What a mess!

If Lance Armstrong is stripped of all of his Tour de France wins, what then? I agree with Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, who rode the Tour in the seventies, eighties and nineties - too late, leave well alone.
"Ça arrive trop tard. Pour moi, c'est fini, c'est oublié. Je ne dis pas qu'il ne s'est pas dopé, je ne dis pas qu'il s'est dopé, je dis simplement qu'on le déclasse trop tard".
When the Irish government recognised clan chiefs (honorary status, no precedence or privilege), there were a couple of chiefs whose titles might be open to challenge from some long-lost kinsman. Their recognition was granted "with reservation". It might be better to retain Lance A's honours, but "with reservation". Otherwise, I repeat, what a mess.
As the author of this article points out, if Armstrong is stripped of the yellow jersey for the year 2000, then one must go back to the eighth-placed rider to find a competitor who hasn't been embroiled in one or another doping scandal - e.g., Puerto, Festina.
Jan Ullrich was second to Armstrong in 2000, 2001, and 2003, but he was later banned for life (after retirement) as a result of his involvement in such affairs.

Though one (i.e., I) must feel sympathy for a man who appears to be drawing fire that should be directed at a whole team, including its medical staff and management, it seems that Armstrong did little to make friends among his peers, or earn their support in his hour of need -
"Il a eu beaucoup de succès, beaucoup de talent et aussi une façon de pratiquer son sport qui n'a pas plu à tout le monde." (Laurent Jalabert)

Addendum, 25.8.12
It looks like the International body, UCI, is claiming that USADA has overstepped the mark on this, so the matter is not settled. Article here.