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• Evans, Contador Look Like Yellow Jersey Favorites
  October 19th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 19, 2011 (AFP) – Cadel Evans and Spanish nemesis Alberto Contador emerged as the big favorites for the 2012 Tour de France yellow jersey after [...]

• Evans Happy With 2012 Tour de France Challenge
  October 18th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 18, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Cadel Evans was cautiously optimistic over his chances of defending the Tour de France yellow jersey in 2012 after [...]

• Andy Schleck pulls out of Canadian races
  September 4th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Sept 4, 2011 (AFP) – Luxembourg cycling star Andy Schleck has pulled out of the Quebec and Montreal GP WorldTour races next week due to an impending operation on [...]

• Tour de France Top Three Confirmed to Compete in USA Pro Cycling Challenge
  August 2nd, 2011
  

  Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck Headline Colorado Race along with Top American Rider Tom Danielson and Italian Ivan Basso DENVER (August 2, 2011) – USA Pro Cycling Challenge [...]

• Schlecks Target San Sebastian Classic In The Absence Of Evans
  July 29th, 2011
  

  SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, July 29, 2011 (AFP) – Andy and Frank Schleck will headline the San Sebastian Classic on Saturday in the absence of newly-crowned Tour de France champion Cadel [...]

• Evans Deserves Tour Triumph, Says Schleck
  July 23rd, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis GRENOBLE, France, July 23, 2011 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck paid tribute to Tour de France rival Cadel Evans as the Australian took the coveted yellow jersey [...]

• Both Schleck Brothers On Podium A First For The Tour
  July 23rd, 2011
  

  GRENOBLE, France, July 23, 2011 (AFP) – Luxembourg cycling siblings Andy and Frank Schleck are set to make history Sunday when they become the first brothers to finish on the [...]

• I Still Have The Legs To Beat Evans, says Schleck
  July 22nd, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 22, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France leader Andy Schleck believes he still has enough juice in his legs to defy Australian Cadel [...]

• A Tribute To the Schleck’s
  July 22nd, 2011
  

• Schleck Wearing Yellow Jersey As Rolland Becomes French Hero And Wins On Alpe d’Huez
  July 22nd, 2011
  

  ALPE D’HUEZ, France, July 22, 2011 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck set up a penultimate stage duel with Australian Cadel Evans after pulling on the Tour de France yellow jersey [...]

• I Was Powerless Says Alberto Contador On Stage 18
  July 21st, 2011
  

  Saxo Bank-SunGard captain, Alberto Contador suffered on today’s stage and wasn’t able to respond on the attack from Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) on the Izoard climb: “I had a bad [...]

• Evans Left Mystified As Schleck Rides To Epic Stage Win
  July 21st, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COL du galibier, France, July 21, 2011 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans was left mystified after yellow jersey rival Andy Schleck capped an audacious attack with victory [...]

• Schleck Wins Decisive 18th Stage On The Col du Galibier, Voeckler Retains Lead
  July 21st, 2011
  

  COL du galibier, France, July 21, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck roared to victory on the history-making 18th stage featuring the highest ever finish in Tour de France history here [...]

• Voeckler Still In Yellow As Contador Is Still In Attack Mode
  July 20th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) Pinerolo, Italy, July 20, 2011 – Luxembourg’s Schleck brothers Andy and Frank soaked up a late attack from yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador as the Tour [...]

• Downhill Finish Raises Questions For Contador
  July 19th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis GAP, France, July 19, 2011 (AFP) – Alberto Contador’s yellow jersey rivals could find out just how much the Spaniard wants to win the Tour de France [...]

• Contador Relaunches Tour Bid, As Hushovd Wins Stage 16
  July 19th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) GAP, France, July 19, 2011 – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador relaunched his yellow jersey bid with an unexpected attack on the 16th stage [...]

• Contador Claims To Be Ready To Rumble In The Alps
  July 18th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis ROCHEGUDE, France, July 18, 2011 (AFP) – Alberto Contador says he has no choice but to attack his Tour de France rivals in the thin air of [...]

• Schlecks Ready For Sacrifices To Beat Contador
  July 18th, 2011
  

  by Simon Valmary SOYONS, France, July 18, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck kept his rivals guessing Monday by claiming that both he and brother Frank could both sacrifice their victory [...]

• Voeckler Retains The Yellow As Contador Soaks Up attacks
  July 16th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France, July 16, 2011 – Frenchman Thomas Voeckler stubbornly held on to the Tour de France yellow jersey on Saturday as reigning [...]

• Schleck Believes Plateau de Beille Won’t Decide Yellow Jersey Challenge
  July 16th, 2011
  

  LOURDES, France, July 15, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck insists the winner of Saturday’s 14th stage on the Tour de France to Plateau de Beille will not necessarily be crowned [...]

