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Andy Schleck – Motivated And Ready
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. During Challenge de Mallorca in February, the pain in the knee deteriorated and he was forced to taking a break from his [...]
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- Schleck Senior Wants To Stick With Brother Andy
February 5th, 2010LUXEMBOURG, 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 despite doubts over the future of their Saxo Bank team.
“I’d be happy if it continued like that,” the elder [...] - Fränk Schleck – Cyclist, Brother and Father
January 16th, 2010Blood 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 supporters and best friends. When Andy Schleck convincingly wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2009 Fränk is close by in the final and is apparently even able to go [...]
- Saxo Bank Ends Sponsorship One Year Early
January 8th, 2010Bjarne 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) decided to end their deal a year earlier than planned.
Saxo Bank has sponsored the team since 2008, when it [...] - Armstrong Makes A Comeback, But Contador Still The King
December 23rd, 2009by 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 to be a bumper year for cycling, with serious progress apparently being made to beat the drugs cheats, the record seven-time [...] - Armstrong Welcomes ‘Open’ 2010 Yellow Jersey Battle
October 17th, 2009by 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 the organizers’ unveiled the 2010 route on Wednesday.
Beginning in Rotterdam on July 3 and ending in Paris [...] - Kind Words, But No Love Between Armstrong, Contador
October 15th, 2009by 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 Alberto Contador may soar on their anticipated duel at the Tour de France in 2010.
To fans who missed out on [...] - Luxembourg World Hopes Headed By Andy Schleck
September 12th, 2009LUXEMBOURG, 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 Frank was not included in the team after he withdrew from the Tour of Spain on Wednesday because of a left knee [...] - Andy Schleck Pulls Out Of Tour of Spain
September 6th, 2009MADRID, 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 on Sunday as he pulled out of the race.
Race organizers did not specify the reason for his retirement on [...] - Contador Eyes Tour Crown As Garate Conquers Ventoux
July 25th, 2009by 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.
On the third and final summit of the race the 2007 champion proved imperial as his main rival Andy Schleck, of [...] - Only Disaster On Ventoux Will Stop Contador, Says Schleck
July 25th, 2009by 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 chance of winning the Tour de France.
With just two stages left, 24-year-old Schleck is 4min 11sec behind [...] - Contador Crushes Yellow Jersey Rivals In Timely Fashion
July 23rd, 2009by 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 the race’s 18th stage time trial here Thursday.
Contador, the 2007 champion who rides for Astana, clocked a [...] - Evans Fights To Salvage Pride, Armstrong Fights To Bite His Tongue
July 23rd, 2009by 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 mind at this crucial stage of the race.
But that was the sorry state in which Australia’s two-time [...] - Contador Flies Solo Against Brothers In Arms
July 22nd, 2009by 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 finish to the Tour de France 17th stage on Wednesday.
However after a thrilling finish to the toughest [...] - Sparks Could Fly After Contador Attack, Admits Bruyneel
July 22nd, 2009by 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 Spaniard defied team orders on Wednesday’s 17th stage.
“The harmony is back in the team, at least it [...] - Frank Schleck Takes Stage, Contador Remains Wearing yellow
July 22nd, 2009by 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 de France champion Alberto Contador – who finished second in the stage – retained the overall leader’s yellow [...] - Astarloza Wins Stage 16, Contador Remains In Yellow
July 21st, 2009BOURG-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 race’s 16th stage here on Tuesday.
Spaniard Miguel Astarloza won the 159km stage from Martigny in Switzerland to here, after attacking his breakaway [...] - Contador The Target As Yellow Jersey Battle Sizzles
July 20th, 2009by 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 France, and that is to attack.
Contador, the 2007 champion, took command of the race in style on Sunday when he [...] - Sastre Speaks Out Over Lack Of Respect
July 20th, 2009by 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 year’s race.
And the Spaniard, now almost out of contention for a second consecutive victory on the [...] - Spanish Press Sees ‘End of Armstrong’ With Contador Win
July 20th, 2009MADRID, 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 Astana teammate Lance Armstrong, a seven-time winner of the cycling race.
“Contador marks the end of Armstrong,” reported top-selling daily [...] - We’ll Try Until We Die, Says Schleck
July 19th, 2009by 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 yellow jersey off new holder Alberto Contador and his Astana team.
Contador dominated Sunday’s 15th stage on the [...] - Triumphant Contador Leaves Armstrong Suffering
July 19th, 2009by 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 attack and victory on the 15th stage in the Swiss Alps Sunday.
