Andy's back!

Well, when I say "back", not exactly "back racing" but he is showing himself in public, and it's good to know that OGL has recovered from his untimely but unavoidable bout of gastroenteritis, and here he is at the end of Paris-Nice, supporting the rest of the team in the TT.

Is it me, or is it a bit odd to turn up in support, only just off your sick bed, but to put on full riding kit?

And Linus, what is he doing there, also in full kit?

Perhaps they feel left out of it if they don't dress the part?

Perhaps they'd otherwise have to spend the whole time giving interviews, signing autographs, and having to show their passes at every gate? (That is a joke, you kind of imagine that Andy Schleck's face is pretty well known by now.)

I had assumed that he'd actually gone home from the race: but maybe when you're that ill, you don't want to have to travel?

*rushes off to look it up on Google maps* - oh look, it's only about 4 hours by car. Hmmm, would I fancy a four-hour drive if I had a serious gastric upset: actually, no, I wouldn't. But would I fancy being a strange hotel? Well, given the choice I would rather be at home, but on balance, I would rather be in a hotel than in a car for four hours. Ah, I hear  you say, but what about the transfers? They don't stay in the same hotel, do they, they have to keep moving from stage to stage.

Perhaps they left him behind in the hotel at Stage 3, with a change of clothes, bus fare, and strict instructions not to clear out the mini-bar, perhaps.

So many questions, so few interviews... I can feel more Schpleculation approaching, oh noes!