This is misleading and confusing. Armstrong mentioned in his statement that (among other reasons) he quit fighting this because he believed the USADA doesn't ha

This is misleading and confusing. Armstrong mentioned in his statement that (among other reasons) he quit fighting this because he believed the USADA doesn't have the authority to strip his titles. Here is a snippet I picked up. "The agency can impose a lifetime ban and recommend Armstrong be stripped of his titles. That would put the question in the hands of the International Cycling Union, which has disputed USADA’s authority to pursue the investigation and Tour de France officials, who have had a prickly relationship with Armstrong over the years." So, I believe that it's not a given that Armstrong will lose his titles, but there's probably a much greater chance for that to happen than if the USADA had not been able to make this recommendation.