Andy Schleck seeks improvement in time trial ability
Tou🦂r de 💙France victory depends on prowess against the clock
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andy Schleck (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Leopard Trek) finished the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France on July 24 as runner-up for the third straight year and told Belgian media today, prior to the start of a derny criterium in Antwerp, that victory in the French Grand To💟ur hinges on bolstering his time𒁏 trialing ability.
"If I want to one day win the Tour de France, I need to get better against the clock," said Schleck. "We cond🐽ucted tests with the team to improve my performance against the clock, but it was clearly not enough. In the end, I lost the Tour on the second to last day."
The 26-year-old Luxembourger started the penultimate stage, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a 42.5km individual time trial, in the yellow jersey but was unable to defend his top GC position against Cadel Evans (BMC). Schleck started the 20th𒁃 stage with a 53-second advantage over Evans, but ended the day in second place overall, 1:34 behind the Australian.
Schleck is at home on the high mountains in the Alps and Pyrenees and hopes to strike a balance between his climbing and time trialing. "I also want to gain power, but I have to pay attention to that," said Schleck. "Increased muscle mass will mean that I will b𓆉e heavier. I feel it in the climbs. I'll have to find a good compromise."
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:derny event was a new experience for the Luxembourg road champion. "I have no racing experience behind a derny. On the track, yes, but not on the road. This is something special, I am looking forward🎉 to it."
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