Cycling: At a ceremony in the Elyssée Palace in Paris, Andy Schleck was subsequently presented with the trophy for the 2010 Tour de France.
In 2010, Andy Schleck finished the Tour de France second behind Alberto Contador. When it became known that he had tested positive for clenbuterol in the third week of the tour, Schleck was subsequently declared the winner. However, there was no renewed award ceremony for Schleck. In May 2012 he was only presented with the yellow jersey for his 2010 victory in the Tour de France by Christian Prudhomme. However, Schleck never had the pleasure of accepting the winner's trophy.
Two months after his retirement from top-level sport and almost four years after the Tour de France in question, he was honored at a ceremony in Paris to take over the famous Vase de Sèvres after all. The meeting was organized by Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, who noted Schleck's disappointment at never receiving the trophy in an interview. As part of a personal reception by French President Hollande, Andy Schleck was finally able to hold the long-awaited bowl of honor in his hands.