Lance Armstrong 'would have continued lying', had he not been caught

"My therapy is riding my bike, playing golf and having a beer" says a still largely unrepentant Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong at the 2003 Tour de France (Watson)

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Lance Armstrong would have continued his lies had US investigators not caught him. The Texan, who said he is still brazen, spoke to CNN yesterday about the doping that led to him losing his seven Tour de France titles and a planned book.

"I was good at playing the part," Armstrong said of the lies. "Once you say 'no' you have to keep saying 'no.' If this stuff hadn't taken place with the federal investigation, I'd probably still be saying 'no' with the same conviction and tone as before. But that gig is up."

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