The cyclingnews article had to get a dig in on Lance Armstrong (
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/phin...mc-racing-team). It suggests that LA stopped talking to Phinney after Phinney started negotiating with other teams. CN wants to play the vindictive LA line, but it could be that LA saw the writing on the wall in terms of being unable to offer a long contract and doesn't have time for chitchat w/ Phinney.