Andy Schleck Discussion thread.

[Cimber]

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Slow recovery, Andy will probably miss the Olympics and might even miss the entire remainder of the season.

****ing hell. I want him to be ready for the Vuelta! Him and Contador can give us the show that I so severely miss in the Tour at the moment.

 

[LaFlorecita]

****ing hell. I want him to be ready for the Vuelta! Him and Contador can give us the show that I so severely miss in the Tour at the moment.

I don't think Andy would be good enough anyway, because he has to stay off the bike for 4-6 weeks.

 

[Publicus]

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Slow recovery, Andy will probably miss the Olympics and might even miss the entire remainder of the season.

That would be a real blow to his 2013 Tour de France campaign (won't have a GT in his legs for over a year).

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

 

[Captain Sensible]

He might now think about just putting the Tour above all other races and start a few more races during the whole season will the aim to win and not just treat them as training , if he had the drive and work rate like his team mate Jens then he would maybe get the results that withhis talent he should have by now.

 

[Forunculo]

At the end Contador rode more with a ban.

 

[Publicus]

Looking at the recovery method, it's basically bed rest. I think the fracture is healing fine, I think the issue is that he's had a fair amount of atrophy in his muscles and it's not realistic for him to return for the Olympics or Vuelta. Perhaps he will be stronger for the post-Worlds races, but I doubt he'll be up for any of those events.

 

[Cimber]

Looking at the recovery method, it's basically bed rest. I think the fracture is healing fine, I think the issue is that he's had a fair amount of atrophy in his muscles and it's not realistic for him to return for the Olympics or Vuelta. Perhaps he will be stronger for the post-Worlds races, but I doubt he'll be up for any of those events.

Did he ever ride competively in the autumn?

 

[vcampbell]

Did he ever ride competively in the autumn?

If riding into pubs during races can be competitively, then yes.

 

[Thee_chisa]

for me i don't think either of the schlecks have a TDF victory in them (yep i know andy got one by default but if contador wasn't there would he still have won?)

frank is seemingly delusional from past tours talking about "andy attacks, gets brought back, then i attack and win the tour"

he will never win the tour, he can't TT and isn't a good enough climber to make the necessary gaps.

 

[LaFlorecita]

That would be a real blow to his 2013 Tour de France campaign (won't have a GT in his legs for over a year).

Maybe he will finally race other races next year to ride himself into shape.

 

[Christian]

Did he ever ride competively in the autumn?

Only if you count Lombardy and Olympics

 

[Publicus]

Maybe he will finally race other races next year to ride himself into shape.

I think he will have to if he wants to be competitive at the Tour

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think he will have to if he wants to be competitive at the Tour

My point exactly.

 

[robert_c]

Well, Andy's out of the Vuelta. He will ride in the Tour of Colorado, (USA Pro Cycling Challenge).

Afraid of Contador?

 

[Publicus]

Well, Andy's out of the Vuelta. He will ride in the Tour of Colorado, (USA Pro Cycling Challenge).

Afraid of Contador?

He lacks any semblance of form. I personally think its a mistake for him not to have at least one GT in his legs heading into 2013, but I'm just an anonymous poster in this forum and not a DS

 

[airstream]

I think so too. So Wiggins felt he wasn't prepared well enough for the Vuelta, but realized that experience сould add his GT assets, and hence he rode it. Though, Andy's mechanism of jumping into shape is a very complicated thing. We shouldn't be categorical on this occasion.

Florecita, how about an avatar with a clock? )

 

[rzombie1988]

Typical gutless Andy. He just wants to take it easy for the rest of the year, like usual.

 

[Arnout]

Though, Andy's mechanism of jumping into shape is very complicated thing.

This sounds very funny, you know, and possibly should be in another forum

No no I'm not suggesting anything or taking any stance, I was just bewildered by this statement.

 

[hrotha]

Typical gutless Andy. He just wants to take it easy for the rest of the year, like usual.

Considering everything that's going on at RSNT, I'd wait to hear from Andy before making fun of him.

 

[roundabout]

So he may not have the form to do a 3 week race.

Real gutless right here. The gutless thing would be being in form and not doing the Vuelta.

 

[robert_c]

What about Frank? How long will his testing take?

 

[Forunculo]

What about Frank? How long will his testing take?

Probably 2 years

 

[hfer07]

apart from his announced absent to the Vuelta- what is the future for Andy?
-his fitness is horrible
-His brother got popped
-His DS is likely to get a global ban
-His team will fall apart after the USADA ruling

Whose team will be willing to take him?

 

[robert_c]

Whose team will be willing to take him?

I thought Astana was going to take him.