The fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal continued yesterday as the disgraced cyclist stepped down as chairman of his cancer charity, Livestrong, and was dropped by sponsor Nike.

The American was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in August after he chose not to contest charges, despite maintaining his innocence. But Armstrong’s reputation really hit rock bottom a week ago when USADA published their report, including evidence from 11 of his former teammates. The conclusion was that Armstrong engaged in “serial cheating” and his US Postal Service team ran “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”.