Lance Armstrong, according to insiders, continued to lie in his Oprah Winfrey interview on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
He denied that he attempted to donate $250 000 to the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada), despite its chiefs reporting otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Armstrong told Winfrey, \u201cthat is not true.\u201d<\/p>\n
The question came on night two of the two-part interview, Armstrong\u2019s first since Usada proved him a drug cheat and stripped him of his seven Tour de France wins.<\/p>\n
Armstrong admitted to doping and said that he has to apologise to many people. He refused to name names and provide details, and Winfrey failed to press him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to accuse anybody else,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about anybody else.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made my decisions. They are my mistakes, and I am sitting here today to acknowledge that and to say I\u2019m sorry for that. The culture was what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winfrey did quiz him about a reported attempt to donate $250 000 to Usada in 2004. Agency CEO Travis Tygart revealed it in a 60 Minutes TV interview on January 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a significant financial donation. One of his representatives made an offer to us,\u201d Tygart said. \u201cI was stunned. It was clear conflict of interest for Usada. We had no hesitation in rejecting that offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true?\u201d asked Winfrey.<\/p>\n