Lance Armstrong said he felt "ashamed and humbled" during the second round of his interview with Oprah. He said he would like to return to competitive sport, and became emotional whilst talking of the impact of the scandal on his family.
Lance Armstrong's former masseuse Emma O'Reilly claims he used performance-enhancing drugs whist she was working with him.
When asked by ITV Daybreak if saying sorry was enough for Lance Armstrong, she replied: "Not at all".
Lance Armstrong cannot expect to be redeemed after his brief TV confession. Names must be named.
Tyler Hamilton, a former team-mate of Lance Armstrong who implicated him in the doping scandal, has told ITV News, "I'm proud of him".
The self-flagellation makes for gripping television but it does not really amount to much in the long run.