Shamed Armstrong quits cancer charity

Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity Livestrong to avoid further damage from doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Armstrong, who was banned last month from competition and stripped of his Tour titles, had resigned from the board of directors November 4, three weeks after resigning as chairman.

Katherine McLane, a Livestrong spokeswoman, said Armstrong, a survivor of testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs, “remains the inspiration” for the charity and is its largest donor, contributing nearly $7 million (€5.5m).