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Gutsy Garate Saves Rabobank On The Ventoux
Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate dedicated his maiden victory on the Tour de France to his Rabobank team.
Rabobank came to the race hoping to challenge for the yellow jersey but their team leader Denis Menchov, the Tour of Italy champion, went from bad to worse on a campaign littered with [...]
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- More Yellow Jersey Misery For Menchov
July 9th, 2009Russia’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 in arrears.
Menchov, the recent Giro d’Italia champion who began this year’s Tour as a contender, is now 4min 54sec [...] - Horillo Fears Injuries Could Force Retirement
June 24th, 2009PAMPLONA, Spain, June 24, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Pedro Horillo said after leaving hospital here on Wednesday he is uncertain whether he will be able to return to professional cycling after recovering from injuries suffered in a dramatic fall in this year’s Giro d’Italia.
“It would be tough to give [...] - Menchov To Lead Rabobank At Tour de France
June 18th, 2009THE 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 manager said on Thursday.
The 31-year-old could have a chance in the Tour, although Alberto Contador will be favourite, team [...] - Menchov Wins The Giro d’Italia Despite Dramatic Fall
May 31st, 2009by 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 of the final stage, a 14.4km time-trial round.
The Rabobank cyclist, who is the third Russian to win [...] - Giro Pink Jersey Menchov’s Team Questioned In Doping Probe
May 27th, 2009Austrian 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 lead in the 17th stage of the Giro, Rabobank spokesman Luuc Eisenga told Austrian news agency APA: “Criminal police have made [...] - Bertagnolli Triumphs At Giro Stage 15, While Menchov Maintains Pink Jersey
May 24th, 2009FAENZA, 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 Denis Menchov of Rabobank held on to the leader’s pink jersey
after a race that took place amid soaring temperatures and featured a spirited
attack from [...] - Menchov Standing Tall After Winning Giro TT, And Taking The Pink Jersey
May 21st, 2009RIOMMAGGIORE, 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 over from Danilo Di Luca as race leader.
Menchov completed the dramatic course overlooking the Ligurian Sea in a time [...] - Injured Freire Puts Return On Ice
March 20th, 2009MILAN, Italy, March 19, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s triple world champion Oscar Freire was on Thursday forced to shelve his return to action which had been penciled in for the Tour of Castille and Leon from March 23-27, his Rabobank team said.
Freire, who suffered broken ribs in a nasty fall during [...] - Rabobank to Contest Race Honors at Tour Down Under
December 4th, 2008An Australian and Dutch line-up from the Rabobank team aims to make their mark at the 2009 Tour Down Under.
Lead Rabobank rider Graeme Brown has a long history with the Tour Down Under. Race Director Mike Turtur tips him as a cyclist to look out for in the peloton with his strength as a [...]
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