• Contador Loses Even More Time As Sanchez Wins 12th Stage
  July 14th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis (AFP) LUZ ARDIDEN, France, July 14, 2011 – Embattled champion Alberto Contador lost more time to his key yellow jersey rivals on Thursday as Olympic champion [...]

• It’s Showtime For Evans, Schleck and Contador
  July 13th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LAVAUR, France, July 14, 2011 – Cadel Evans has bucked a trend of recent years to survive the first 10 stages of the Tour de [...]

• Schlecks Shrug Off Crashes On Tour’s 10th Stage
  July 12th, 2011
  

  CARMAUX, France, July 12, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France challengers Andy and Frank Schleck got a taste of a regular dish at this year’s race, but survived a minor [...]

• The Tour Starts In The Pyrenees, says Schleck
  July 11th, 2011
  

  LES-ANGLARDS-DE-SAINT-FLOUR, France, July 11, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck, runner-up to Alberto Contador for the past two years, was taking stock here Monday after a dramatic first week’s racing in [...]

• Contador In Race Against Time As Pyrenees Approach
  July 11th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) LE LIORAN, France, July 11, 2011 – Reigning champion Alberto Contador is putting a brave face on a disappointing Tour de France campaign which has left [...]

• Schlecks Sticking Like Glue To Contador
  July 9th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SUPER-BESSE, France, July 9, 2011- Andy Schleck gave a glimpse of his future intentions by sticking like glue to reigning Tour de France champion Alberto [...]

• Rui Costa Wins Tour Stage 8, As Hushovd Keeps Yellow
  July 9th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SUPER-BESSE, France, July 9, 2011 – Portuguese Alberto Rui Costa hung on during a tense finish to claim his maiden Tour de France victory on [...]

• O’Grady Feeling The Effects Of Tough Week On Tour
  July 8th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) CHATEAUROUX, France, July 8, 2011 – Australian Stuart O’Grady has admitted the tough first week of the Tour de France has left him feeling battered and [...]

• Schleck Brushes Off Time Loss To Contador
  July 5th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France, July 5, 2011 – Tour de France contender Andy Schleck brushed off losing eight seconds to yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on Tuesday [...]

• Contador Loses More Time To Yellow Jersey Rivals
  July 3rd, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) LES ESSARTS, France, July 3, 2011 – Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s disappointing start to the defense of his yellow jersey continued Sunday when [...]

• Advantage Schleck as Contador Crashes
  July 2nd, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 2, 2011 – Alberto Contador began the defense of his Tour de France crown in disastrous fashion on Saturday, crashing on [...]

• Contador Jeers Not Nice, But Good For Schleck
  July 2nd, 2011
  

  LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Andy Schleck on Friday stopped short of criticizing the crowd which gave reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador [...]

• The Tour de France Yellow Jersey Favorites in 2011
  July 2nd, 2011
  

  The favorites for the yellow jersey for the 98th edition of the Tour de France, to be held July 2-24: Alberto Contador (ESP) Saxo Bank-Sungard Possessing a rare mix of [...]

• Time for Schleck To Deliver Knock-out Blow Says O’Grady
  July 1st, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Tour de France veteran Stuart O’Grady has called on Leopard teammate Andy Schleck to deliver the knock-out blow [...]

• Leopard Name Team For Schleck’s Yellow Jersey Bid
  June 29th, 2011
  

  PARIS, June 29, 2011 – Luxembourg-based Leopard-Trek have announced the team to support Andy Schleck’s yellow jersey bid at this year’s Tour de France, held July 2-24. Schleck, who has [...]

• Strong Team For Leopard Trek At Tour de France
  June 28th, 2011
  

  LEOPARD TREK has named the riders that will team-up with Andy and Fränk Schleck for the team’s first ever Tour de France. Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Linus Gerdemann, [...]

• Schleck Will Pounce at Tour de France, Say Leopard
  June 20th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 20, 2011 – Andy Schleck’s Leopard team insist the Luxemburger will emerge from a mitigated nine days of racing on the Tour [...]

• Schleck Misses Win, But Happy With Mountain Test
  June 17th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2011 (AFP) – Andy Schleck gave himself a token boost by pulling on the king of the mountains’ green jersey on the final [...]

• De Gendt wins seventh stage, Cunego keeps yellow
  June 17th, 2011
  

  SERFAUS, Austria, June 17, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian Thomas De Gendt held off the pressure of Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck in the final climb of the day to claim victory in [...]

• Schleck Says No Panic Over Tour of Swiss Slump
  June 16th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein, June 16, 2011 (AFP) – Tour de France contender Andy Schleck on Thursday waved off concerns about his form after failing to follow the pace [...]

