Schleck ‘heading in right direction’ as rider completes first full UCI race since last April
Andy Schleck continued his gradual return to the top by clocking up a small but important result in the GP Città di Camaiore in Italy.
The RadioShack Leopard rider rolled in 91st, crossing the line five and a half minutes behind winner Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling).
The result is modest by his standards but given the serious fracture he suffered in the Critérium du Dauphiné, the difficulties he faced in trying to get back on the bike and the 312 days which had elapsed since he last completed a UCI race, finishing today moves him a step closer to getting back on track.
Prior to the GP Città di Camaiore, the last race Schleck completed was last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He crashed out of the Dauphiné and missed several months of racing due to the severity of the injury.
He completed four stages of the Tour of Beijing last October but withdrew on stage five; he looked set to finish this year’s Santos Tour Down Under, but a puncture at a bad time on the final leg led to him being stranded off the back of the bunch, and ultimately withdrawing from that stage. – velonation
