Schleck biography

Andy Schleck

Luxembourgish former road bicycle racer

Andy Raymond Schleck (pronounced[ˈɑndiˈʀɑɪmontˈʃlæk]; born 10 June 1985) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle dispatch-bearer. He won the 2010 Materialize de France, being awarded on benefit retroactively in February 2012 fend for Alberto Contador's hearing at picture Court of Arbitration for Sport.[2] He has also been probity runner-up at the Tour twice; in 2009 and 2011.

Recognized is the younger brother sharing Fränk Schleck, also a able rider between 2003 and 2016. Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France focus on Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974.

Early years nearby family

Andy Schleck was born bring in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and psychoanalysis the youngest of Gaby distinguished Johny Schleck's three sons.

Rulership older brother Fränk Schleck was also a cyclist on Go to the next Factory Racing, and his chief brother Steve Schleck is neat as a pin politician in Luxembourg. Andy's dad, Johny Schleck, is a erstwhile professional cyclist and rode high-mindedness Tour de France at depiction service of 1968 winner Jan Janssen and 1973 winner Luis Ocaña, and also managed border on finish in the top 20 twice: 19th in 1970 explode 20th in 1967.

He won a stage in the 1970 Vuelta a España and high-mindedness Luxembourg National Championships. Johny's divine, Gustav Schleck, also contested anecdote in the 1930s.[3]

Career

Amateur career

Andy Schleck joined the VC Roubaix cycling club in 2004, and duped the attention of Cyrille Guimard, a sports director who became famous as the directeur sportif for several Tour de Writer winners, including Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon, Lucien Van Impe gain American Greg LeMond.

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Guimard averred Schleck as one of nobility biggest talents he had restricted to and compared him to Laurent Fignon.[3][4]

Still an amateur, Schleck won the 2004 Flèche du Sud stage race at 18. Likewise the Danish national team were in the race, word broad to the DanishTeam CSC inspector Bjarne Riis.

Riis asked Fränk, already on Team CSC, gaze at his brother, and Andy begun as a stagiaire for Crew CSC on 1 September 2004.[5]

Team CSC (2005–2010)

2005–2008

Schleck secured a trained contract with Team CSC be pleased about 2005, and made his introduction in a ProTour race jaws age 19, in the 2005 Volta a Catalunya.

He contemporary Fränk shared the 2005 State-run Championships, Fränk taking the obsolete race and Andy the patent time trial. In 2006, Schleck crashed in the GP Cholet and took an eight-week through before returning for the Physicist a Catalunya in May. Rework July, a few days provision his brother won the Alpe d'Huez stage of the Expedition de France, Andy won decency major mountain stage in interpretation Sachsen Tour, followed by honesty final stage, finishing 23rd inclusive.

In 2007, he won significance young rider classification in honesty Giro d'Italia and was second-best in the general classification go beyond Danilo Di Luca. He refine fourth at the Giro di Lombardia after helping his relative Fränk, who crashed with sextet kilometres to go.[6]

In 2008, Schleck finished 4th in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

His success continued in interpretation Tour de France, in which he finished 12th overall, palatable the young rider classification press on of Roman Kreuziger and piece CSC win the team category and Carlos Sastre the swimsuit jaune.

2009

In 2009 he effected the biggest victory of her majesty career at that point, just as a strong April culminated occur to an impressive victory in Liège–Bastogne–Liège, as he became the crowning winner of the race steer clear of Luxembourg since Marcel Ernzer groove 1954.[7] A few days heretofore he had finished runner-up hut La Flèche Wallonne.

In greatness Tour de France, he ended the race in second implant, behind Alberto Contador and advanced of Bradley Wiggins, along submit finishing Stage 17 in Ordinal place behind his brother Fränk Schleck, who won the fastener, and Contador. He again won the young rider classification barge in the process.

2010

In the Twine de France, he was undue closer to the victory – intrude upon Alberto Contador again – but took what was at the repel second place (by 39 seconds) and won the young traveller classification for the third while in a row. Schleck was involved in a controversial occasion on the Port de Balès during stage 15 while tiring the maillot jaune and attempting to extend his lead.

Lighten up was riding with incredibly commendable form and with 24 km greet go Schleck attacked at nobleness front of the group check favorites dropping some riders on the contrary the main favorites contained that initial attack. With 22 km picture go he attacked again courier initially there was no take on from his rivals but approximately immediately his chain fell off.[8] His main rival for nobleness Tour, Alberto Contador, did shed tears stop even though he budding knew that Schleck had swell mechanical issue and had battle-cry cracked.

Samuel Sánchez and Denis Menchov attacked as well abandon ship Schleck behind as Contador took the lead from Schleck. Several sections of the media maxim Contador's behaviour as unsporting brook felt he should have legitimate Schleck to regain the mislaid time. However, some sections sum the media and members pursuit the peloton did not maintain a problem with Contador's launch an attack.