• Schleck Warns Of Seven-Way Battle For Yellow Jersey
  June 15th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis TOBEL-TAGERSCHEN, Switzerland, June 15, 2011 (AFP) – Yellow jersey contender Andy Schleck of Luxembourg believes he will have more than Spain’s Alberto Contador to worry about in [...]

• Schlecks Trail, But “More To Come” In Switzerland
  June 13th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, June 12, 2011 (AFP) – Leopard sports director Kim Andersen believes there is far more to come from his team on the Tour of [...]

• Schleck Not Fazed By Contador Tour News
  June 12th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis LUGANO, Switzerland, June 11, 2011 – Two-time runner-up Andy Schleck will not be affected by the news that Spain’s reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador [...]

• Team Leopard Expect Schlecks To Move Swiss Mountains
  June 11th, 2011
  

  Written by Justin Davis LUGANO, June 11, 2011 (AFP) – Leopard-Trek sports director Torsten Schmidt expects Schleck brothers Andy and Frank to give a glimpse of their Tour de France [...]

• Schleck Takes Swiss Route To Tour de France Podium
  June 10th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 10, 2011 – Luxemburger Andy Schleck’s final preparations for what he hopes will be a more rewarding Tour de France campaign in July begin [...]

• Leopard Trek To Showcase The Schlecks At Liege-Bastogne-Liege
  April 21st, 2011
  

  The brother team of Andy and Frank Schleck of the Leopard Trek team will take lead roles on Sunday in Liege-Bastogne-Liege bicycle race. The Dean of the Classic, Fabian Cancellara [...]

• Schleck Brothers Take Aim At Amstel Victory
  April 15th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 15, 2011 – Cycling siblings Andy and Frank Schleck have warned rivals of their victory intentions heading into the first of the three Ardennes Classics Sunday at the [...]

• Schleck, Menchov, Sanchez Take Starring Role At Ruta del Sol
  February 19th, 2011
  

  Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Russian Denis Menchov, and Spain’s Samuel Sanchez will be the three favorites for the 57th edition of the Cycling Tour of Andalucia, the Ruta del Sol, [...]

• Schleck Eyes Tour Win – With or Without Contador
  February 8th, 2011
  

  MADRID, Feb 8, 2011 – Andy Schleck believes he can finally win the Tour de France this year after finishing runner-up in the past two years — whether reigning champion [...]

• Andy Schleck Ready To Take Yellow Jersey If Given
  January 29th, 2011
  

  PARIS – Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, second in the 2010 Tour de France, said he was ready to receive the yellow jersey if it is proved that Spaniard Alberto Contador, [...]

• Schleck Eyes Tour Triumph With New Look
  January 7th, 2011
  

  LUXEMBOURG – Andy Schleck believes his new Team Leopard-Trek can power him to a first Tour de France triumph after two successive, heartbreaking runner-up finishes to Spain’s Alberto Contador. Schleck [...]

• Team Leopard-Trek Announced In Luxembourg
  January 6th, 2011
  

  After more than half a year of solid efforts, including meticulous planning, rider recruitment and rigorous application processes, the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project has finally come to full fruition. The [...]

• Drugs and Engines Mar Cycling’s 2010 Season
  December 16th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS – The scourge of doping blighted cycling once more in 2010, where the most gripping Tour de France duel in years was marred by the [...]

• Schleck Team To Be Named “Team Leopard”
  December 13th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG – The new Luxembourgian cycling team set up around the brothers Franck and Andy Schleck will be called ‘Team Leopard’, Danish cyclist Jakob Fuglsang claimed on Monday. “We’re going [...]

• Feillu Adds His Climbing Talents To Schleck’s Team
  November 4th, 2010
  

  PARIS – Tour de France stage winner Brice Feillu was on Wednesday one of three riders to join the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, the team being built around Andy Schleck’s [...]

• Schleck Team Adds More Fire Power
  October 30th, 2010
  

  PARIS – The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project announced more top-name signings on Friday with the capture of German pair Linus Gerdemann and Fabian Wegmann and Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang. In recent [...]

• Team Saxo Bank Honored With Two Vélo d’Or Awards
  October 27th, 2010
  

  Team Saxo Bank’s reigning World and Olympic time trial champion, Fabian Cancellara won the prestigious French cycling award, Vélo d’Or after an unusually magnificent season. The Swiss phenomenon started off [...]

• The Luxembourg Project Adding More Strength
  October 25th, 2010
  

  The team from Luxembourg’s new signings add depth to ranks for classics and stage races The strength and depth of the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project is beginning to take shape [...]

• Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project Signs Voigt
  October 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS – The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, where brothers Andy and Frank Schleck will carry hopes of winning the Tour de France yellow jersey, has signed German veteran Jens Voigt. [...]

• Schleck Team Signs Italian Sprinter Bennati
  October 20th, 2010
  

  PARIS – Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati has signed a two-year deal with the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project, where brothers Andy and Frank Schleck will carry hopes of winning the Tour [...]

• The Tour de France Yellow Jersey Men Look Onwards and Upwards
  October 20th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS – The potential heirs to defending yellow jersey champion Alberto Contador were given sufficient warning on Tuesday: the 2011 Tour de France will be won [...]

• No Contador, Nor Armstrong As 2011 Tour de France Route Looms
  October 18th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS – Defending champion Alberto Contador will be conspicuous by his absence in Paris Tuesday when Tour de France chiefs unveil the route for 2011′s 98th [...]

• Schleck Hopes Contador Is Innocent
  September 30th, 2010
  

  BRUSSELS – Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck expressed his hope on Thursday that race winner Alberto Contador would prove his innocence after the Spaniard was provisionally suspended for failing [...]

• The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project Enters Partnership with Mercedes-Benz
  September 30th, 2010
  

  Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg S.A. seals partnership with Luxembourg professional cycling team. Starting next year, Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg will enter into a partnership with the new Luxembourg professional cycling team, the Luxembourg Pro [...]

• Feillu To Sign With The Schleck’s New Team
  September 16th, 2010
  

  TOURS, France – Frenchman Brice Feillu is set to join Andy and Frank Schleck in the Luxembourg-based team the ace siblings are setting up, Feillu said Thursday. Feillu, who rides [...]

• Only One Schleck As Luxembourg Names Worlds Team
  September 9th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Sept 9, 2010 (AFP) – Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck has not been selected for the world road race cycling championships to be held in Australia later this [...]

• Andy Schleck Booted Out of Tour of Spain
  September 7th, 2010
  

  VILANOVA Y LA GELTRU, Spain – Luxembourg’s Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and his Australian Saxo Bank team-mate Stuart O’Grady were dropped on Tuesday from the Tour of Spain [...]

• Contador Absence Leaves Tour of Spain Wide Open
  August 28th, 2010
  

  Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID – The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eying their chances amid the [...]

• Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Worlds For Vuelta
  August 25th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG – 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 [...]

• Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Cycling Worlds
  August 24th, 2010
  

  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 [...]

• The Schlecks Set To Leave Team Saxo Bank
  July 30th, 2010
  

  Luxembourg pair Andy and Frank Schleck are to leave their Saxo Bank team with a view to joining a home-based outfit next season, it was reported the pair stated on [...]

• Frank Schleck Returns For Luxembourg Criterium
  July 27th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG – Frank Schleck, the older brother of Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck, confirmed Tuesday that he will return to competition at this week’s Luxembourg Criterium. Schleck was forced [...]

• Contador Triumphant As Cav Rules Champs Elysees Again
  July 25th, 2010
  

  PARIS – Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a third Tour de France yellow jersey Sunday after the 20th and final stage to the Champs Elysees won by Briton Mark Cavendish. Cavendish [...]

• Contador Set To Win Toughest Tour Yet
  July 24th, 2010
  

  PAUILLAC, France- Alberto Contador admitted to being pushed to his absolute limits on his way to virtually securing a third yellow jersey triumph on the Tour de France Sunday. “This [...]

• I’ll Be Back To Win In 2011, Says Schleck
  July 24th, 2010
  

  PAUILLAC, France – Andy Schleck has promised to return to the Tour de France next year and succeed Alberto Contador as yellow jersey champion. Luxembourg all-rounder Schleck will go into [...]

• Experts Call Time On Schleck’s Yellow Jersey Bid
  July 24th, 2010
  

  BORDEAUX, France – Andy Schleck believes the time trial performance of his life during the penultimate stage of the Tour de France Saturday could loosen Alberto Contador’s grip on the [...]

• Cavendish Wins 18th Stage, Contador Still In Yellow
  July 23rd, 2010
  

  BORDEAUX, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his 14th career success on the Tour de France Friday after coasting to victory in a bunch finish to the 18th stage over [...]

• Defiant Schleck Says Yellow Jersey Battle Not Over
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET – Andy Schleck insisted the battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey is not over despite Spanish rival Alberto Contador defending his lead on the race’s [...]

• Contador Takes Giant Leap Towards Third Tour Win
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a huge step towards a third yellow jersey triumph after matching a series of attacks from Andy Schleck on the Tour [...]

• Crash Takes Wind Out Of Sanchez’s Sails
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Samuel Sanchez’s hopes of a podium finish on the Tour de France were almost scuppered after a crash early in the final mountain stage [...]

