UCI confirm nobody will be awarded Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles
Last Updated: October 26, 2012 5:50pm
Lance Armstrong: UCI has called on him and others to pay back prize money earned while doping
Lance Armstrong must repay his winnings from seven Tour de France victories which will not be awarded to other riders.
The disgraced American was stripped of his titles for his involvement in the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs during his professional career, and the International Cycling Union has opted not to promote lower-placed finishers in the Tours from 1999-2005.
Following the investigations by the US Anti-Doping Agency, Armstrong has been banned from the sport for life and his record since 1998 eradicated.
"The UCI management committee acknowledged that a cloud of suspicion would remain hanging over this dark period - but that while this might appear harsh for those who rode clean, they would understand there was little honour to be gained in reallocating places."
UCI statement
And the UCI has also ordered Armstrong to pay back any prize money that he won while using performance enhancing drugs.
A UCI statement read: "With respect to Lance Armstrong and the implications of the USADA sanctions endorsed on Monday, October 22, the management committee decided not to award victories to any other rider or upgrade other placings in any of the affected events.
"The committee decided to apply this ruling from now on to any competitive sporting results disqualified due to doping for the period from 1998 to 2005. The committee also called on Armstrong and all other affected riders to return the prize money they had received.
"The UCI management committee acknowledged that a cloud of suspicion would remain hanging over this dark period - but that while this might appear harsh for those who rode clean, they would understand there was little honour to be gained in reallocating places."
The UCI is now setting up an independent commission to investigate allegations made against them relating to the scandal, while Armstrong continues to deny any wrongdoing.
