Lance Armstrong has announced he will stop fighting a barrage of drug charges from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), putting at risk his unparalleled string of seven Tour de France titles and his legacy as one of the greatest sportsmen in history. Armstrong's declaration on Thursday night sets up a likely lifetime ban from the sport and the possibility that he will be stripped of his signature achievement the extraordinary run of Tour titles he won from 1999 to 2005. File photo : © Frederic Nebinger/ABACA. 48068-8. Paris-France. 27/07/2003. The pack rides down the Champs Elysees avenue during the 20th and final stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Ville-d'Avray and Paris, Armstrong won his 5th consecutive Tour de France on Sunday, as Frenchman Jean-Patrick Nazon won the stag Armstrong Lance Tour de France US Postal [Team] Activite sportive Sport Activity Cyclisme Cycling Maillot Jaune Yellow Jersey Recompense Coupe Award Prix Trophee Award Seul Seule Alone France Frankreich Ile-de-France Paris Horizontal Landscape Plan americain Half length # 48068_08