Schleck admits Tour de France podium spot is "almost impossible"

Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) has all but admitted defeat in his bid for a podium finish at the 2012 Tour de France. The man from Luxembourg, who finished in third place last year behind Cadel Evans (BMC), says that the crash he suffered at stage six and the result of Monday's stage nine time trial have left him too far behind in the overall general classification to launch a realistic bid for a top three spot when the Tour reaches its climax in Paris on July 22.