Following his resignation as Chairman of Livestrong in October, Lance Armstrong has now resigned from the charity’s board of directors.
Armstrong had previously resigned as Chairman of Livestrong on 17 October, but had at that time kept a seat on the board of the charity he founded. He reportedly resigned from the Livestrong board of directors on 4 November.
This latest move will likely be the most personal blow to Armstrong, of the many he has faced in recent months. An exodus of sponsors has followed the former pro cyclist in recent weeks. Armstrong has been banned from cycling for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and stripped of his titles.
Having originally supported Armstrong, the International Cycling Union, (Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)), later confirmed that it ‘will recognize and implement the reasoned decision of USADA’ and will ‘disqualify all competitive results achieved by [Lance] Armstrong from 1 August 1998’ onwards.
In a statement, new board Chairman Jeff Garvey said Armstrong had resigned from the board to spare Livestrong any negative effects resulting from the controversy surrounding his cycling career.
“Lance Armstrong was instrumental in changing the way the world views people affected by cancer,” Garvey said. “His devotion to serving survivors is unparalleled and for 15 years, he committed himself to that cause with all his heart.”