• What Do Andy Schleck and Janet Jackson Have In Common?
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  Why is a year of sleeping calmly forecast for Alberto, while Andy looks to be tossing and turning? Still missing from the discussion of the now played-out controversy over whether [...]

• Deja Vu On Tourmalet For Yellow Jersey Pair
  July 21st, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Tour de France challenger Andy Schleck revealed Wednesday he met yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador during spring training on the mountain pass that could decide this year’s [...]

• Schleck Wants Contador’s Yellow Jersey On Tourmalet
  July 21st, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Andy Schleck is planning to launch wave after wave of attack on Tour de France rival Alberto Contador in a bid to take back the yellow jersey [...]

• Schleck Forgives Contador, But Battle “Not Over”
  July 20th, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Yellow jersey challenger Andy Schleck said he has already forgiven arch rival Alberto Contador for attacking him while he suffered a mechanical problem on the 15th stage [...]

• Fedrigo Hits France For Six, Contador Unchallenged
  July 20th, 2010
  

  PAU, France – Pierrick Fedrigo of the Bbox-Bouygues team held off the threat of seven-time champion Lance Armstrong to hand the hosts their sixth success on the Tour de France [...]

• Schleck’s Chain Complaints Given Short Shift
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Andy Schleck was reminded that you can’t rely on cycling’s rules of etiquette as back-up after losing the Tour de France yellow jersey due to an untimely [...]

• Schleck’s Snivelling Wiped Away By Defiant Contador
  July 19th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France, July 19, 2010 (AFP) – Alberto Contador waved off claims of unfair play by yellow jersey rival Andy Schleck during a thrilling finale to [...]

• Andy Schleck Ready For Rematch
  July 19th, 2010
  

  Team Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck did an impressive stage and several times he tried to distance his rivals who untraditionally took advantage of the situation when the leader of the [...]

• Contador Gets Boos And Yellow Jersey, As Voekler Wins Stage
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Alberto Contador signaled his yellow jersey intentions in defiant style after sensationally attacking Andy Schleck on Monday when the Luxemburger suffered a mechanical problem. French champion Thomas [...]

• Sanchez, Menchov Playing Upsetters Role On Tour
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Euskaltel sports director Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is not writing off Samuel Sanchez’s chances of a podium place on the Tour de France just yet. Reigning Olympic [...]

• Schleck Keeps Fans Guessing With Yellow Jersey Games
  July 18th, 2010
  

  AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Andy Schleck has stressed since he took the Tour de France lead on stage nine last week that his tactics will be designed to reward him with [...]

• Riblon Wins, As Schleck And Contador Play Pyrenean Poker
  July 18th, 2010
  

  AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race’s 14th stage here Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialize. [...]

• Underwhelming Armstrong Drops Outside Tour’s Top 30
  July 18th, 2010
  

  AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong dropped further down the Tour de France overall standings after another underwhelming performance in the mountains Sunday. However the American has not ruled [...]

• No Pals Act For Tough Pyrenean Stages, says Schleck
  July 17th, 2010
  

  REVEL, France – Tour de France contenders Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador have been sharing conversations even as they battle to gain the edge over each other in the race [...]

• Vinokourov Closes Doping Past With Tour Stage Win
  July 17th, 2010
  

  REVEL, France – Alexandre Vinokourov scored his first victory on the Tour de France since completing a doping suspension after a gutsy attack late in the race’s 13th stage from [...]

• Contador Closes In On Schleck As Rodriguez Gets Stage Triumph
  July 16th, 2010
  

  MENDE, France – Alberto Contador fired a warning shot at yellow jersey rival Andy Schleck on Friday with a daring attack that allowed him to steal precious seconds off the [...]

• Contador No Threat On Tour’s Stage 12 Says Schleck
  July 15th, 2010
  

  SISTERON, France – Tour de France leader Andy Schleck has dismissed the possibility of yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador trying to steal precious seconds off him on Friday’s 12th stage. [...]

• Contador Survives The Saxo Bank Hammer
  July 15th, 2010
  

  BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France – Alberto Contador admitted to experiencing a tense end to the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday as he fought off an attempt to drop [...]

• Cavendish Wins 11th Stage, Schleck Still In Yellow
  July 15th, 2010
  

  BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France – Britain’s Mark Cavendish dominated a controversial bunch sprint on the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday that led to the disqualification of his team-mate [...]

• Schleck Defiant As Yellow Jersey Battle Begins
  July 13th, 2010
  

  SAINT JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France, July 13, 2010 – Andy Schleck promised a duel of epic proportions with Alberto Contador in the Pyreneean stages of this year’s Tour de France [...]

