Lance Armstrong gives up fight against doping charges, will be stripped of titles

Lance’s legacy lost? Lance Armstrong, who put together an unmatched run of Tour de France victories between 1999 and 2005, gave up his fight against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s charges against him, in part (he claims) because he’s sick of having to deal with it. ”I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999,” he claimed. “The toll this has taken on my family and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today — finished with this nonsense.” Just an hour after the announcement, the agency announced it would strip him of his titles and ban him from cycling for life. Say what you will of him, that’s really freaking sad. (photo by austincameraguy)