Cycling: Former Tour de France champion retires
2010 Tour de France winner Andy Schleck says he has no choice but to end his career at the age of 29 because of a knee injury
BRUSSELS
2010 Tour de France champion, Andy Schleck has announced his retirement at the age of 29 on Thursday because of a knee injury he sustained during the 2014 Tour de France in July.
The Luxembourg-born cyclist of the Trek Factory team, Schleck said in a press conference that he had failed to recover from the injury arising from a crash in the third stage of the 2014 Tour de France, which was taking place in London.
"I would have liked to keep on fighting but my knee doesn't allow it," the 29-year-old rider said.
"While the ligaments have healed, the damaged cartilage is another story. I have been working hard on rehabbing the knee but came to the hard realization that, at the risk of irreversibly injuring it, this is the best course of action," he added.
Andy Schleck became champion of the 2010 Tour de France, cycling’s most renowned race, after Spanish rider Alberto Contador was stripped of the title for failing a drug test.
He completed two other Tour de France races, in 2009 and 2011, as runner-up.
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