Lance Armstrong interview airings & discussions.

[Radchenister]

Today I find myself in two minds on the issue; the voice on one shoulder is manically urging me to soak up every second, staring wide eyed at all the gory details ... whilst the sensible side doesn't feel quite right about it, it's like there's something a bit grubby and undignified about going out your way to watch two 1.5 hr sessions of Oprah and Lance dabbing tears from eyes.

What do you think?

 

[phil_hg_uk]

got it setup on sky+ will watch if I am still awake

 

[fossala]

What channel is showing it in the UK?

 

[thom]

Definitely interested but I shall try to view an upload when I awake in the morning.
When it suits me.

 

[Andrew_P]

Only problem I am gong to have is avoiding forums + news items + FB + Twitter + TV News until 8pm Friday Night so I can watch it without any spoilers.

 

[musa]

Discovery channel 502(?)
Its going to be repeated at 8pm

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Discovery channel 502(?)
Its going to be repeated at 8pm

Discovery channel, Sky 520

 

[oldroadman]

Seems appropriate this time of year, pantomime season. I suppose he will seek to shift blame on to "the system", UCI, sponsors, anyone he can try to drag down into the mire with him. And Oprah will maybe forgive him. So that will be alright, then.

 

[raindog]

I'll just read a short review of the essential elements. No bloody way am I watching that.

 

[thom]

Seems appropriate this time of year, pantomime season. I suppose he will seek to shift blame on to "the system", UCI, sponsors, anyone he can try to drag down into the mire with him. And Oprah will maybe forgive him. So that will be alright, then.

Likely true but if in doing so he does reveal facts of UCI corruption and similar, that would be pretty important for cycling's future would it not ? Particularly in light of WADA/USADA's non participation in the UCI's "independent" review.

 

[Radchenister]

Here's the Discovery Channel timings:
http://www.tvguide.co.uk/search.asp?title=lance armstrong&submit.x=9&submit.y=19
I think it's:
PT1 in the early hours tonight / tomorrow at 2 a.m., re-aired at 8pm tomorrow.
PT2 6.30 p.m. Saturday. (Edit: Sky say different to this link - 8 p.m. ? - please check for yourself)
Bound to be numerous internet options / newscasts aired in-between.

 

[Gary E]

I'll catch the headlines in the news.
But to be honest I think he's only doing it to get some measure of forgiveness in a relatively safe (non cycling anyway) environment.
I wonder if he'd be so keen to give the interview if the show had a few more guest cyclists on, say Wiggo or Cav or maybe some of those that finished second to him and didn't get the rewards he did.
Too little, too late in my humble opinion.

 

[musa]

Cycling news to stream it live online
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/lance-armstrong-confession-2013

Thanks for the correction DM

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Likely true but if in doing so he does reveal facts of UCI corruption and similar, that would be pretty important for cycling's future would it not ? Particularly in light of WADA/USADA's non participation in the UCI's "independent" review.

Thom, his interview has not a single thing to do with cycling's future.

Every second of it is about one thing and one thing only...

...Lance Armstrong's future...

..which is what everything in his life to date has always been about. And always will be.

 

[thom]

Thom, his interview has not a single thing to do with cycling's future.

Every second of it is about one thing and one thing only...

...Lance Armstrong's future...

..which is what everything in his life to date has always been about. And always will be.

Facts are facts. Whether they come from Lance or not.
If you read some of my posts, you can see I think the whole thing stinks as a PR exercise.

But if Lance were to start providing testimony of corruption by current members of the UCI, I know everyone here would care about the implications to how cycling's future will be governed. Likewise, testimony against dodgy doctors still involved in cycling would be of undeniable importance.