Andy Schleck improving his time trial skills for 2012 Tour de France
Three times Tour de France runner-up, Andy Schleck is working hard on his time trialling skills for the coming edition of the race. Andy will receive full support from his colleagues at the newly formed RadioShack-Nissan-Trek Team.
American cyclist, Chris Horner will be supporting Andy in the French grand tour. He mentioned that both the Schleck brothers made some errors during the 2011 season.
He told Cyclingnews, “I think it’s easy to see that Alberto and Andy’s form wasn’t as strong as it had been the year before because those two were definitely flying the year before”.
He further added, “They were missing one percent or half a percent, but at this level that can win you the Tour de France”.
Chris mentioned that Andy was not in the best of his form before the Tour and failed to secure any wins, which was the main reason behind his defeat.
Horner was unfortunate as he crashed out of the Tour early but he is all ready to ride at the coming edition of the race.
The 26-year-old finished second at the Tour de France in three consecutive seasons, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Andy commented that he struggled during the time trial stages and is working hard to improve his performance against the clock.
He said, “I know I'm lacking in the race against the clock. I have to gain power and strength and I have already started working on it”.
Andy finished 1 minute and 34 seconds behind Cadel Evans at the Tour de France 2011.
Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador are two current favourites for the Tour, with Andy at the third spot.
Evans has more chances to win the race as he is way better in his time trialling skills than the other two.
One advantage that the Luxembourg cyclist, Andy, will have in the coming season is the strong line-up of the newly formed RadioShack-Nissan-Trek squad.
The new team has the best riders from Leopard Trek and RadioShack, who will be a big support for Andy.
Some of the top cyclists to represent the team in 2012 are: Ben Hermans, Gregory Rast, Chris Horner, Andreas Kloden, Andy Schleck, Frank Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Jakob Fuglsang and Daniele Bennati.
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