WTF Happened to Andy Schleck | The Uncelebrated Tour de France Champion

What Happened to Andy Schleck? Andy Schleck: Luxembourg's super cycling talent is known for his explosive attacks and climbing prowess. Winning the Tour de France in 2010 and finishing second-place in 2009 among other achievements, he left an indelible mark on the sport before retiring in 2014.
And his rivalry with Alberto Contador is one of the best the cycling world has ever seen.
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[@nataneley]

He and Contador gave me a childhood memories which I still can't forget

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

All brought to you by EPO or mechanical doping.

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Andy has two bike shops near where I grew up. I have met and chatted with him. He is a very friendly and open guy.

[@cathalcolgan1126]

Genuinely my favorite cyclist of all time and I cry whenever I think of 2011 and his retirement

[@4runningaway417]

Wow

[@twillis449]

Andy's climb on the Tourmalet in 2010 and the Galibier in 2011 still remain two of my favorite stages in TDF history. Too bad he couldn't time-trial at a really top level. And its sad that his knee injury ended his pro career.

[@tannerslomko]

Always love a good “WTF happened to…” video on KZbin in any genre. Very cool you decided to do it with cycling.

[@Gurkhyvel]

He really was my fav when I got into cycling

[@gideonmthembu8693]

Incredible climber this rider. His TT ability let him down in 2011 against cadel. It was lovely to watch his attacks

[@carlosgaspar8447]

which is why he was no laurent fignon.

[@gideonmthembu8693]

@@carlosgaspar8447 you should appreciate laurent in his capacity and image. My admiration had nothing to do with that great french rider. I admire Andy in what he could do on the climbs with no comparisons😏

[@laurenzetheok]

Pog vs jonas reminds me of contador vs schleck white Jersey vs. Yellow jersey just a joy to watch

[@Roboturnerlol]

The quality of these has gone up and they've grown on me quite a bit! Great video.

[@pduronhamiltonarch]

Another great video, Scott. Cheers!!

[@jascollinscork]

Cracking WTF Happened recap!!! I really enjoyed watching Andy and Frank racing, sorry to see him retire so early…… but I really do wonder how well he would have got on in his 30s!!

[@morvudd1165]

I understand you're a big fan, but it would be fair to mention that Andy's decline really started after his older brother Frank tested positive and got suspended. After that Andy couldn't get in his top shape anymore... Anyway, thanks for this video, I forgot that Andy was not only riding in TdF but was pretty good in Ardennes classics as well

[@DavidStacey-tx7on]

The Schlecks and that CSC team in 2008-2010 were clearly doping hard. Andys imlrovement from 2009-2010 tdf was insane

[@williambardsley7540]

This is the correct answer, he was doping hard, brother got banned and he had to stop doping or he would ruin his career and get sued. So he stopped and as a result his performances fell off completely. He went from 2nd 1st 2nd in the tour to no ride 20th dnf, in leige bastone leige he went from 4th 1st 5th 3rd to 50th 41st and dnf. Its the exact profile of a dopper, we was a bang average pro rider who started doping. Id be surprised if he or his brother won anything major clean.

[@charlyf9521]

@@williambardsley7540 he was already dominating all his races as a teenager. So I guess you’re saying he started doping as a toddler. Here is another theory for you - he never got back in shape after his accident. And another one: losing his team mate wouter in 2011 and his accident in 2012 was making him question what risks he still wanted to take. He was always afraid of riding downhill btw Given that you don’t have any evidence my theories are as good as yours

[@carlosgaspar8447]

there was also the disgraced stuart o'grady with saxo bank.

[@mowvu5380]

exactly this. no beef to OPs video but the schleck's are cheaters lol. i completely discredit them

[@CarstinTwitch]

Love the vid man. But just turn on eng subtitles at 04:58. KEK I can't

[@thecyclingdane]

Hahahahahhahahahahaha thats amazing

[@BarvicutesTV]

The Road Uphill!! A must watch as well!!

[@bencritterson640]

Andy Schleck is not the uncelebrated Tour Champion because he is still in the results. The uncelebrated champ is Lance Armstrong. Or Jan Ulrich if you want to look at it that way too.

[@DG-tf9rp]

Andy was the Class of cycling.

[@tbenedict6335]

He was a climber no doubt his battles ive fond memories of.

