Comments on: This Day in Drinking: Andy Schleck sent home from Tour of Spain

By: PaulB

PaulB — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:21:59 +0000

Lucky enough to follow 5 of stages to date. Saw Andy, Stu and others out and about having fun and a few beers, no problems. No doubt the “great dane” wants to rule the roost and rightly so. The guys who are moving on just wanted to exercise their elbows and their indepenence

By: TBooker27

TBooker27 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:14:29 +0000

In reading Velonation, DK Sporten, Cyclingnews , etc., Schleck says out until 1 a.m. and 2 beers. O’Grady says 2 beers but says he was out on the night of the time trial, (??? What? that is not even the day in question???). Bjarne Riis, team owner, says more than 2 drinks and possibly out until 5:00 a.m. Trey Greenwood (Saxo) says it as a full-on drinking spree and in at 5:30. Spanish newspapers have stories about the two going out multiple nights clubbing while in Spain possibly with Cancellara. Any way you look at it, there is more to the story than anyone is telling.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:59:06 +0000

Yet another example of the double standard on drug use. Alcohol, and caffeine. The socially accepted drugs, Marijuana & testosterone the band drugs… God forbid that a racer ride while high.