Andy Schleck Discussion thread.

[Parrulo]

shame he only targets 2 races. . . . actually if we take away flat stages he targets about 10 competitive days per year

 

[Eshnar]

shame he only targets 2 races. . . . actually if we take away flat stages he targets about 10 competitive days per year

10? You mean 9 stages at the Tour?

 

[LaFlorecita]

10? You mean 9 stages at the Tour?

no way

 

[Parrulo]

10? You mean 9 stages at the Tour?

well liege+the odd 3 or 4 MTF + 1 or 2 downhill finishes + the prologue and 1 or 2 time trials at the tour

just an average

 

[LaFlorecita]

How about attacking everybody from 60k out and winning on Galibier?

Or showing himself to be the only guy that can go head to head with Contador?

Why would that make me like him

There's plenty to like about him if you look. When he's on form in a race he is targeting he's one of the biggest animators of the race, a lot of the time the biggest animator. I like that about him.

ok

 

[Netserk]

well liege+the odd 3 or 4 MTF + 1 or 2 downhill finishes + the prologue and 1 or 2 time trials at the tour

just an average

Cross the ITT's and downhill finishes.

 

[Afrank]

Why would that make me like him

It wouldn't, you probably wouldn't like Andy even if he saved Contador's life. But you said there was nothing to like about him, so I provided some examples of some things to like about him (to prove there are in fact things to like about him).

 

[LaFlorecita]

Or showing himself to be the only guy that can go head to head with Contador?

by the way

only guy? sure

 

[LaFlorecita]

It wouldn't, you probably wouldn't like Andy even if he saved Contador's life.

Andy would never do that. he's too much of a pussy.

 

[Afrank]

by the way

only guy? sure

Only guy in the 2010 Tour.

 

[Eshnar]

well liege+the odd 3 or 4 MTF + 1 or 2 downhill finishes + the prologue and 1 or 2 time trials at the tour

just an average

Andy doesn't target downhill finishes (u mad? ) nor TTs (even if he spends every winter saying he's training for those)

 

[Parrulo]

he still has to be competitive in them as they are vital GC stages, so ya he targets them to be on form and preform

 

[Eshnar]

he still has to be competitive in them as they are vital GC stages, so ya he targets them to be on form and preform

That's about as what he must do for the flat stages too.

 

[ferryman]

Is there something wrong with liking Andy Schleck?

Nothing at all..

 

[Dazed and Confused]

In some way Andy Schleck and his team are getting quite a bit more PR out of all the abandons compared to the idea of just hanging around in the grupetto. I still think he will deliver in April. If not, well then Andy will likely be a write off this year.

 

[Cyivel]

I respect the heck out of Andy Schleck.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I respect the heck out of Andy Schleck.

I don't .

 

[Parrulo]

but you don't need to point it out every five minutes on it's thread do you?

 

[LaFlorecita]

but you don't need to point it out every five minutes on it's thread do you?

More like every hour or so.

 

[The Hitch]

well liege+the odd 3 or 4 MTF + 1 or 2 downhill finishes + the prologue and 1 or 2 time trials at the tour

just an average

Road world championships.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Me want Andy bac in his 07 giro form, so when he signs for Astana next year he will come into the tour just as an outsider. And then he will kill everyone in the mountains, Vino style

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Me want Andy bac in his 07 giro form, so when he signs for Astana next year he will come into the tour just as an outsider. And then he will kill everyone in the mountains, Vino style

Now you are talking....

 

[Netserk]

Road world championships.

When has he ever performed at the worlds?

 

[Forunculo]

When has he ever performed at the worlds?

Not the worlds but he was 4th at Beijing 2008 I think

 

[Netserk]

Not the worlds but he was 4th at Beijing 2008 I think

I know, but I just can't recall ever seeing Andy compete in the WCRR