Following doping denials for a decade, Monday may prove to be the moment of truth for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.

For more than one week, reports sped through local and international media that Oprah Winfrey will conduct a taped a 90-minute interview, where Armstrong is supposed to unravel a decade of deceit.

According to the LIVESTRONG Foundation, the path to redemption for the world's most famous cyclist begins in Austin.

Armstrong addressed the staff Monday and said, "I'm sorry." The person said the disgraced cyclist choked up and several employees cried during the session.

Communications director Rae Bazzarre emailed us a statement saying, in part:

"[Armstrong] offered a sincere and heartfelt apology for the stress they've endured because of him and urged them to keep up their great work fighting for people affected by cancer."

Attorney Skip Davis represents athletes caught under suspicion of using performance-enhancing drugs. He cites a 1,000-page report from the United States Anti-Doping Agency as the smoking gun in the case that pressured Lance to come clean.

"There is a lot of smoke, so there must be a lot of fire," Davis said. “It struck me that a lot of those allegations were necessarily substantiated, but the people making the allegations seemed to not have any credibility issues, so would take them at their word."

This isn’t Lance and Oprah’s first meeting, but the former network star says it will be “no holds barred” interview. It’s set to air Thursday on the OWN network, which is channel 225 on Time Warner Cable.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.