• Casar Wins Tour 9th Stage, Schleck Now In Yellow Jersey
  July 13th, 2010
  

  SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, France, July 13, 2010 – Andy Schleck took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey in dramatic fashion Tuesday after an epic day of racing that virtually ended [...]

• Evans Yellow Jersey Ambitions Dashed On Madeleine
  July 13th, 2010
  

  SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, France, July 13, 2010 – Cadel Evans’ hopes of becoming Australia’s first Tour de France champion virtually ended on Tuesday’s ninth stage when he tumbled down the standings on [...]

• Schleck Mum As Riis Announces New Sponsor
  July 12th, 2010
  

  MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France, July 12, 2010 (AFP) – Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis announced a new co-title sponsor for his team Monday as Tour de France contender Andy Schleck refused to [...]

• Evans Shuns Media To Focus On Yellow Jersey Duties
  July 12th, 2010
  

  MORZINE-AVORIAZ – Australia’s reigning world champion Cadel Evans has displayed a new determination in his bid to keep the Tour de France yellow jersey this year after shunning media on [...]

• Tour de France Stage 8 Interview – Andy Schleck
  July 11th, 2010
  

• Schleck Wins Stage, And Now Wants Yellow
  July 11th, 2010
  

  MORZINE-AVORIAZ – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck said he is happy to wait for his chance to take the Tour de France yellow jersey — as long as he has it on [...]

• “My Tour Is Over”, Says Armstrong As Evans Takes Yellow Jersey
  July 11th, 2010
  

  MORZINE-AVORIAZ – American Lance Armstrong ruled himself out of going for an eighth Tour de France title after two crashes saw him finish Sunday’s action-packed eighth stage almost 12 minutes [...]

• All Eyes On Armstrong As Tour Rides Into Alps
  July 9th, 2010
  

  GUEUGNON, France – Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck will be among the Tour de France contenders keeping their eyes glued to Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team Saturday as the [...]

• Armstrong Eats Dirt As Rivals Soar On The Cobbles
  July 6th, 2010
  

  ARENBERG, France – Lance Armstrong is already looking towards the Alpine stages of the Tour de France after a frustrating day of chasing wheels on the dreaded cobbles third stage [...]

• Cancellara Back In Yellow, Hushovd Wins Stage 3
  July 6th, 2010
  

  ARENBERG, France – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong was one of the big losers on the Tour de France on Tuesday as the cobblestones of the feared third stage exacted a [...]

• Cancellara Negotiates End To Sprinters’ Battle
  July 5th, 2010
  

  SPA, Belgium – Tour de France officials on Monday agreed to help reduce the risk of further injuries in the peloton by virtually canceling the sprinters’ points competition on the [...]

• Wiggins, Schleck Lose Time To Yellow Jersey Rivals
  July 3rd, 2010
  

  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins suffered what could prove to be a costly blow on Saturday as he opened his Tour de France account in disastrous fashion. Team Sky [...]

• Riis Defiant As Schleck Exit Talk Upset Tour Plans
  July 1st, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 1, 2010 – Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis stood defiant Thursday amid rumors that his two top contenders for the yellow jersey [...]

• Team Boss Quits Saxo Bank Ahead of Tour de France
  June 27th, 2010
  

  COPENHAGEN, June 27, 2010 – Kim Andersen, the sporting director of the Danish team Saxo Bank, is stepping down from his job less than a week before the start of [...]

• Tour de France 2010 Contenders
  June 27th, 2010
  

  Favorites for the yellow jersey for the 97th edition of the 2010 Tour de France, to be held July 3-25: Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana Labeled the ‘best in the world’ [...]

• Contador Facing Early Challenge To Yellow Jersey Bid
  June 26th, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, June 25, 2010 – Defending champion Alberto Contador will saddle up for the Tour de France in a little over a week’s time with more than [...]

• Andy Schleck Warms Up For Tour With Time-Trial Win
  June 24th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG, June 24, 2010 (AFP) – Andy Schleck won the time-trial title at the Luxembourg national championships on Thursday ahead of his brother Frank. “It was a good test for [...]

• Riis Names Saxo Bank’s Tour de France Team
  June 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 22, 2010 (AFP) – Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis named his nine-man team for the Tour de France, with Andy Schleck, last year’s runner-up, once again spearheading [...]

• Armstrong Plays Down Yellow Jersey Chances
  June 19th, 2010
  

  WETZIKON, Switzerland, June 19, 2010 – Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has played down his chances of winning an eighth Tour de France title despite lining up at the July 3-25 [...]

• Contador Cranks Up Yellow Jersey Defence At Dauphine
  June 4th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 4, 2010 (AFP) – Yellow jersey champion Alberto Contador will aim to step his preparations for this year’s Tour de France up a gear [...]

