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Giro 2012 S11 Frank Schleck signs on (Gian Mattia D'Alberto - LaPresse - RCS Sport)RadioShack-Leopard confirm Fränk Schleck won't rejoin team when ban expires next week
RadioShack-Leopard have confirmed that Fränk Schleck will not be rejoining the team when his ban expires a week on Sunday - in effect, sacking him. The 33-year-old, third overeall in the 2011 Tour de France, tested positive for the diuretic xipamide during last year's race, with the positive test being announced on the second rest day in Pau and in January was handed a partially backdated, 12-month ban.
In a statement, the team said:
With the end of Fränk Schleck's suspension approaching, Leopard and its partners have assessed the situation in view of a possible renewal of the collaboration with Fränk Schleck. Having finalized this assessment in a broad and objective way, Leopard has decided to not renew the collaboration between Fränk Schleck and the RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK cycling team.
Leopard wishes Fränk Schleck a successful continuation of his career.
News that the senior Schleck sibling won't be returning to the team whose line-up at the Tour de France includes his brother Andy, himself looking to put a difficult 12 months behind him since fracturing his sacrum in the 2012 Criterium du Dauphine, is perhaps unsurprising.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that bicycle manufacturer Trek will be taking over the licence from Leopard SA at the end of the season.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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- Sam3 37 min 40 sec ago
The UCI weight MINIMUM limit is 6.8 kg: https://road.cc/buyers-guide/lightest-road-bikes...
- brooksby 2 hours 6 min ago
They haven't been seen for ages- did they get banned?
- eburtthebike 2 hours 12 min ago
They prefer their alternative facts to real ones. They believe something, therefore it must be true.
- Spangly Shiny 3 hours 23 min ago
Sorry, no idea what you are on about.
- ktache 3 hours 27 min ago
For double that you can' get a Pedro's vise whip Ii. Or half, the reportedly excellent decathlon thingy. And Sigma has the Silca for only £150.
- KDee 3 hours 33 min ago
I'm no detective, but the "NOAHFAST" decal vertically stickered on the headtube is a little bit of a clue.
- Spangly Shiny 3 hours 52 min ago
I remember my driving test examiner, straight after congratulating me for having passed the test said, "Don't be a twat and have that as your best...
- Bigfoz 6 hours 52 sec ago
Did they think it was a drive thru?
- Rendel Harris 6 hours 11 min ago
As a teacher's husband, I'm allowed to watch up to 50km out (unless it's a big mountain stage when I can only watch up to the start of the first HC...
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Frank Schleck looks like Jamie Murray methinks. Both not quite as good as younger siblings.
He could always go all repentant on us and then head over to Garmin, however he strikes me as the greasy, slippery fucker who'll never repent
Expect Andy to abandon the Tour in the next few days...
There's always Katusha or Astana.
They are joking, right? That's pretty cruel.
So that's Frank done for then, because of the MPCC?? Any team signed up to that, can't sign Frank, is that right?
The MPCC rule is:
So technically he may come back (possibly on a lower ranked team) or one not signed up with MPCC but I agree, if teams stick to this then his career is almost over.
Wouldn't put it past Astana to sign him up immediately though.
"My stomach is full of anger, and I want to take my revenge,” Andy said. Since Frank is Andy's crutch, maybe this is how RST get Andy fired up.
Hmm, I had hardly notices Andy was in the tour. I would be surprised if he does more than rise a bit in the GC when the mountains come. He is a big boy now and should not need Frank. If he is to make a substantial comeback it has to be on his own efforts.
As for Frank, well I don't know anything about Xipamide, so I guess he can continue doing his job not troubling any of the big titles so I don't have to think about all the ambiguity and convoluted wikipedia results entries.