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International News: Schlecks quit Saxo Bank team

Published: Jul 31, 2010 - 08:48 AM


Andy and Frank Schleck will leave Saxo Bank at the end of this season

Luxembourg pair Andy and Frank Schleck are to leave their Saxo Bank team with a view to joining a home-based outfit next season, Cyclingnews reported the pair as saying on Friday.

"It's official that we will not be riding with (Saxo Bank owner) Bjarne (Riis) next season," Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck said in a message published on the site. "We are going to leave at the end of the year," he added.

Recently, the brothers have been considering setting up a Luxembourg outfit with Saxo Bank set to leave the sport at the end of 2010.

... BikeRadar