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Riis defends his decision to punish Schleck and OGradySeptember 09, 2010 (13:51) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Bjarne Riis has defended his decision to send Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady home from the Vuelta and refuting that he was too severe. Riis left the Vuelta on Wednesday after meeting with new signing Alberto Contador, who will replace Andy Schleck as team leader at Saxo Bank in 2011. The Danish team manager was not happy with O’Grady’s version of events reported in the Sydney Morning Herald but insists that he and the Schlecks are seperating on good terms. ”I can understand ... More...
Frnk Schleck captains Luxembourg team at world championshipsSeptember 09, 2010 (12:51) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Fränk Schleck will lead the three-rider Luxembourg team in the World Championships in Melbourne, while Judith Arndt has been named as the head of a strong German women's team. The Luxembourg Cycling Federation has selected Schleck (Saxo Bank), Ben Gastauer (AG2R), and Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank). All will ride the road race, but it was not specificed who would ride the time trial. Andy Schleck has already announced that he would not ride the worlds this year. Judith Arndt will have two HTC-Columbia ... More...
Riis explains Schleck and O'Grady expulsionSeptember 07, 2010 (21:01) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Saxo Bank team manager Bjarne Riis has revealed that he sent Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady home from the Vuelta a España because they stayed out until 5 a.m. last night. The duo were withdrawn by their team ahead of today's stage 10 from Tarragona to Vilanova i la Geltrú. "They haven't respected the rules of the team," Riis said after the stage. "Whether it's one glass or ten, at 5 a.m., it's inexcusable. I've done what I had to do. The rules of the team are the same ... More...
UPDATED Andy Schleck, O'Grady removed from VueltaSeptember 07, 2010 (14:56) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Bjarne Riis has removed Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady from the Vuelta a Espana. The Saxo Bank team owner claimed the two violated unspecified internal team rules, according to TV 2 Sport. Riis is expected to explain the circumstances in a statement after the stage is ended. None of the parties involved could be reached for a comment. Neither Andy Schleck nor O'Grady was at the start of the tenth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday in Tarragona. Schleck, who finished second in this year's Tour ... More...
Riis says it is time for Schleck to attackSeptember 07, 2010 (12:26) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Fränk Schleck has said he has come to the Vuelta a España to win the race. Team owner Bjarne Riis thinks it is time for his rider to live up to his words. He also said that as far as he was concerned, world champion Fabian Cancellara would continue with his team in 2011. “It's not that hard. If Fränk announced that he will win the Vuelta, then he will have to attack,” Riis told sporten.dk. “There is no reason to give up. The rankings can change quickly when it ... More...
Trek to sponsor Schleck-led cycling team (AP)September 03, 2010 (02:37) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] American bicycle manufacturer Trek will sponsor the new pro cycling team led by two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck. Schleck and his brother Frank announced earlier this season that they would leave the Saxo Bank team to start their own team based in their native Luxembourg beginning in 2011. More...
Luxembourg team on schedule for 2011 debutAugust 14, 2010 (15:17) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Andy and Fränk Schleck have confirmed that they will ride for the new Luxembourg-based team in 2011 and team manager Brian Nygaard has told Cyclingnews that the team is on schedule to become a major ProTour squad for the 2011 season. The team, which has yet to announce its title sponsor, riders or reveal its budget, is currently applying for a UCI ProTour license. According to Nygaard the process is moving in the right direction, with over half the team already under contract. The UCI’s ... More...
Sastre to take on Schlecks, Menchov and Nibali at the VueltaAugust 13, 2010 (18:02) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] The Cervelo TestTeam has confirmed that Carlos Sastre will ride the Vuelta a España, but the Spanish veteran faces major competition from several international rivals, after this year's race attracted its best ever field since moving from late April to September in 1995. The Vuelta often suffers from being the third Grand Tour on the race calendar but this year's start list includes Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank), who will get support from his brother Andy, Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Vincenzo Nibali ... More...
Contador's triple crown claim crushed by SchleckAugust 12, 2010 (08:17) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Andy Schleck has shot down the claims by soon-to-be former team manager Bjarne Riis and Alberto Contador that the Spaniard could win three Grand Tours in one season. The Luxembourger finished second to Contador at both the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Tour de France, with the Spanish star taking the place left in Riis' Saxo Bank outfit by the departure of the younger Schleck and his brother Frank, just weeks after securing his third Tour title. After the announcement that Contador would be riding ... More...
Astana interested in Schleck brothersAugust 05, 2010 (12:12) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] With cycling's transfer season in full swing, one major team that still needs to substitute its outgoing leader is Alexandre Vinokourov's Astana squad. With three-times Tour de France winner Alberto Contador officially off to Bjarne Riis' Saxo Bank-SunGard outfit next year, the Kazakh team now lacks a Grand Tour contender. Speaking at the Criterium de Castillon-la-Bataille in France on Tuesday this week, Astana rider and decision maker Vinokourov told the newspaper Sud-Ouest that his team was interested ... More...
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