• Basso Basks In Pink, But Can’t Wait For The Tour
  June 1st, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 1, 2010 – Recently-crowned Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso has promised to compete with the few real contenders for cycling’s prestigious yellow jersey after [...]

• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles For Travel-Weary Cyclists
  April 17th, 2010
  

  Missing out on riding a major bike race with 257.3 kilometers and 31 climbs on the menu would probably be welcomed by most people. But not Europe’s cycling elite, who [...]

• Wiggins, Basso and Schlecks At Catalunya Tour
  March 21st, 2010
  

  Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be among the big names missing when the Tour of Catalunya provides an early season tester to the stage race specialists this [...]

• Andy Schleck – Motivated And Ready
  March 17th, 2010
  

  In December, Andy Schleck was hit by a car during training. The knee of the national champion of Luxembourg was hurt but not severely enough to keep him from training. [...]

• Schleck Senior Wants To Stick With Brother Andy
  February 5th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Feb 5, 2010 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Franck Schleck said Friday he wanted to continue to race in the same team as his 2009 Tour de France runner-up brother Andy [...]

• Fränk Schleck – Cyclist, Brother and Father
  January 16th, 2010
  

  Blood is thicker than water and everyone who sporadically has been following Team Saxo Bank’s activities on the European roads knows that Andy and Frank Schleck are each others biggest [...]

• Saxo Bank Ends Sponsorship One Year Early
  January 8th, 2010
  

  Bjarne Riis’s successful very cycling team will now have to be on the lookout for a brand spanking new title sponsor during 2010 season after Saxo Bank (current title sponsor) [...]

• Armstrong Makes A Comeback, But Contador Still The King
  December 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Dec 23, 2009 (AFP) – As fans and rivals know only too well, Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second best. But in what proved [...]

• Armstrong Welcomes ‘Open’ 2010 Yellow Jersey Battle
  October 17th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 14, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong admitted next year’s Tour de France could offer victory opportunities to a bigger field of rivals after [...]

• Kind Words, But No Love Between Armstrong, Contador
  October 15th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 15, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong tried to conceal it, but a wry smile gave away just how high his rivalry with yellow jersey rival [...]

• Luxembourg World Hopes Headed By Andy Schleck
  September 12th, 2009
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck heads up their team for the world road race cycling championships later this month. Schleck, whose brother [...]

• Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Tour of Spain
  September 6th, 2009
  

  MADRID, Sept 6, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg cycling star Andy Schleck’s hopes of improving on his second place in this year’s Tour de France in the Tour of Spain evaporated [...]

• Contador Eyes Tour Crown As Garate Conquers Ventoux
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis Alberto Contador virtually secured his second Tour de France crown after the race’s 20th and penultimate stage won by his fellow Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate on Saturday. [...]

• Only Disaster On Ventoux Will Stop Contador, Says Schleck
  July 25th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Second-placed Andy Schleck says only a disaster on Mount Ventoux for yellow yersey holder Alberto Contador will give him any [...]

• Contador Crushes Yellow Jersey Rivals In Timely Fashion
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ANNECY, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a virtually unassailable lead in the race for the Tour de France yellow jersey after winning [...]

• Evans Fights To Salvage Pride, Armstrong Fights To Bite His Tongue
  July 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Racing with the sprinters and the non-climbers on the Tour de France was not what Cadel Evans had in [...]

• Contador Flies Solo Against Brothers In Arms
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck were forced to bow to the climbing superiority of Alberto Contador after a thrilling [...]

• Sparks Could Fly After Contador Attack, Admits Bruyneel
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LE GRAND BORNAND, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Johan Bruyneel admitted sparks could fly between yellow jersey holder Alberto Contador and Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong after the [...]

• Frank Schleck Takes Stage, Contador Remains Wearing yellow
  July 22nd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Luxemburg rider Frank Schleck won the 17th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday. Spain’s 2007 Tour [...]

• Astarloza Wins Stage 16, Contador Remains In Yellow
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey after soaking up attacks from Luxembourg rival Andy Schleck on the [...]

• Contador The Target As Yellow Jersey Battle Sizzles
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de [...]

• Sastre Speaks Out Over Lack Of Respect
  July 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre lashed out Monday for being shown a “lack of respect” coming into this [...]

• Spanish Press Sees ‘End of Armstrong’ With Contador Win
  July 20th, 2009
  

  MADRID, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish media predicted Monday that Alberto Contador’s seizure of the yellow jersey in the Tour de France over the weekend hailed the end for [...]

• We’ll Try Until We Die, Says Schleck
  July 19th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank leader Andy Schleck insisted Sunday his team will “try until we die” to take the Tour de France’s [...]

