The owner of Phonak Cycling, Andy Rihs, has decided to disband the team in the aftermath of the Floyd Landis doping case.
Landis, who was Phonak's team captain, won the Tour de France earlier this year but tested positive for unusual levels of testosterone during the race and could be banned from the sport and stripped of his title.
Landis had already been sacked by the side but Rihs has now taken the decision to dissolve the team at the end of the year.
Rihs said in a statement: 'As a passionate cyclist, I am bitterly disappointed that the sport of cycling apparently has become a synonym for doping. I truly regret this development and it has brought me to the decision of disbanding the Phonak Cycling Team per the end of 2006.'
