RadioShack team manager says he's worried about Andy Schleck's mental state

Lanterne rouge you say? Someone just got a spot in my Oman fantasy team!!

oh the pain you cause me

You're a good sport Bedfordshire, not rising to the repugnant comment from koko56

Aaaaaargh! The flames! The flames!

As well as the physical damage and loss of condition after his injury, we really have no idea of the effects of the stress of the six months since Frank's positive test, regardless of exactly what happened. I am not yet convinced that they are hardcore dopers.

Last October their father, a former pro himself, publicly advised them both to quit.

Not sure whether Guercilena going public now is a misjudged step or perhaps he knows stuff we don't. Is Andy's heart still in it?

I just find it really sad that people pretend to know what is going on when they really don't. Callous does not even approach it, hence my "original" comment. I feel it aptly underlines my view on such callousness.

Did Andy get that kebab from Tesco's?

Although I would be a fool not to think that Andy was untouched by Frank's drug taking, I like the lad. It's pretty sad to hear this happen to him. But I guess cycling has been a big part of his family life. For his dad to come out and say 'this is no life' after his brother was caught cheating and him to lose the chance to win the Tour de France (I could well understand if Andy believed he would have won the 2012 TdF) I can see them being big psychological blows, as well as missing his sibling and the struggle back from injury (strange injury too).

I think Andy may not have enough of his family and their support around anymore. I hope that he is able to turn it around. I liked his youthful naivety.

Let me see, Radio Schleck still has the golden oldies of Horner, Klöden and Jensie!

I agree with Bedfordshire clanger, Bertie caught out, Frank banned, Johan Bruyneel sacked and Andy's form takes a nose dive. Hmm, suspicious if nothing else.

If anyone thinks the Schlecks are clean is living in cloud cuckoo land - with Frank's "training plans" from Fuentes, riding with CSC and RS and finally the positive test

I'm not sure blabbing about his supposedly weak mental state to Belgian TV is the best method his team manager could have employed to bolster said mental state. He may have personal, familial and (possibly) clean-riding problems, but he has also been cursed with some piss-poor management in his career.

Whoa, simmer down guys.

I am sure Andy will be back in form and still testing clean as ever in due course. If I had broken my mahugawatcha I would be feeling under form for a couple of years.

I think its obvious that Andy's head isn't in the right place at the minute and that needs fixing before anything else. There's no reason for him to turn up to these races unless he's going to put the required effort in.

You're out of order koko56.

It's a lot harder without the dope isn't it?