Andy Schleck Discussion thread.

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I just signed him on pcm for my Lampre team and it is going very well so far in 2014... a good indication, no?

 

[LaFlorecita]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

Let's not get ahead of ourselves shall we

 

[ferryman]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

Thanks for the link. Team Schleck on track for a good come back year it seems, I hope

 

[rghysens]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

With his bike? Or did he just got his driver's license?

 

[Christian]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

Sounds nice! Theoretically there is nothing standing in his way to reach his form pre-2012. Now we just need to see where that puts him today

 

[Afrank]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

Very nice to hear, really hope he can find some success this season. Sounds like he has his confidence back as well, that is very good.

 

[Rip:30]

Ya maybe a top ten for Andy at the TdF at best. No way he comes back all the way, the psychological damage is done, he'll never be entirely fresh. Peaked early and is now past his peak, bet on it.

Plus he couldn't TT at his best, so might as well forget it nowadays with the likes of the dawge.

 

[Jelantik]

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014...s-he-still-has-a-lot-to-show-the-sport_313870

Schleck said younger brother Andy, who’s been dogged with injury since 2012, is also on the comeback trail.

“I just chatted with him [Sunday] morning. He did a 210km ride, had some tests, and he was very proud,” he said. “I could hear his voice shaking, ‘Fränk, I think it’s going to work. I might be proud.’ I am very proud of him.”

This looks good! 2014 TDF winner Andy Schleck

that's great to hear. I hope he can capture his form back in time for TDF. More contenders for the TDF are better for the fans.

 

[Taxus4a]

Good news, hope to see him in the Tour de Oman top ten, if he doesnt work.

 

[Taxus4a]

Ya maybe a top ten for Andy at the TdF at best. No way he comes back all the way, the psychological damage is done, he'll never be entirely fresh. Peaked early and is now past his peak, bet on it.

Plus he couldn't TT at his best, so might as well forget it nowadays with the likes of the dawge.

he was one of the best in the second TT of the Tour.
or you just mean flat TT at the begining of the Tour?

 

[maltiv]

With Di Luca's doping admission, the 2007 Giro could be given to Andy Schleck (as it's less than 8 years ago).

Would be funny if he ends up having won 2 GT's without actually having won a GT.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Congrats Andy

LOL

 

[trevim]

Good news, hope to see him in the Tour de Oman top ten, if he doesnt work.

Even if his good shape is back don't expect to see him bother with small races.

 

[MatParker117]

he was one of the best in the second TT of the Tour.
or you just mean flat TT at the begining of the Tour?

He was two minutes off Froome in the climbing TT and the gap was such in the flat TT that Froome could of ridden a unicycle for the the last 10 K and still would of put three minutes on Andy. With the final flat TT being 20 k longer it would take a miracle for Andy to beat Froome this year.

 

[Little Fane]

He was two minutes off Froome in the climbing TT and the gap was such in the flat TT that Froome could of ridden a unicycle for the the last 10 K and still would of put three minutes on Andy. With the final flat TT being 20 k longer it would take a miracle for Andy to beat Froome this year.

Cobbles can do wonders.

 

[Carols]

Cobbles can do wonders.

Yeah especially when you have Fabu to drag you around!

 

[Afrank]

He was two minutes off Froome in the climbing TT and the gap was such in the flat TT that Froome could of ridden a unicycle for the the last 10 K and still would of put three minutes on Andy. With the final flat TT being 20 k longer it would take a miracle for Andy to beat Froome this year.

Anything can happen.

 

[Taxus4a]

Andy is better proporcionaly in long ITT than in a prologue. He can lose just 2 second/km with Froome if he is strong at the end of the Tour, and that is less than two minutes. Froome is not Wiggins or Tony Martin.

In a 10 km prologue at the begining, he could lose 5-6 second/km, so 1 minute, (with the best time)

 

[The Hitch]

Yeah especially when you have Fabu to drag you around!

Unless Cancellara is allowed to physically tie Andy's bike to his own, then having Cancellara means nothing to Andy unless he can get a gap on his own to start with.

 

[Gloin22]

Andy is better proporcionaly in long ITT than in a prologue. He can lose just 2 second/km with Froome if he is strong at the end of the Tour, and that is less than two minutes. Froome is not Wiggins or Tony Martin.

In a 10 km prologue at the begining, he could lose 5-6 second/km, so 1 minute, (with the best time)

Um..http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24039

Maybe not as good, but not very far off ( aside the Worlds itt where its just one day )

 

[Carols]

Unless Cancellara is allowed to physically tie Andy's bike to his own, then having Cancellara means nothing to Andy unless he can get a gap on his own to start with.

IMO Fabu did a real job for Andy on the cobbles in whichever Tour it was that Frank crashed and held up Contador. Andy never would have placed as highly on that stage without Fabu, at least IMO.

 

[Taxus4a]

Um..http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24039

Maybe not as good, but not very far off ( aside the Worlds itt where its just one day )

But this is 2013, the Andy of 2013 dont have any chance of doing top ten in the Tour


You put me that how I can put you this:

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=5450

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=8008

But we talk more in general. He is an endurace rider and tends to lose more sec/km in short ITT. If is hilly like the last of the Tour, better, but for Froome as well better, anyway...

Contador is the oposite, he is better in 20 Km long ITT than 50 Kms.

For Contador is better two ITT of 25 kms, and for andy is better one of 60. You could say, but 60 is more TT than 50, worse for Andy... NO.

Froome looking at Andy would prefer two ones shorts, but if the rival is contador, would prefer one of 60.

For Andy a Tour without prologue and a ITT at the finale is good. The problem for him is that there is not a long and hard mountain stage, in altitude, as Galibier...when long, not very hard, when hard, not very long...but anyway there are a lot of mountain stages that suit him not very bad, so he has his chances.

 

[trevim]

Cobbles can do wonders.

Only if there's a crash that leaves Andy in front of all the GC riders.

 

[Taxus4a]

Andy is a tall rider and he showed once he can do well in the cobbles...but he would need Cancellara help, and I guess Cancellara would like to win that stage.. so, he could help just a little in that case.

That stage you need lucky, that is the important.