Friday 26 October 2012 10:32, UK
The International Cycling Union were meeting on Friday seeking to draw a line under the Lance Armstrong affair amid calls for a change of the organisation's leadership.
The 41-year-old declined the opportunity to cooperate with USADA but, following Monday's ruling, removed the reference to his seven Tour wins from his Twitter profile. At this week's route presentation for next summer's 100th Tour, Armstrong's sequence of seven straight wins were marked using asterisks. Tour director Christian Prudhomme believes no-one should replace Armstrong as winner, as few racing in the era are untainted by the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The latest to admit doping is Bobby Julich, who was a team-mate of Armstrong's at Motorola and has left his role as Team Sky race coach. Team Sky reiterated their zero-tolerance approach to doping after USADA published their reasoned decision and Julich could be the first of a number of departures from the British team, home of 2012 Tour winner Bradley Wiggins. Julich placed third in the 1998 Tour, but has now expressed remorse and hope for the future after revealing he used blood-boosting agent EPO between August 1996 and July 1998.
