career.

So... Pick the bones out of that then.

"If there's a truth and reconciliation commission and if they invite me...." If there is such a commission, I think they might, possibly, wish to speak to him.
Excellent point raised regarding the statute of limitations which may mitigate potential law suits.
Oprah didn't ask him about his cameo in Dodgeball either. That film has very dark tones in the aftermath of all this.

I'm watching the interview on Discovery Channel tonight (oh the irony!!) so I'll reserve judgement on it until then.

The man is a scumbag who is still lying out of his .

Oprah did a reasonable job and the simple yes or no answers at the beginning really had Armstrong on the back foot. However - after that Armstrong got to do what he has always done best. That is take control and bully the situation.

I feel sorry for what he has put his kids through. They will be even more dissapointed when they find out he is still lying though.