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• Cobo and Menchov React To 2012 Tour de France
  October 19th, 2011
  

  18 October, 2011 – Paris was the location today for the presentation of the 2012 Grande Boucle. Although Juanjo Cobo and Denis Menchov weren’t there, soon after they got to [...]

• GEOX-TMC TO THE VUELTA ESPAÑA WITH DENIS MENCHOV AND CARLOS SASTRE
  August 16th, 2011
  

  16 August, 2011 – GEOX-TMC has announced the squad that will be taking part in the Vuelta España scheduled from August 20th to September 11th. The selected riders are Spain’s [...]

• Team Geox-TMC And Their Giro d’Italia
  June 1st, 2011
  

  01 June, 2011 – After 21 stages and 3524.5 km that covered the entire peninsula, GEOX-TMC’s long, pink adventure came to its conclusion with the final time trial in Milano [...]

• Operation Giro For Geox-TMC
  April 26th, 2011
  

  Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre do recon on the major climbs featured in the Giro d’Italia 26 April, 2011 – It was a working Easter for riders on Team GEOX-TMC. [...]

• Evans, Basso, and Menchov At Start Line At Tour de Romandie
  April 25th, 2011
  

  GENEVA, April 25, 2011 (AFP) – Slovenian Simon Spilak faces a tough challenge to keep his yellow jersey for Tour de Romandie, which starts Tuesday, with Australian Cadel Evans, Italian [...]

• Sastre and Menchov Racing Vuelta Murcia For Geox-TMC
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  GEOX-TMC riders will be competing in the Vuelta Murcia from Friday the 4th to Sunday the 6th of February. GEOX-TMC will be lining up for the brief Spanish stage race [...]

• Schleck, Menchov, Sanchez Take Starring Role At Ruta del Sol
  February 19th, 2011
  

  Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Russian Denis Menchov, and Spain’s Samuel Sanchez will be the three favorites for the 57th edition of the Cycling Tour of Andalucia, the Ruta del Sol, [...]

• Team Geox Future With Top Youngsters
  September 7th, 2010
  

  The new Team Geox will be making a strong bet for youth and progression within some of the best values in the international scene. Up to ten from those promising [...]

• Menchov Admits He’s Failed To Impress
  September 6th, 2010
  

  TARRAGONA, Spain – Russia’s Denis Menchov, who has failed to live up to his status as a pre-race favorite in the Tour of Spain, admitted on Monday that he’s not [...]

• Contador Absence Leaves Tour of Spain Wide Open
  August 28th, 2010
  

  Written by: Denholm Barnetson MADRID – The third and final Grand Tour of the season gets underway in Spain on Saturday, with several leading riders eying their chances amid the [...]

• Geox Strikes Again, Also Signs Menchov
  August 19th, 2010
  

  Denis Menchov is the second rider signed by Mauro Gianetti for the recently born team Geox. A 2-year contract has been set for the strong Russian rider, third at this [...]

• Menchov Podium A Huge Boost For Rabobank
  July 26th, 2010
  

  PARIS- Dutch outfit Rabobank finished the Tour de France on a high Sunday, and with hope they may now have a home-grown future challenger for the race’s coveted yellow jersey. [...]

• Contador Takes Giant Leap Towards Third Tour Win
  July 22nd, 2010
  

  COL DU TOURMALET, France – Spaniard Alberto Contador took a huge step towards a third yellow jersey triumph after matching a series of attacks from Andy Schleck on the Tour [...]

• Sanchez, Menchov Gain More Time At Tour
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France- Podium rivals Samuel Sanchez of Spain and Russian Denis Menchov boosted their hopes of a Tour de France podium finish after a thrilling end to the race’s 15th [...]

• Contador Gets Boos And Yellow Jersey, As Voekler Wins Stage
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Alberto Contador signaled his yellow jersey intentions in defiant style after sensationally attacking Andy Schleck on Monday when the Luxemburger suffered a mechanical problem. French champion Thomas [...]

• Sanchez, Menchov Playing Upsetters Role On Tour
  July 19th, 2010
  

  BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Euskaltel sports director Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano is not writing off Samuel Sanchez’s chances of a podium place on the Tour de France just yet. Reigning Olympic [...]

