Lance Armstrong jail bound after doping confession?

Fallen cycling hero Lance Armstrong admitted in a taped interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he did use performance-enhancing drugs. This is the latest in the life of the celebrated American athlete who swung from being a sports icon to being stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles, a lifetime ban from the sports, and erased from the cycling history books. His admission followed years of denial that he took drugs to win the Tour de France and other big cycling events. He also personally apologized to staff members of the Livestrong cancer charity. This decision is reportedly part of efforts to rehabilitate his public profile. But above his image, there is a likelihood that Armstrong could face criminal charges following his confession, depending on how thorough or detailed his admission.

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