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The Agency for Cycling Ethics (ACE) has closed
The Agency for Cycling Ethics has shut down, leaving the Garmin-Chipotle, BMC and Columbia teams hustling to line up a new independent doping testing provider for their riders.
ACE co-founder Paul Strauss said the California-based business concluded all its contracts last week and shut down.
"Our position at this point is that we closed this year due to our financial model and we will have no further comment," he said.
Garmin-Chipotle team manager Jonathan Vaughters told VeloNews the team will continue independent testing with a different provider.
"We just learned of (ACE's closure) ... maybe a day or so before they announced it to the public," said Vaughters. "We plan to continue a program of independent testing, but right now we're weighing our options. We should have a decision and an announcement in December."
ESPN.com reported that Garmin and Columbia were working together to develop a new program in time for next season.
Strauss' co-founder, Paul Scott, split from the company in March, forming a new company, Scott Analytics, which consults with the Rock Racing team.
Charles Pelkey and Steve Frothingham contributed to this report
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