Andy Schleck looking forward to Lance Armstrong interview

Tour de France winner Andy Schleck has said that he is looking forward to Lance Armstrong's appearance on Oprah Winfrey's show next week.

The 41-year-old American, who has been banned from cycling for life for drug abuse throughout his career, will face a "no holds barred" interview on January 17.

"I don't think he goes there to say that he's innocent and that he didn't do anything," Schleck told reporters. "It's been many years. For him, it's not easy - the media, the pressure.

"I believe he does [the interview] for a good reason. But if he confesses? We don't know."

The interview will be Armstrong's first since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life for taking performance-enhancing drugs in October.