LUXEMBOURG, Aug 24, 2010 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, who finished second on the Tour de France, will not take part in the UCI road world championships, his country’s cycling federation announced Tuesday.

Schleck is preparing for the Tour of Spain which kicks off in Seville on Saturday and runs through until September 19, and also hopes to race the Tour of Lombardy in Italy on October 16.

The road worlds run from September 29-October 3 in Melbourne, Australia.