He said he had used skin cream containing triamcinolone to treat saddle sores.[172] Armstrong said he had received permission from the UCI to use this cream.[173] Further allegations ultimately culminated in the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) disqualifying him from all his victories since 1 August 1998, including his seven consecutive Tour de France victories, and a lifetime ban from competing in professional sports.[174] The ASO declined to name any other rider as winner in Armstrong's stead in those years.