So the normally quiet Klöden has come out of the woodwork to put down a teammate. Horner is crushed about being left off the TdF list and Andreas links an article about it saying he agrees 100% with Bruyneel? That's a huge d*** move from Klöden. So much for the respect I had for him. I've wished him the best in all his races for years, but I don't think I can this time. You don't trash your teammates.
It's just another example of how completely dysfunctional this team is. Bruyneel has been completely unable to effectively manage the team. He's also been horribly unprofessional, taking shots at the Schlecks in the media and letting Horner find out he wouldn't be in the TdF via the media. Then there's keeping Andersen away from the TdF in what is hard to interpret as anything but a power play by Bruyneel.
I'll say again that Bruyneel has a team that, based on talent, should be one of the best if not the best ProTour team. Instead they're a dysfunctional joke. The buck stops with Bruyneel. He should be tossed out on his a**.
As for the idea of Andreas being the team leader for the Tour, who are people kidding? He's a good rider but hasn't been capable of a podium at the TdF for years. All Radioshack can do is support Frank Schleck, hope he lights it up in the mountains to get the team attention, and maybe he takes enough time to finish in the top 5 or so when he loses tons of time in the ITTs.