Injury forces Andy Schleck to retire at 29 (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck called time on his short cycling career on Thursday, forced to retire at 29 by a knee injury sustained in the Tour de France this year. “I’m obviously disappointed to end my career like this,” Schleck said in a statement released by his Trek team. “I would have liked to keep on fighting but my knee just doesn’t allow it. Since my crash in the UK there has hardly been any progress. While the ligaments have healed, the damaged cartilage is another story. …