Schlecks graceful in defeat after missing out at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

When Andy and Fränk Schleck arrived back at the Leopard Trek team bus after Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the many fans and VIP guests gave them a round of applause. Team owner Flavio Becca praised them for trying to beat Philippe Gilbert but the two brothers admitted that there was nothing they could have done to stop him winning and insisted they rode the best they could.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.