• Riblon Wins, As Schleck And Contador Play Pyrenean Poker
  July 18th, 2010
  

  AX-3-DOMAINES, France – Frenchman Christophe Riblon claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race’s 14th stage here Sunday as an anticipated yellow jersey battle failed to materialize. [...]

• Menchov Has Form And Plans To Show His Yellow Jersey Potential
  July 2nd, 2010
  

  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 2, 2010 – Russian challenger Denis Menchov claims he has the form to finally give his Rabobank team a reason to cheer on the Tour de France [...]

• Menchov Spearheads Rabobank’s Tour Challenge
  June 5th, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 4, 2010 – Russian rider Denis Menchov, competing in his tenth Tour de France, will spearhead his Rabobank team’s challenge in this year’s race which gets underway in [...]

• 2010 Giro to start in the Netherlands
  October 24th, 2009
  

  The 93rd edition of the Tour of Italy in 2010 will start in the Netherlands on May 8 before embarking on a 3,416.5km journey around the Italian peninsula and ending [...]

• More Yellow Jersey Misery For Menchov
  July 9th, 2009
  

  Russia’s Denis Menchov saw his yellow jersey hopes all but evaporate in the rain of Barcelona where he ended the sixth stage of the Tour de France nearly five minutes [...]

• Armstrong Gives Evans Work To Do At The Tour
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONTPELLIER, France, July 8, 2009 (AFP) – Yellow jersey hopeful Cadel Evans was given an alarming reminder of the value of team work at the Tour de [...]

• Menchov Crashes On Team Time Trial
  July 7th, 2009
  

  MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Tour de France contender Denis Menchov got off to the worst possible start in stage four’s team time trial when he crashed [...]

• Menchov Spoke To Vienna Doping Investigators
  July 5th, 2009
  

  BRIGNOLES, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police [...]

• Yellow Jersey Contenders Step Out Of The Tour Shadows
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 3, 2009 (AFP) – Who really has a chance of winning this year’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France became a shade clearer here [...]

• Penpix of Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  July 3rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) – Penpix of Tour de France yellow jersey contenders at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance [...]

• Tour de France Yellow Jersey Contenders
  June 27th, 2009
  

  PARIS, June 26, 2009 (AFP) – Potential Tour de France champions at this year’s race, held on July 4-26 over a total approximate distance of 3459.5km: Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) Described [...]

• Menchov To Lead Rabobank At Tour de France
  June 18th, 2009
  

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 18, 2009 (AFP) – Russia’s Tour of Italy champion Denis Menchov will lead the Rabobank team in next month’s Tour de France, the Dutch based team’s [...]

• Inside The Rabobank Team Bus At Menchov Goes Down At Giro
  June 8th, 2009
  

  This video is from the inside of the Rabobank team bus, while Denis Menchov goes down during the Giro time trial. The team riders reactions are priceless. This is a [...]

• Menchov Wins The Giro d’Italia Despite Dramatic Fall
  May 31st, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ROME, May 31, 2009 (AFP) – Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometer [...]

• Gilbert Wins Giro 20th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink
  May 30th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ANAGNI, Italy, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples [...]

• Scarponi Wins Giro 18th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink Jersey Another Day
  May 28th, 2009
  

  Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday following a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank [...]

• Pellizotti Wins Giro 17th stage, Menchov Stays In Pink
  May 27th, 2009
  

  MAMMA ROSA, Italy, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Italian rider Franco Pellizotti won the 17th stage of the Tour of Italy on Wednesday, an 83 kilometres ride from Chieti to [...]

• Giro Pink Jersey Menchov’s Team Questioned In Doping Probe
  May 27th, 2009
  

  Austrian police on Wednesday made contact with Tour of Italy leader Denis Menchov’s Rabobank team as part of their wide ranging investigation into blood doping. As Menchov was defending his [...]

• Sastre Wins Giro 16th Stage, Menchov Still Wearing Pink
  May 25th, 2009
  

  MONTE PETRANO, Italy, May 25, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre came home alone after Monday’s grueling 16th stage of the Tour of Italy which left [...]

