Perhaps 'card shark' won't be on the business card...
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Frank and Andy model their new Oakleys.(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
Andy Schleck enjoying some beach volleyball.(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
Kiko Garcia of Oakley gives the Schleck brothers some new eyewear.(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
Andy Schleck checks out his new specs.(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
The Schleck brothers model their new sunglasses(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
Andy Schleck tries on some new eyewear courtesy of Oakley.(Image credit: Daniel Benson)
Hi. What do you think of my ideas for my new business card? At the top Andy Schleck in bold, of course. Next line: Professional bike rider, with Tour de France contender in brackets. On the next line: Beach volleyball player and occasional babysitter.
Do you think it works, or is too much?
We have no regrets about how the race played out but we've looked at other riders' performances. One thing we all agreed on is that next year Alberto Contador will start as the big favourite. He doesn't have to attack to win, so you have to wonder who will be the most aggressive rider.
It'll be up to guys like Lance to drop Contador on the climbs if he wants to win the Tour. I'm perhaps in the same situation but I think I have more chance of success. Last year the difference between Contador and I on the climbs was huge but what I learnt is that when he goes I need to be on his wheel straight away. That was maybe my biggest mistake in 2009. I like to ride at my rhythm but once you give Contador 100 meters, it's difficult to pull it back and he doesn't look back or give it back.
Hey, perhaps one day we'll have our own poker game...
P.S Just so you know, I won my chips back off Bjarne.
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Now just 23 years of age, Andy Schleck made a name for himself during the 2007 Giro d'Italia when he won the best young rider classification. The Luxembourger continued to impress in 2008, when he took the same jersey at the Tour de France while helping his squad to win the teams and general classification.
Schleck is the younger brother of Saxo Bank teammate Fränk. The pair's father, Johnny, also contested some of the world's largest cycling races including the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974.
The cycling world is expecting more big things from Schleck in 2009, and he'll be keeping you informed of his progress throughout the year on Cyclingnews.com.