• Triumphant Contador Leaves Armstrong Suffering
  July 19th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 champion Alberto Contador of Astana took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey after a superb solo [...]

• First Alpine Stage To Host Yellow Jersey Battle
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BESANCON, France, July 18, 2009 (AFP) – After a week of calm, the battle for the yellow jersey is set to resume on the Tour de France [...]

• All Quiet For Now, But Not For Long, Says Contador
  July 18th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador of Astana admitted Friday’s cold and rain-hit 13th stage of the Tour de France had hindered his rivals’ [...]

• Selfless Soerensen Deserved Win, Says Schleck
  July 16th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James VITTEL, France, July 16, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank leader Andy Schleck insisted no one deserves winning Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour de France more than [...]

• Schlecks Just Can’t Wait To Climb, Says O’Grady
  July 15th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT FARGEAU, France, July 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Stuart O’Grady believes his Saxo Bank team leader Andy Schleck is about to show the full range of [...]

• Media Focus On Andy Difficult For Older Schleck
  July 14th, 2009
  

  LIMOGES, France, July 14, 2009 (AFP) – Luxemburger Frank Schleck admitted he struggled to cope with media focusing on his younger brother Andy during the first days of the Tour [...]

• Armstrong Can Win Eighth Tour Title, Insists Schleck
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s impressive form on this year’s Tour de France may have taken some people by surprise, but Saxo Bank [...]

• Yellow Jersey Contenders Step Out Of The Tour Shadows
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Who really has a chance of winning this year’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade clearer here [...]

• Penpix of Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Penpix of Tour de France yellow jersey contenders at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance [...]

• Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Potential Tour de France champions at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) Described [...]

• Riis Wants Yellow Jersey From Start To Finish
  June 22nd, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 22, 2009 (AFP) – The Saxo Bank team run by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis will center its hopes for victory on next month’s race on [...]

• Schleck Poised In Switzerland As Breschel Bags Stage
  June 16th, 2009
  

  STAEFA, Switzerland, June 16, 2009 (AFP) – Up-and-coming Danish cyclist Matti Breschel triumphed in the fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, a 195km ride from Biasca to here on [...]

• Andy Schleck Won in Luxembourg – Matti Breschel Second
  June 5th, 2009
  

  [05.06 17:48] It was an active Team Saxo Bank-squad that did today’s 187 kilometer-long second stage of the race, Tour de Luxembourg, between Schifflange and Differdange. The entire team was [...]

• Schleck Cautious, But His Yellow Jersey Credentials Shining Through
  April 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 27, 2009 (AFP) – The step up from winning one of the world’s toughest one-day bike races to reigning supreme on the Tour de [...]

• Andy Schleck Puts Luxembourg Back On The Liege Map
  April 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ANS, Belgium, April 26, 2009 (AFP) – Saxo Bank ace Andy Schleck ended Luxembourg’s 55-year wait for victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege by coasting to a memorable win in [...]

• Attack Only Option In Liege Says Andy Schleck
  April 25th, 2009
  

  LIEGE, Belgium, April 25, 2009 (AFP) – After a promising but futile bid last year, Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck knows he has only one chance of beating his big rivals in [...]

• Rebellin Caputures A Rare Triple At Fleche Wallonne
  April 22nd, 2009
  

  HUY, Belgium, April 22, 2009 (AFP) – Italian veteran Davide Rebellin, of the Serramenti team, joined an elite club of triple winners when he won the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic [...]

• Luxemburgers Bid To End 56-year Summer Olympic Medal Famine
  August 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – They are normally fierce competitors in the tough world of elite road cycling. But on Saturday Luxemburgers Andy and Frank Schleck [...]

• Brotherly Ambitions Lead To Yellow Jersey Dream Team
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – According to their father, CSC duo Frank and Andy Schleck rarely talk of the sport that has put them into [...]

• Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
  July 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – CSC have promised a repeat of the collective power which virtually eliminated Alejandro Valverde from yellow jersey contention once the [...]

• Luxemburgers Go To War Over Tour’s Yellow Jersey
  July 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis AURILLAC, France, July 11, 2008 (AFP) – The first skirmishes in the battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey left damage in their wake during the [...]

• Schleck Brothers Make The Tour de France An Historic Family Affair
  July 4th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg brothers Andy and Frank Schleck are set to make a little piece of cycling history when they saddle up [...]

• Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
  July 4th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to [...]

• Schleck Brothers Behind Luxembourg Victory
  June 29th, 2008
  

  [29.06 18:50] After a strong effort by Andy Schleck, big brother Fränk Schleck on Sunday won the Luxembourg Road Race Championship for the third time in his career. “Andy was [...]