Tuttobiciweb article of the March of Francesco Cerruti
A face to face, frank and sincere, between two great runners of the world, that make you dream of a whole nation of Luxembourg. They are the Schleck brothers, young, beautiful and promising. Mom and Dad with their dream, the CSC's Riis, fans and supporters who have chosen these two young men high hopes for the emblem of a cycling rapidly changing face. A face to face style of 'the Reservoir Dogs, "two boys polite and decent man who" Reservoir Dogs "want to just be riding their bicycles.
1. Name?
F "Frank"
A: "Andy."
2. Date of birth?
F, "April 15, 1980" A
, "June 10, 1985."
3. Weight?
F: "63"
A: "65."
4. Height?
F "186 cm.
A "186 cm.
5. When did you start running?
F: "At 13 years: fifteen years that I run."
A: "I started at 12 years, but only 16 in a serious way."
6. What have you done so far important in the cycling world?
F: "I won the Amstel Gold Race and the Alpe d'Huez stage in the Tour de France. I was third in the 2006 ProTour. "
A: "According to the Tour and fourth in Lombardy in 2007."
7. Your goals for this season?
F "Liege, Amstel, Arrow, Tour, Olympics, World Championships and Tour of Lombardy."
A: "The road is almost the same: Liège, Arrow, Amstel, Tour and Olympics, after which it will decide whether to stop or continue to Lombardy."
8. The ride of your dreams?
F: "The Olympics."
A: "For me it's the Tour de France.
9. The race that you hate?
F: "I have no doubt that the Tour of Romandie. I love Switzerland, but three times I participated in this race many times and I retired to influence or accident. "
A: "Do not speak to the GP Cholet. I participated twice and fell twice. I swore to myself, do not I will run again. "
10. The most dangerous opponents?
F, "Bettini, Rebellin and Valverde."
A: "For the great revolutions Contador, Davide Rebellin, for the classic. Valverde is that for each other. "
11. The friends in a group?
F and A: "The best are fellow team Cancellara, Kroon, Voigt and O'Grady, but I'm not the only ones. "
12. And the enemies?
F and A: "We have so many adversaries, but no enemy."
13. Your brother is that runner?
F: "We are very similar, we are both strong in both classical and in the grand tours."
A: "It's very clever in any type of stroke, may improve time trial, the only specialty that is not good is the sprint."
14. A merit of his character?
F: "He takes things more lightly on me, I sometimes think too much."
A: "I'm younger than him, but they are very similar, I think I'll be at his age like him, so I can not tell a particularly valuable. "
15. A flaw?
F: "It's too messy."
A: "Sometimes it's too nervous."
16. What's envy, talking about cycling?
F: "No, we are very similar, as I said."
A: Nothing. If it was fast I envy him for that, but it is not. "
17. Where do you live?
F: "A Mondorf, alone, where they are also mine and Andy."
A: "A Mondorf, for now, with my parents but I just bought a house and I am moving."
18. Favorite country?
F: "Luxembourg. Italy I like a lot, but if I lived there as many my teammates, I would feel all year round retreat. I'm happier if I close my friends and especially my family. "
A: "Luxembourg: I \u200b\u200blike the mentality and way of life. Italy, however, I put it immediately after. It is a fascinating country. "
19. Are you engaged?
F and A "No".
20. Blondes or brunettes?
F: "Brunettes."
A: "Blondes."
21. Your favorite food?
F: "Pizza, French fries and hamburgers."
A: "French fries and hamburgers."
22. Your favorite sport?
F: "I like ice skating."
A "Ice Hockey. I played up to 17 years and I've come to the national youth. "
23. Hobbies?
F: "Hunting and fishing."
A: "More fishing hunting."
24. Your idol as a child?
F: 'Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. "
A: "James Dean."
25. Your cycling idol?
F, "Bettini, Rebellin and Indurain.
A: "Miguel Indurain, no doubt."
26. Your car?
F: Volkswagen Passat.
A: Volkswagen Touran.
27. Right or left?
F: "Left. Our older brother (Steve, ed) is involved in politics in the ranks of the Socialist Party of Luxembourg. "
A: "Left."
28. Believe in God?
F: "Yes, I'm not a fanatic but I think we need to ask a line to follow in life."
A: "I am a believer and practitioner."
29. After cycling?
F: "I love animals. Are not precluded from doing anything for them. "
A: "I hope I have saved up enough money to not have to do a serious job. I would like to live in the woods, surrounded by nature and travel the world to fish: my great passion. "
30. What would you say to the Italian fans?
F: "Sooner or later I will come to race the Giro d'Italy. I like your attitude, your passion, the love you have for things beautiful and cycling in particular. "
A: "I want to return to the Giro, I'm sorry I can not do this year. However, I will come back to win it. Finally, a special greeting to all the Italian girls: they are beautiful. Especially those blondes. "
the Fan Club an update on Frank and Andy:
Frank after two days in Tuscany took a break in Luxembourg and then to get ready for the Tour of Switzerland Tour de France. Same goes for Andy that, given the will of the CSC to win the Tour in 2008, last year spent the sponsor American Computer Sciences Corporation, run the Grand Boucle, not the Tour of Italy. Both will ride the World Cup and the Olympics.
