Fans will be able to meet the cycling hero Andy Schleck and get autographs at a special gala event in the city centre.

The younger of the two Schleck brothers, who came second in the Tour de France after a heated three-week battle with Spanish winner Alberto Contador, will form part of a cortège of cycling stars to tour Luxembourg.

The pack is to set out from avenue de la Liberté at 7.30pm on a 1.7 km tour of the city, which will take in avenue de la Gare, la rue Origer, rue Goethe, place de Metz and boulevard de la Pétrusse.

All roads will be closed to traffic from midday on Thursday, except for avenue de la Liberté, which will close from 5pm onwards.

Andy’s older brother, Frank, is expected to put in an appearance, despite a triple fracture to his shoulder, an injury gained on the third stage of the Tour.

Other cyclists expected to attend include Jempy Drucker, Laurent Didier and Ben Gastauer, from Luxembourg, and international cyclists Jakob Fuglsang, Belgians Philippe Gilbert, Maxime Monfort, Stijn Devolder and Jürgen Roelandts, Italians Alessandro Ballan and Stefano Garzelli and the German Fabian Wegmann.
Kim Kirchen may also make his first public appearance since being placed in an induced coma on June 18 after experiencing heart problems. He told press that it will depend on his children, twins born on July 8. He is thought to be making a good recovery and hopes to be back in the saddle for the 2011 Tour de France.