One insurer wants to know when Pat McQuaid first learned of Armstrong’s doping.

McQuaid dubbed his plans “half baked, fundamentally flawed and financially impractical”.

Brian Cookson is taking on Pat McQuaid in the battle for control of cycling.

The Dubliner is seeking a battle for a third term as president of the UCI.

The Tour de France legend says he doesn’t “rejoice” in the downfall of the man that pushed him out of cycling.

‘Lance keeps talking about how he cares about the sport, and I have a belief that if you care about the sport you’ll ultimately do the right thing.’

“I don’t think it is a negative that Armstrong was caught. If the cheating was as rampant as it was it needed to be exposed and those who cheated held accountable.

“Our success has never been based on one person — it’s based on the patients and survivors we serve every day.”

Lance Armstrong faces a powerful new adversary — the United States government.

The Feds are investigating the former Tour de France legend, according to reports.

The disgraced former tour leged says the Irishman is constantly in ‘cover your ass mode’.

Eufemiano Fuentes says that he worked with footballers and boxers but mostly cyclists.

“He exonerated, essentially, the UCI and our information, and the evidence, is different than that,” Travis Tygart said in a CBS interview last night.

“No real athlete has to look up the definition of cheating.”

The disgraced former rider has been given until 6 February to talk.

Agassi spoke candidly about his use of crystal methamphetamine.

‘I will certainly not go Armstrong’s way and speak in front of millions of people.’

The Dubliner old Olympic chiefs he has ‘too much going on’ at the moment.

Hein Verbruggen says the UCI did what they could to warn riders who appeared to be at risk of failing doping tests.

Armstrong says the Dubliner is one of the people he needs to apologise to.

“I’d apologise to David,” the shamed rider told Oprah Winfrey last night.

“I’m not sure that I deserve a death penalty.”

Many who stayed up were left frustrated after tonight’s second segment.

“Don’t defend me any more,” Armstrong told his 13-year-old.

Here’s how part 2 went down in Austin.

The harm that Lance Armstrong caused his family, sponsors and fellow cancer survivors by years of lying and denials of doping was under the spotlight tonight.

He said that key points were glossed over during the interview.

The Irish journalist also partially criticised Oprah Winfrey.

‘He owed it to me and he dropped the ball.’

The Tallaght native says Armstrong’s apology is ‘old news’ to her.

The social networking site this evening was largely unsympathetic to the disgraced cyclist.

You knew this was coming didn’t you?

The UCI will elect a new president in eight months’ time with the Irishman seeking a third spell in charge.

The American won bronze at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

The world will be watching tonight.

“You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on,” Armstrong told Irish journalist Paul Kimmage.

The British rider didn’t exactly come out strong.

“I left it all on the table with her and when it airs the people can decide.”