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"Armstrong is very, very strong and he's very lean," the younger of the Schleck brothers, and best young rider in last year's Tour, said of the seven-times Tour champion.
"He has the engine to win the Tour. A lot of riders focus more on Contador, but Armstrong has a good card to play.
"If one day he has the chance to take some time, he won't miss it. And then he will be very hard to catch," the 24-year-old Luxembourg climber told reporters on the rest day in Limoges.
Schleck, the leader of the Saxo Bank team, was unable to react when Contador attacked on the final climb to Arcalis, in Andorra, Friday, but he does not believe the 2007 Tour winner has the race wrapped up.
"He's strong but not unbeatable," Schleck said of Contador. "That day, he only took 20 seconds. We must wait and see how strong he is in the Alps, but with only one stage finish at the top of a mountain, he's not going to make huge gaps."
"He has the engine to win the Tour. A lot of riders focus more on Contador, but Armstrong has a good card to play.
"If one day he has the chance to take some time, he won't miss it. And then he will be very hard to catch," the 24-year-old Luxembourg climber told reporters on the rest day in Limoges.
Schleck, the leader of the Saxo Bank team, was unable to react when Contador attacked on the final climb to Arcalis, in Andorra, Friday, but he does not believe the 2007 Tour winner has the race wrapped up.
"He's strong but not unbeatable," Schleck said of Contador. "That day, he only took 20 seconds. We must wait and see how strong he is in the Alps, but with only one stage finish at the top of a mountain, he's not going to make huge gaps."