*Spoliers* Tour de France talk *Spoilers*

cjcp

+1. I get the impression that Andy would quickly have to develop thick skin if he went to Team America.

Flecha to leave Rabobank too? Flecha at Team Sky. That would be cool.

Eau Rouge

World Champ Ballan is looking for a team too.

shoulder_of_orion

JonGinge wrote:

Attica wrote:

Yep, it'd be a shame if he does go, I rather like the team spirit at Saxo. Team RadioLance are going to be an altogether different beast, Andy will have to brush up on his Twittering and get bitchy as well as ride

Yep. Fast track to twittering otherwise the dreaded 'lots to learn' tweet may get dropped (He'd be mad to go, though)

Yep I agree it would be a shame for him to leave Saxo, with Cancellara, Voight and Frank they are quite a team. But, you can understand why he might want to go, under Armstrong's guidance he might be able to have a serious stab at Contador. You get the feeling that with all the animosity between Armstrong and Contador, that Lance might be willing to support an "anyone but Contador" alliance of all the other teams and riders. With Andy Schleck in-house he might just pull it off.

It's not as if Contador is the most popular guy in the peloton - he makes Lance look loved!

DonDaddyD

Joining team Lance, for next year is a stupid move for any rider capable of winning the Tour.

Lance has said he is riding next year's tour and clearly his team will be riding for him. This would stifle Andy Shelck's development. Better he and other jersey contenders join the 2011 team, pushing 40 Lance may be too old and looking to retire, at which point someone like Andy would benefit from his undivided tuteladge.

Unless, Andy isn't bothered with the Tour, joins Team Lance leaving the Tour to him and competes for all the over competitions....