[@craigbradley6210]

He was always my favourite as a kid. His battles with Contador were something else

[@niranjan241]

Just when he was at the peak of his powers he was nipped. He would have destroyed the Sky trains of the mid 2010's

[@thecyclingdane]

That would have been brilliant to see tbh

[@TheSteinbitt]

No he wouldn’t, he was never a true champion like Contador or Froome. He was more a cadel evans type, or a sastre.

[@alexandreboyenval3140]

« A true champion like Froome »…?? Lol.

[@kloschuessel773]

@@TheSteinbittlike froome, yeah

[@TheSteinbitt]

@@kloschuessel773 Who would you rate above froome as a GT rider the last 20 years?

[@catherinedelaney147]

The Schlecks were wonderful. Huge fan!

[@maximeraucent933]

I was more a Cadel Evans fan, (especially in 2011) and I really hated all the CSC Team of 2008 :D as I read it once "Andy Schleck the cyclist died in Grenoble in 2011", it was sadly true he was never totaly the same after that. I really regret a never won a TDF in a normal way. His biggest problem was also his biggest advantage, his brother, he tried too much to help him ( Ventoux 2009 for example) and not trying to win, he was perhaps not a too much killer for this nice video thank you

[@foldupaudi7645]

Very cool

[@bikedockbicycles]

The "Schleckshoot" just popped into my mind after years!

[@Mububban23]

Lots of athletes from all sports have been criticised by fans for “chasing the money” but any pro athlete is only ever one injury away from never earning another dollar again, very abruptly. And many need ongoing physical therapy for all the injuries they sustained, and specialist medical care isn’t cheap. It’s always a shame when an athlete has to retire early 🙁

[@ryanphelan6861]

seperation from bjarne riis hurt he was so smooth one of those two brothers had Luxemberg National jersey I think just about every year :) People forget he only got a ride because Bjarne asked Frank if he had any siblings knowing how cycling is in the blood as you explained. Bjarne couldnt believe how lucky he got. That pic in thumb from 2013 Galibier attack was legendary but so was Cadels ability to claw him back with no help fro large grou he towed to that stages finish. I think had Bjarne been in his ear he might have got that Tour. Sastre, Frank , rime Fabian that Saxo team was loaded. Great video miss seeing him climb he was great in 2011 tour de suisse I think it was. TT let leipheimer take race from cunego who I also miss!

[@DavidStacey-tx7on]

Andy was lucky to even be in contention in 2011. Stage 2 when he and many others crashed on a wet sketchy decent he was left standing losing many minutes. Fabian Cancelara, believing he was some type of cycling god tried to have peloton sit up and wait, something they werent prepared to do. Fabian went back to refs car telling them the peloton wants to neutralise the stage due to high amount of crashes, he thsn went back to the front and told the other teams the ref has decided to neutralise the race.

[@benmildenhall8344]

Loved him, esp when riding with his bro

[@lorenwillis425]

Specialized did a promo in 2010. When Andy rode into the yellow jersey, he did so on a bike with my name (and about 99 others) decorating the frame. I thought that he should have re-ridden that bike after he lost the yellow with Chain-gate, just for the good vibes it carried, but maybe better he didn't, since as it stands the only day it was ridden, was a day that the rider earned the yellow jersey. Don't know what happened to the bike in the end.

[@herrensaar1989]

Had mine too. It was 500 if I remember in total. 250 on his and 250 on Contadors bike. You got send an email with pictures on where on the bike your name were. Still have it saved somewhere :)

[@lorenwillis425]

@@herrensaar1989 My name was just in front of the seatpost.

[@Markus17388]

1:34 That's the old guy from the movie "Up"

[@OfficialTomsSkujinsFanClub]

It’s too bad injuries derailed his career, it’s crazy seeing all these comments about andy doping. There was never any accusations or proof that he did, his brother got caught but that doesn’t mean andy is guilty by association.

[@F1kimiraikkonenfan7]

Andy Schleck is a goat 🇱🇺🇱🇺🇱🇺🇱🇺

[@leondarcy7367]

No he's'not. No discipline (winter training...), no tactical skill, bad at descending and time trials. A huge wasted potential

[@F1kimiraikkonenfan7]

@@leondarcy7367 and yet he podiumt the tour few times and Won one , goated

[@Newtube_Channel]

Talent is never enough. It never is.

