Cyclist Contador Suspended Over Doping Test
30 September 2010 08:39
...in Spain later today. In July, Contador, riding for the Astana team, won the Tour for the third time in four years, beating Andy Schleck of Luxembourg by 39 seconds. If officials strip him of his title, he would be the second Tour cyclist to be punished. The...
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CANCELLARA JOINS LUXEMBOURG TEAM
30 November 2010 03:23
...de France prologue for the third time. The 29-year-old was also a crucial member of the Team Saxo Bank squad which propelled Andy Schleck to second place for the second successive year behind Alberto Contador, with the Spaniard's positive doping test meaning...
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WADA codemns Contador claim
18 November 2010 12:51
...at this year's Tour de France, according to a document leaked to Spanish media. The Tour de France champion, who beat Andy Schleck by 39 seconds to claim his third yellow jersey, was provisionally suspended following a positive test for a small amount of clenbuterol,...
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Yellow jersey men look onwards and upwards
20 October 2010 12:42
...be basing their preparations for the July epic on whether he takes part or not. If Contador is absent in 2011, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, a two-time runner-up who was second by only 39sec in 2010, will start as the main favourite, with Italian Ivan Basso close...
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Andy Schleck Picture Gallery
22 November 2010 12:41
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates his Yellow jersey of Overall leader on the podium at the end of the 204,5 km and 9th stage of the 201 Tour de France cycling race run between Morzine Avoriaz ski resort and Saint-Jean de Maurienne, in Savoy, on July 13, 2010.
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Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates his Yellow jersey of Overall leader on the podium at the end of the 204,5 km and 9th stage of the 201 Tour de France cycling race run between Morzine Avoriaz ski resort and Saint-Jean de Maurienne, in Savoy, on July 13, 2010.
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Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates his Yellow jersey of Overall leader on the podium at the end of the 204,5 km and 9th stage of the 201 Tour de France cycling race run between Morzine Avoriaz ski resort and Saint-Jean de Maurienne, in Savoy, on July 13, 2010.
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Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates his Yellow jersey of Overall leader on the podium at the end of the 204,5 km and 9th stage of the 201 Tour de France cycling race run between Morzine Avoriaz ski resort and Saint-Jean de Maurienne, in Savoy, on July 13, 2010.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (R) climbs in the fog ahead of Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, Col du Tourmalet pass before winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling rece run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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Spanish fans cheer on Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck ridding in the Port de Bales climb in the 187 km and 15th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Pamiers and Bagneres-de-Luchon on July 19, 2010.
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Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, waits for the start prior to the start of the 179 km and 10th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Chambery and Gap, southeastern France, on July 14, 2010.
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Photographers take picture of Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrating on the podium at the end of the 196 km and 13th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Rodez and Revel, southern France on July 17, 2010.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck climbs Col du Tourmalet pass before winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling rece run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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British sprint king Mark Cavendish (L) and Luxembourg's rider Andy Schleck (2dL), French rider Anthony Charteau (2dR) and Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme (R) pose near the map of the 2011 cycling classic Tour de France route on October 19, 2010 during a press conference in Paris. Race officials have decided to dispense with the traditional opening prologue time trial for a full-on opening stage on July 2, 2011 from the Passage du Gois, a paved-over tidal causeway which links the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland.
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British sprint king Mark Cavendish (L) and Luxembourg's rider Andy Schleck show the map of the 2011 cycling classic Tour de France route on October 19, 2010 during a press conference in Paris. Race officials have decided to dispense with the traditional opening prologue time trial for a full-on opening stage on July 2, 2011 from the Passage du Gois, a paved-over tidal causeway which links the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (R) climbs in the fog ahead of Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, Col du Tourmalet pass before winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling rece run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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British sprint king Mark Cavendish (L) and Luxembourg's rider Andy Schleck show the map of the 2011 cycling classic Tour de France route on October 19, 2010 during a press conference in Paris. Race officials have decided to dispense with the traditional opening prologue time trial for a full-on opening stage on July 2, 2011 from the Passage du Gois, a paved-over tidal causeway which links the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, celebrates on the podium on July 10, 2010 at the end of the 165,5 km and 7th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Tournus and Les Rousses ski resort.
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Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck poses on the podium at the end of the 184,5 km and 14th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Revel and Ax-Trois-Domaines, southern France in Pyrenees region on July 18, 2010.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates on the podium after winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (R) climbs with Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, Col du Tourmalet pass before winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling rece run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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Winner of the stage, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (C) rides with Spain's Alberto Contador (R) on July 11, 2010 in the 189 km and 8th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Les Rousses and Morzine Avoriaz ski resort.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck (R) climbs in the fog ahead of Yellow jersey of Overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador, Col du Tourmalet pass before winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling rece run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck celebrates on the podium after winning the 174 km and 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Pau and the famous Col du Tourmalet pass in French Pyrenees on July 22, 2010.
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Yellow jersey of overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador and second placed in the overalls, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck share a laugh at the start of the 102,5 km and last stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Longjumeau and Paris Champs-Elysees. Radioshack riders had to remove their Livestrong tee-shirts to put official ones for not the team to be disqualified from the race.
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The four jerseys, Yellow jersey of overall leader, Spain's Alberto Contador (2ndR), Green jersey of Best Sprinter, Italy's Alessandro Petacchi (R), Polka dot jersey of Best Climber, France's Anthony Charteau (L) and White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck pose for a family picture at the start of the 102,5 km and last stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Longjumeau and Paris Champs-Elysees.
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White jersey of Best Young, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck rides in the 199,5 km and 16th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Pau, Southwestern France, on July 20, 2010.