• Bertagnolli Triumphs At Giro Stage 15, While Menchov Maintains Pink Jersey
  May 24th, 2009
  

  FAENZA, Italy, May 24, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Leonardo Bertagnolli of the Diquigiovanni team broke away to win the 15th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Sunday. Russia’s [...]

• Gerrans of Cervelo Powers To A Stage 14 Win, As Menchov Hold Giro Lead
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois BOLOGNA, Italy, May 23, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans of Cervelo sprinted clear on the brutal final 2km climb to claim victory in the 14th stage [...]

• Cavendish Sprints His Way To His Third Giro Stage Win
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Italy’s 13th stage here on Friday, his third stage win overall, with Russia’s Denis Menchov retaining the leader’s pink jersey. Cavendish, who rides [...]

• Menchov Standing Tall After Winning Giro TT, And Taking The Pink Jersey
  May 21st, 2009
  

  RIOMMAGGIORE, Italy, May 21, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Rabobank rider Denis Menchov won the 12th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday, a 60.6km individual time-trial, and took [...]

• As Menchov Wins Giro Fifth Stage, Di Luca Now In Pink
  May 13th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ALPE DI SIUSI, Italy, May 13, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov won an uphill sprint to claim the fifth stage of the Tour of Italy over [...]

• Denis Menchov Of Team Rabobank Wins Tour of Murcia
  March 8th, 2009
  

  MADRID, March 8, 2009 (AFP) – Russia’s Denis Menchov, of the Rabobank team, won the Tour of Murcia on Sunday after the fifth and final stage over 142.5km between Santiago [...]

• ‘Spartacus’ Ready For Time Trial Gold Medal Battle
  August 11th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) – When they call Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara ‘Spartacus’, it hits the mark. The 27-year-old battled uphill to a well [...]

• Cadel Evans Heading Toward Yellow In Paris, But CSC Is Ready
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – The reputation of Australia’s Cadel Evans is going in two directions at the Tour de France. After the second of [...]

• Alpe d’Huez Can Do The Damage For Schleck’s Tour Rivals
  July 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis JAUSIERS, France, July 22, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg champion Frank Schleck can be forgiven for looking forward to the final climbing stage on the Tour de France [...]

• Evans, Menchov, Vande Velde Consider Yellow Jersey Options
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – A Russian-American-Australian alliance is unlikely to see the light of day on the Tour de France, or anywhere else, this [...]

• Brotherly Ambitions Lead To Yellow Jersey Dream Team
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – According to their father, CSC duo Frank and Andy Schleck rarely talk of the sport that has put them into [...]

• Cadel Evans Says Denis Menchov, Not CSC, Is His Biggest Threat
  July 21st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis CUNEO, Italy, July 21, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans has all but discounted the threat presented by the CSC team of Tour de France leader Frank [...]

• Frank Schleck Of CSC Saxo Bank Takes The Yellow Jersey As Gerrans Wins Stage 15
  July 20th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PRATO NEVOSO, Italy, July 20, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck took possession of the Tour de France yellow jersey from Cadel Evans here on Friday after [...]

• Stage 11 Preview & Predictions
  July 15th, 2008
  

  Cadel’s Fitness To Be Tested Coming off a well-needed rest day on Tuesday, the riders return on Wednesday to a testy stage of 167.5 kilometers, or about 120 miles, with [...]

• Silence May Not Be Golden For Cadel Evans, Says Valverde
  July 15th, 2008
  

  PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Australian rider Cadel Evans’ grip on the Tour de France yellow jersey is likely to be undone because of the “weakness” of his [...]

• Cadel Evans of Silence Lotto Can Hold Off The Threat Of The Big Teams, Says Team Manager
  July 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis HAUTACAM, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Silence-Lotto team manager Marc Sergeant believes Australia’s Cadel Evans has shown his rivals the tools that could land him an [...]

• Menchov Mishap Gives Evans A Nasty Reminder
  July 7th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Cadel Evans was reminded of just what it takes to win, and lose, the Tour de France after a hectic [...]

• Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
  July 4th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to [...]

• Cadel Evans Says No To Indurain Inspired Tour de France Bid
  July 4th, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to rely on his time trialling powers alone in his bid to win the yellow jersey [...]