Andy Schleck has retired at aged 29. Pretty sad really, at his best he made climbing mountains looks a doodle (I know there may have been outside reasons for that), with a very fluid style on the bike. It seems odd to say it but really he's walking away with a Palmares that doesn't do his ability justice. 1 tour win (all be it he doesn't feel in himself that he won that race) and three GT second places is something most riders would give anything for, plus he was consistent in the Ardennes classics winning LBL, but to have never stood on the top step of the podium at any stage race, be it one week or three weeks, in his career is a poor return for his talents. In fact outside the Grand Tours he never really did anything at all.
He'll be remembered though for his 2011 Gallibier attack and the way he climbed Port De Balles after dropping his chain, and they're not a bad legacy. He was a moaner though ;-)
He'll be remembered though for his 2011 Gallibier attack and the way he climbed Port De Balles after dropping his chain, and they're not a bad legacy. He was a moaner though ;-)
