All Seven Of Lance Armstrong's Tour De France Wins Would Now Go To Cyclists With Doping Scandals Of Their Own

Now Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, thanks to the persistent doping allegations against him. It's a sad day for the sport, but at least it vindicates all of the clean-riding cyclists who finished behind Armstrong. Right? So here are the runners-up who stand to inherit the yellow jerseys from the disgraced champ:

1999: Alex Zülle ( confessed to EPO use) 2000: Jan Ullrich (suspended from 2006 Tour; banned this year and stripped of all results from 2005 on) 2001: Jan Ullrich 2002: Joseba Beloki ( kept out of 2006 Tour while under doping investigation, later cleared) 2003: Jan Ullrich 2004: Andreas Klöden ( accused of illegal blood transfusion in the 2006 Tour) 2005: Ivan Basso ( confessed to attempted doping, suspended)