Landis Responds to Phonak Disbanding

I didn't feel like commenting on Team Phonak dissolving at the end of this season when IShares pulled out as their main sponsor, because it's just a sad epilogue to the whole Landis Doping Scandal. It wasn't really a surprise. Phonak has been plagued with doping allegations and sanctions since its inception. The latest episode with Floyd Landis just broke their back, even with all the internal rules and protocols against doping they instituted after Tyler Hamilton was disgraced. In an open letter to the team, Floyd Landis expresses his pride at being involved with the team, but also repeated his resolve to prove that he won the Tour with the help of the entire team "fairly and cleanly."

Meanwhile, the Discovery Channel team announced its roster for the Vuelta a Espana, and it's going to built around American Tom Danielson. Danielson had been riding very well at the Giro d'Italia until fever and sinus infections caused him to abandon. Let's hope he rides better in the heat instead of the rain.