Contador, winning his first individual stage [...] - First Alpine Stage To Host Yellow Jersey Battle
July 18th, 2009by 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 on Sunday – or at least that is what most observers are hoping.
Although a thrilling first week [...] - All Quiet For Now, But Not For Long, Says Contador
July 18th, 2009by 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’ plans to claim back lost time.
However Spain’s 2007 champion and current race favourite warned that attacks are [...] - Selfless Soerensen Deserved Win, Says Schleck
July 16th, 2009by 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 team-mate Nicki Soerensen after years of helping the Luxemburger.
Schleck is ninth in the overall classification behind yellow [...] - Schlecks Just Can’t Wait To Climb, Says O’Grady
July 15th, 2009by 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 his climbing potential on the Tour de France in the coming days.
Schleck began the 96th edition of [...] - Media Focus On Andy Difficult For Older Schleck
July 14th, 2009LIMOGES, 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 de France, a report said Tuesday.
The Schlecks both race for the Saxo Bank team (formerly CSC) which last year [...] - Armstrong Can Win Eighth Tour Title, Insists Schleck
July 13th, 2009by 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 leader Andy Schleck insisted Monday the American can win an eighth title.
The 24-year-old Luxemburger is 1min 49secs [...] - Yellow Jersey Contenders Step Out Of The Tour Shadows
July 4th, 2009by 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 Friday, a day before the race clicks into gear with a potentially revealing time trial.
Spaniard Carlos Sastre, [...] - Penpix of Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
July 3rd, 2009by 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 of 3459.5km:
Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana)
Described as the “best stage racer on the planet” by seven-time [...] - Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
June 27th, 2009PARIS, 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 as the “best stage racer on the planet” by seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, Contador, on paper, has nothing [...] - Riis Wants Yellow Jersey From Start To Finish
June 22nd, 2009PARIS, 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 brothers Andy and Frank, and powerful Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara.
And Riis believes Saxo Bank, who won the Tour [...] - Schleck Poised In Switzerland As Breschel Bags Stage
June 16th, 2009STAEFA, 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 Tuesday.
In a small bunch sprint for the finish, Saxo Bank rider Breschel held off Astana’s Maxim Iglinskiy by a [...] - 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 at the front to catch the first breakaway and when it was inhaled, several team riders tried to go. But when Andy Schleck launched a [...]
- Schleck Cautious, But His Yellow Jersey Credentials Shining Through
April 27th, 2009by 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 France is one most cycling fans would say is incomparable.
But Andy Schleck’s dreams of one day winning [...] - Andy Schleck Puts Luxembourg Back On The Liege Map
April 26th, 2009by 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 cycling’s oldest one-day classic here on Sunday.
The 23-year-old fulfilled his pre-race hopes by crossing the finish line [...] - Attack Only Option In Liege Says Andy Schleck
April 25th, 2009LIEGE, 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 the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic: to go on the attack.
The oldest, and arguably most prestigious one-day classic on the cycling [...] - Rebellin Caputures A Rare Triple At Fleche Wallonne
April 22nd, 2009HUY, 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 for the third time here Wednesday.
Rebellin, who previously won in 2007 and 2004, played a smart waiting game on the [...] - Luxemburgers Bid To End 56-year Summer Olympic Medal Famine
August 7th, 2008by 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 will be expected to put their differences with compatriot Kim Kirchen aside in a bid to claim a [...] - Brotherly Ambitions Lead To Yellow Jersey Dream Team
July 21st, 2008by 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 the global spotlight.
But when they do get round to talking of their profession in the Schleck household, [...] - Team CSC Prepares For Show Of Power In The Alps
July 15th, 2008by 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 Tour de France hits the Alps this weekend.
But this time, it is Australian Cadel Evans and Denis [...] - Luxemburgers Go To War Over Tour’s Yellow Jersey
July 11th, 2008by 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 tumultuous seventh stage to here on Friday.
But the biggest souvenir from the second day of climbing in [...] - Schleck Brothers Make The Tour de France An Historic Family Affair
July 4th, 2008by 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 for the Tour de France with big ambitions for the race here on Saturday.
Both riders are part [...] - Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
July 4th, 2008by 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 some of the yellow jersey contenders out to topple race favourite Cadel Evans.
The Australian will start the [...] - 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 alone up front for about 50 kilometers, which meant especially Kim Kirchen (High Road) and Benoït Joachim (Astana) had to work hard to reel him in, [...]
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