CYCLING legend Lance Armstrong faces being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and being banned for life after announcing he will not contest drugs chances against him.
Armstrong, 40, who survived testicular cancer, has been charged with using banned substances from as far back as 1996 by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
American Armstrong said in a statement that he is “finished with this nonsense” and insisted he is innocent but did not want to spend any further effort clearing his name.
He said: “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ’Enough is enough’. For me, that time is now.
“I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.”
However Armstrong’s achievements are set to be wiped from the record books.
Asked what actions USADA intended to impose, spokeswoman Annie Skinner said in an email: “A loss of all results from August 1, 1998 and a lifetime ban from participating any sport sanctioned by a signatory to the WADA Code.”
Winner ... Armstrong had seven Tour victories
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