[@darringrey4329]

That's because it's a fairy tale , God given talent , throw in gifted, genetics , practice makes perfect or a champion

[@riquelmeone]

Well, what actually did happen? Maybe you want to change the title to “summary of Andy Schleck’s career” as you are not going into the opening question at all.

[@pdlngsqrs9547]

Andy owns a , surprise, a bike shop and a POND to fish in. 😁

[@nunoamaro6518]

Still my favorite rider to this day

[@robertcatuara5118]

He got screwed by Contador's lack of good sportsmanship when he dropped a chain in 2010. End of story.

[@robertcatuara5118]

To be fair, his TT cost him the Tour and the next one also.

[@DjDeepfry1]

If they were riding tempo and Andy dropped a chain then you wait. In this case Andy went on the attack and at that point the race is on. Dropped chain or not Contador was justified in pressing the attack and not waiting. The bike is part of the race. Would Lewis Hamilton wait for Verstappen or Alonso if they had a mechanical, no?

[@twinpiperzed7222]

So schleck starts the attack and than everyone is supposed to sit up and wait when he has a problem and in the heat of battle everyone is supposed notice was happened ,Ya OK 😳

[@cycleoflife565]

Not end of story. Let him learn how to properly use his bike. It’s a race not a no-drop group ride.

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

A class act in group of less than classy people!

[@josel.aranda571]

Andy didn't have a mechanical issue in the 2010 tour of France, that was a rookie mistake instead. He intended to change gears while he was standing on pedals, a professionals know you can't do that.

[@sswulffable]

How about that LANCE ARMSTRONG and his 33 Stage Wins at TDF !

[@michaelmcfadden4397]

Andy Schleck was an incredible cyclist but I think the era he rode in is an era which has been brushed under the carpet because of the rampant cheating culture and fallout. Frank Schelck was banned, Alberto was banned, Lance did an Oprah exclusive, all around this time, and several team directors and coaches mentioned in this video were also implicated and banned. There are 7 TDF's which do not have a winner because almost everyone in the top ten tested positive at one time or another and Andy has a title because the winner that year tested positive. There are so many great cyclists like Andy who will be forgotten because of a terrible culture in cycling and most likely they were all doping. I'm glad to forget about cycling from the late 90's and early 2000's and I feel sorry for the cyclists whose legacy will always be doubted or tarnished.

[@jamessankey01]

It makes me sad to revisit this time of high doping

[@keyboard_g]

Reise was a doper. His brother Frank was a doper. Team lead Sastre was a doper. Csc as a team were dopers. Top competition Contador was a doper. After injuries he couldn’t compete clean in a sea of dopers if Andy was indeed clean.

[@MichaelBoogerd]

Uncelebrated, because even he himself didn't celebrate too hard on 2010 tour victory, receiving it as he did, much later when Bertie was scratched.

[@pro-gy4nc]

Beating Riccardo Ricco says it all....a guy who got caught not once, not twice, but trice for doping abuse.

[@TheWorldisaLIE2]

first 1

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Great guy, probably a lot of fun to go fishing with. WTF happened? His pharmacist shut him off, cold turkey!

[@fyahwerks]

Good as he is he wasn't my type or kinda of rider. I liked his brother Frank.

[@brickmaeddef]

How about Peter Sagan?

[@henriknilsson7730]

After Fränk tested positive, he had to stop too - hard take.

[@JoeSakich]

That peddale

[@dsonyay]

Why the chipmunk music??

[@funkytransport]

so many extra words...

[@BioStuff415]

what happened? LA was exposed, and all the other dopers go spooked.

[@_powerrranger]

It's hard to overlook this 😬

[@strokenumber3]

Doper. No respect due.

[@jaredlang1746]

He was an incredible climber, but he lost on time trial.

[@oslargotte7945]

You will probably never need it, but the German Bundesland is pronounced like "Zucksn"

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

Get doping out of sports since the 90s it's ruined it. Still going on and Andy of course was.

[@dr.merlot1532]

A bit like the Yates brothers.

[@soniahurst2557]

*Promo sm* 💕

[@kadafi1987]

You spelled Judas wrong.

[@leondarcy7367]

Nice guy, but no winner instinct. Insufficient discipline during winter, bad tactics, never improved his descending and time trials skills. He did not have what it takes to be a truly great.