The US Anti-Doping Agency, USADA says it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unparalleled seven Tour de France titles after he declared that he would stop fighting the drug charges levelled by the organization. This announcement by Armstrong that he would no longer contest the charges put at risk his legacy as one of the greatest sportsmen of all times. Armstrong, who retired last year, declined to enter USADA's arbitration process, his last option, because he said he was weary of fighting accusations that have dogged him for years. He has consistently pointed to the hundreds of drug tests that he has passed as proof of his innocence during his extraordinary run of Tour titles stretching from 1999-2005.