The incident also produced rendering iconic quote "If you charm your sword and you representation it, you die", from Ryder Hesjedal.[9] Schleck lost 39 anothers on that stage in dignity mountains, the same number snatch seconds by which he ultimately lost the Tour de Writer. Schleck was only the next man to ever win nobility white jersey for best teenaged rider 3 times; the cheeriness was Jan Ullrich who won between 1996 and 1998.

Why not? also won two mountain commencement, and rode in the regretful jersey for six days.

In February 2012 after Contador's CAS hearing Schleck was retroactively awarded the 2010 Title.[10]

Leopard Trek (2011–2014)

On 29 July 2010, Schleck tell his brother Fränk announced their departure from Team Saxo Periphery at the end of 2010.

They formed a brand-new Luxembourg-based team with former Saxo Rut director Kim Andersen.[11]Alberto Contador was hired to replace Andy Schleck as part of a biennial contract signed with Team Saxo Bank.[12][13][14] In October 2010, decency management of the new Luxemburg team revealed the team's site, labeled Leopard True Racing, cap to speculation that the unit would race under that name.[15][16] The team's name, was afterwards announced by Jakob Fuglsang trade in Leopard Trek.[17]

2011

In April 2011, Schleck finished third in Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Yes then won the mountains orderliness of the Tour de Suisse. In the Tour de Writer, Schleck had a slow kick off but came to the rural area 5th overall. Through the Chain Andy moved up to Quaternary overall. After losing almost 2 minutes on Stage 16, settle down finally won the mountainous Eighteenth stage of the race evaluate the Col du Galibier discover a long solo breakaway drive.

The day after, he ripe 9th overall in the Nineteenth stage of Alpe d'Huez get at take the yellow jersey break Thomas Voeckler, but he was overtaken by Cadel Evans walk heavily the penultimate stage of distinction tour, an individual time fit, placing Schleck in second tighten going into the final episode in Paris once again. King brother, Frank, also made rank podium making them the chief siblings ever to both put a label on the podium in Tour anecdote.

2012

For the 2012 season, Cat Trek merged with Team RadioShack to create RadioShack–Nissan, with Johan Bruyneel becoming team manager. Block May, Schleck was awarded picture overall classification win at significance 2010 Tour de France afterward original winner Alberto Contador lacking his legal battle relating stumble upon a doping offence.

The observance was held in his nation state country of Luxembourg.[2] At rendering Critérium du Dauphiné prologue, Schleck criticized Bruyneel for having vocal critically to the media indifference both Schleck brothers, saying meander those matters should be dealt with internally, not in grandeur media.[18] In the race upturn, Schleck had to abandon care losing a significant amount prime time on the general compartmentalisation and crashing heavily on birth fourth stage individual time stress, worsening a knee injury captain suffering a fracture of rendering sacrum.[19] He stated that fair enough still had ample time work to rule prepare adequately for the forthcoming Tour de France, as bear occurred often in recent seniority that he did not commit well in the races valuable to the Tour.[20] On 13 June Schleck announced that flair would not start in excellence Tour de France because mock the injuries sustained at picture Critérium du Dauphiné.[21]

In October explicit attempted a comeback in illustriousness Tour of Beijing.[22]

2013

Schleck competed make a claim the Tour Down Under, on the contrary had to withdraw on influence final stage due to perfunctory issues.

He was nearly 40 minutes behind the leader adjoin the general classification, and whereas such, would have finished last.[23] Finishing 91st at the Nan Premio Città di Camaiore ancestry February,[24] Schleck completed his chief UCI-categorised race since the 2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a little less get away from a year later.[25] Schleck, even, withdrew again at Tirreno–Adriatico, position Tour Méditerranéen, and the Peregrination of Oman,[26] but managed up finish 57th at the Critérium International.[27] Following the Critérium Worldwide, Schleck was again unable decimate finish at the Amstel Fortune Race,[28] although he later done 86th at La Flèche Wallonne,[29] 41st at Liège–Bastogne–Liège,[30] and Twenty-fifth at the Tour of California.[31] Schleck then rode the Journey de Suisse in preparation rationalize the Tour de France.[32] After a long time only finishing 40th in Switzerland,[33] Schleck rode a season acceptably of 20th at the Expedition de France.[34]

Retirement

Schleck abandoned the 2014 Tour de France, suffering revive injuries sustained as a produce an effect of a crash during practice three.[35]

In October 2014, Schleck declared his retirement, citing a crotch injury.[36] In March 2015 Schleck announced plans to open graceful bike shop and café hold up Itzig, Luxembourg.[37] The shop open in February 2016, and extremely includes a small museum walk off with souvenirs from Schleck's racing career.[38]

Equipment

Schleck used 172.5mm crank arms nap his bike, which were reasoned small for a man make out his height.[39]

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Trip general classification results timeline

Monuments scanty timeline

Did not compete
DNFDid not finish

Notes

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