Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu ( born September 26, 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan ) is a retired American professional road bicycle racer and current sports director of a cycling team.

Cycling career

Frankie Andreu began his cycling career as a racing cyclist. He won the individual pursuit at the U.S. Junior Championships in 1984. In 1985 he won in the amateurs at Madison and finished each ranked second in the points race and team pursuit. The following year he was U.S. Champion in the Team Pursuit. Andreu qualified for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing eighth in the points race there.

Andreu then focused on the road cycling and signed in 1989 a contract with the professional cycling team 7-Eleven, for which the Giro d' Italia, he played his first major tour of the country in 1990 and finished at No. 136. His best finish in the Tour de France was a second place in the bunch sprint of the 18th stage of the Tour de France in 1993 behind Dschamolidin Abduschaparov where he participated as a member of the Motorola team, together with the young Lance Armstrong. The most significant individual success achieved Andreu fourth of the Olympic road race in Atlanta in 1996.

Andreu was particularly appreciated as a good helper, the particular Armstrong in his first two Tour de France victories in 1999 and 2000 supported.

Armstrong affair and doping confession

Andreu and his wife Betsy testified in early 2006 concluded proceedings between Armstrong and the Texan company SCA Promotions over a 5 million dollar bonus that Lance Armstrong in 1996 as part of his cancer treatment his doctors in their presence doping with EPO, growth hormones conceded and steroids. Armstrong denied the statement under oath. The Andreus came with their claim only to the media after the court documents had already been published, but then confirmed the content. Even before the verdict of the court the parties agreed: SCA Promotions paid to the Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Team operators 7.5 million U.S. dollars for the bonus, interest and legal costs. The further litigation was hopeless, so SCA chief Robert Hamman, because the International Cycling Union UCI Armstrong on lead as Tour winner.

In September 2006, Andreu confessed in an interview with the New York Times that he took EPO in preparation for the 1999 Tour de France, which he contested as an assistant for the eventual winner Lance Armstrong. Andreu said that in 1995 he became instructed in the use of doping as he drove for the Motorola team.

After the racing career

After his playing career in cycling Andreu has worked as a cycling commentator on television and in different teams as sports director.

In 2006, Andreu worked as sports director for the Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team, but was terminated on 25 July 2006 without giving reasons. It is believed that this notice is served in respect of the current at this time doping controversy surrounding Andreu.

The following year, Andrew was director of sport of rock racing teams, but left the team in January 2008 due to differences with team owner Michael Ball particular, he was unhappy that the driver commitments were made without his consultation. Several of these drivers were like Tyler Hamilton, Santiago Botero, Oscar Sevilla and Mario Cipollini, involved in doping tests. Andreu also declared that he will refuse to "win or you're fired" Mentality of the team owner.

2008 Andreu worked with the women's cycling team Proman. Since the year 2009 he has been sports director of Kenda, a U.S. Continental team.

Achievements

  • United States U.S. champion Madison
  • United States U.S. champion team pursuit
  • Two stages International Cycling Classic
  • A stage in Tour of Poland
  • Two stages and overall victory West Virginia Classic
  • 9 Paris -Roubaix
  • A stage in West Virginia Classic
  • 4 Olympic road race
  • A stage Mi- Août Bretonne ( "Prix de la Mi- août " )
  • Lancaster Classic
  • A stage of the Tour du Luxembourg
  • 8 Paris-Nice

Team

  • 2006 Toyota United Pro Cycling Team
  • 2007 rock racing
  • 2008 Proman
  • 2009 Kenda Pro Cycling presented by Spinergy
  • 2010 Kenda presented by Gear Grinder
  • 2011 Kenda -5- Hour Energy Cycling Team
  • 2012 Kenda -5- Hour Energy Cycling Team
UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1993 Tour de France Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics 2000 Tour de France Toyota-United Rock Racing-Murcia Óscar Sevilla Tour de Pologne Paris–Roubaix U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
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