UCI confirm nobody will awarded Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles

The International Cycling Union have confirmed that nobody will replace Lance Armstrong as winner of the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005.

The disgraced American has been stripped of his seven Tour titles for his involvement in the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs during his professional career.
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 have 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.
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