Andy and Frank Schleck have confirmed their 2014 schedule until Tour de France. They'll race together in all but one of those races.
Andy Schleck will debut in Tour of Oman(Feb 18-23), while Frank Schleck, returning from a doping ban, will debut in Tour Down Under(Jan 21-26) in his first professional race after 2012 TDF.
After that, the brothers will share exactly the same schedule. For the spring season they'll race Paris-Nice(Mar 9-16), Criterium International(Mar 29-30) and Pais Vasco(Apr 7-12). Frank Schleck won Criterium International in 2011. While Andy previously didn't have any significant result in those spring stage races, those ones been proven in the past a good preparation for the Ardennes classics for both Andy and Frank.
And then Andy and Frank will race Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne and Liege(all during Apr 20-27), which are their main target of 2014 season other than TDF. Andy won Liege–Bastogne–Liege in 2009, while Frank won Amstel in 2006, and podiumed Liege for 3 times.
After that, the brothers will race their hometown race, Tour of Luxembourg(June 4-8), and then Tour de Suisse(June 14-22) before the final big test in TDF, which is their main target in 2014.
Andy Schleck, the 2010 TDF winner, certainly will hope he can return to his old level. He had almost zero result after returning from a nasty leg injury in 2012 Dauphine, and was even called "AnDNF" for a period.
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