PHONAK TEAM TO BE DISBANDED

Floyd Landis

Phonak team owner Andy Rihs has decided to disband the team at the end of the season and abandon professional cycling.

Speaking in a press conference in Zurich on Tuesday morning, Rihs said Floyd Landis?s positive doping test for testosterone at the Tour de France was the final blow to hopes of saving the team with new sponsor iShares.

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