Schleck Bros. appreciation thread

[Amsterhammer]

Are these boys or what?

Frank is shown the top 5 after today's stage. "What do you think, Frank?"

"The numbers 1,4 and 5 are great champions."

"What about the numbers 2 and 3?"

"Oh, we're just regular boys from the neighborhood."

 

[scribe]

Big time! These guys are something else. Riis has assembled quite a situation around these two. The guys leading in for the Shreks need to be commended too. All around wrecking crew.

 

[scribe]

Just curious. Do they have another brother?

 

[rick bensco]

You've got to appreciate Blood is thicker then water and mountains! These kids are great!

 

[uphillstruggle]

I'm a fan, without those two the tour would have been a flop. I hope AS wins on ventoux.

 

[screaming fist]

@ scribe: Yeah, they have an older brother who is a politician.

And by the way (seeing that hanson brothers pic), Andy has been playing ice hockey as a kid.

 

[frizzlefry]

Have there ever been brothers in cycling do as good as the Schlecks?

 

[iceaxe]

Contador gifted them the win today. They dont do well in time trials which says they are flukes. The two twits asked contador to work with them to gain time. ha ha. what losers. Contador giving the gift with makes it even more special. unlike when lance gave a gift to pantani.

 

[mherm79]

Are these boys or what?

Frank is shown the top 5 after today's stage. "What do you think, Frank?"

"The numbers 1,4 and 5 are great champions."

"What about the numbers 2 and 3?"

"Oh, we're just regular boys from the neighborhood."

they have certainly made the tour worth watching, even though I felt for Wiggins, it was great watching the boys tear it up.

 

[ScottMasil]

Kinda makes you wonder what would have happened last year if Sastre wasn't part of (the then) CSC team huh????

SM

 

[palmerq]

Yes hats off to the schlecks I like the way they work together, it´s sweet :S and they have tried aswell, well done i hope both of them are on the podium.

 

[Publicus]

I definitely appreciate that they are willing to race. I'm looking forward to the battles between Contador and Andy Schleck for the next few years.

 

[scribe]

I am betting the Schlecks will get the better of Contador down the road based on team tactics alone.

 

[Futuroscope]

Contador gifted them the win today. They dont do well in time trials which says they are flukes. The two twits asked contador to work with them to gain time. ha ha. what losers. Contador giving the gift with makes it even more special. unlike when lance gave a gift to pantani.

interesting definition of a loser you have.

 

[saphblue]

I definitely appreciate that they are willing to race. I'm looking forward to the battles between Contador and Andy Schleck for the next few years.

AC v. AS battles would be fun to watch and hopefully AS keeps improving so it's not as lopsided as say LA v. Ulle.

 

[Gamhugo]

AC v. AS battles would be fun to watch and hopefully AS keeps improving so it's not as lopsided as say LA v. Ulle.

Yes both are geat riders and will improve in the coming years. Great tandem!!

 

[Cobber]

AC v. AS battles would be fun to watch and hopefully AS keeps improving so it's not as lopsided as say LA v. Ulle.

+1.... It looked at one point today that AC was in trouble towards the top of the Columbiere. Both the Schlecks have a lot of class in the mountains. The next few years should be really interesting!

 

[benpounder]

Have there ever been brothers in cycling do as good as the Schlecks?

Yeah, but Frank does drugs...

Just trying to interupt this love fest, and inject the same cynicism that pervades most other conversations. IF Contador is a doper, then how did both Schleck brothers keep up?

Ancillary questions abound.

 

[BroDeal]

Yeah, but Frank does drugs...

So do all the others, but the Schlecks at least do more than follow wheels.

Bring on Ventoux.

 

[pedaling squares]

Contador gifted them the win today. They dont do well in time trials which says they are flukes. The two twits asked contador to work with them to gain time. ha ha. what losers. Contador giving the gift with makes it even more special. unlike when lance gave a gift to pantani.

They did pretty damn well over 4 Cat 1 cols today. Was that a fluke too?

 

[benpounder]

So do all the others, but the Schlecks at least do more than follow wheels.

Bring on Ventoux.

As did Lance!

 

[BroDeal]

As did Lance!

Yeah, we know he doped. It would have been nice it we got something besides boring, formulaic Tours out of it.

 

[benpounder]

So do all the others, but the Schlecks at least do more than follow wheels.

You are right.

I liked how both Frank and Andy were on the front for the entire stage today, how they weren't following any wheels over the first three mountains, and how they didn't follow wheels up the start of the second to last, and most important climb today. I particularly liked how they rode today without any team support.

They are brothers of course, and so different than Heras/Armstrong or Ruberia/Armstrong.

 

[scribe]

You are right.

I liked how both Frank and Andy were on the front for the entire stage today, how they weren't following any wheels over the first three mountains, and how they didn't follow wheels up the start of the second to last, and most important climb today. I particularly liked how they rode today without any team support.

They are brothers of course, and so different than Heras/Armstrong or Ruberia/Armstrong.

More impressive than that is they way they move back and forth between gaps. It is a really strange and beautiful tactic to watch as they break down the lead packs with their accelerations and decelerations.

 

[benpounder]

It just astounds me how much one's distain for LA can affect one's perspective of how entertaining a Tour can be.