Armstrong cuts charity ties
Lance Armstrong has resigned from the board of his cancer charity - cutting formal ties with his Livestrong Foundation.
Lance Armstrong has resigned from the board of his cancer charity - cutting formal ties with his Livestrong Foundation.
Steven de Jongh has left his role as a sporting director at Team Sky after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
De Jongh is the third member of Team Sky, the team Bradley Wiggins rides for, to leave the Tour de France-winning team after its zero-tolerance approach to doping was restated in the wake of the Lance Armstrong affair.
A 30ft effigy of the disgraced cyclist wearing a Jim'll Fix It badge will be torched in front of thousands of people on Saturday night.
The UCI confirmed Lance Armstrong's lifetime ban and stripping of his Tour titles, but defended itself in cycling's "worst" doping scandal.
Nike has dropped their sponsorship deal with Lance Armstrong as the disgraced cyclist quits his own charity.