ESch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Jan 6, 2012 (AFP) - Three-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck said on Friday he will kick off his season with the RadioShack team at the Tour of Oman from February 14-19. "It's the perfect race, with ideal weather conditions," said Schleck, who will then race with his brother Frank at the Paris-Nice as well as in the Tour of the Netherlands. The … [Read more...]
Cancellara Joins The Schleck Brothers’ Team
November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara has joined the Luxembourgian team set up around the brothers Franck and Andy Schleck, the new outfit announced on Tuesday. Cancellara, Olympic champion in 2008 and four-time world time-trial champion, has signed a three-year contract, having left Danish team Saxo Bank in September. "In adding the name of Cancellara to the team, the management … [Read more...]
What’s In Santa’s Bag For Your Favorite Cyclist?
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Attack The Key As Valverde Rivals Eye Liege Victory
April 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 25, 2009 (AFP) - Alejandro Valverde's bid for a third Liege-Bastogne-Liege crown could be met with a resistance that will force the Spaniard into a dramatic change of bike racing tactics. The oldest, and arguably most prestigious, one-day classic on the cycling calendar will on Sunday bring the curtain down on the spring classics season and … [Read more...]
Cunego Leads The Assault On Fiendish Dutch Classic
April 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - Defending champion Damiano Cunego is among the favourites going into Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, the only spring classic which takes place in the Netherlands. The 258.6km road race leads from Maastricht to Valkenburg in the hilly Limburg region in the south of the country, near the borders with Belgium and Germany. It features 31 torturous … [Read more...]
Tour de France: Sastre and Schleck Brothers Of CSC In For Yellow Jersey Bid (And Tdf Roster)
June 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
COPENHAGEN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre and Luxembourg brothers Andy and Franck Schleck will spearhead the CSC team's bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey from July 5-27. CSC's general manager Bjarne Riis, the 1996 winner of the race, has put together a strong team which includes Swiss maestro Fabian Cancellara and has been strengthened by the inclusion of Australian … [Read more...]