Wednesday, August 16, 2006

On the Death of Phonak

Floyd Landis celebrates with owner Andy Rihs and other members of the Phonak cycling team on the day Landis won the Tour de France. ( Javier Soriano/Agence France-Press)

Andy Rihs, owner of Phonak Cycling, which will be disbanded at the end of the year:

"As a passionate cyclist, I am bitterly disappointed that the sport of cycling apparently has become a synonym for doping. For this reason, today [Tuesday] I see myself forced to do something I have never done in my whole life as a businessman: I have given up.

"I'm deeply disappointed because what he [Floyd Landis] did was what led to this decision. I would never say this is a bad person because he played bad. I regret what he's done for him, too."

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