Rabobank team boss Erik Breukink confirmed at the Tour de France on Sunday that star rider Denis Menchov recently gave evidence to Austrian police investigating a suspected blood doping. During last month's Tour of Italy Menchov was handed a summons by Austrian police who are investigating a Vienna laboratory, Humanplasma, suspected of being at the heart of a blood doping ring. Suspended Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, who announced his retirement in May, reportedly told prosecutors he...Read Full Story
The teams of Tour de France contenders Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov suffered further setbacks during the race's fifth stage on Wednesday. On the descent of the Cote de Treilles as the peloton upped the pace in chase of a six-man breakaway, 23-year-old Dutchman Robert Gesink crashed and picked up injuries to his wrist and left leg. He was later diagnosed with a fractured wrist and pulled out of the race by his Rabobank team, who have been left reeling with the relative demise of their yellow...Read Full Story
Michael Rasmussen is out of the 2007 Tour de France. Rabobank showed him the door this afternoon. Rasmussen has been under suspicion of doping all year because of 3 missed drug tests. But now the Rabobank Team discovered that Rasmussen has being lieing about his whereabouts during those missed drug tests and during training sessions. Scandal has surrounded the Tour de France for several years now. There were numerous allegations against Lance Armstrong, then Floyd Landis failed a drug test...Read Full Story
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 manager Erik Breukink said. The Rabobank line-up for the Tour also includes up-and-coming Dutch rider Robert Gesink and Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate - both of them strong climbers. Spain's three-time world road race champion Oscar Freire and...Read Full Story
Well I've got some more teams rosters today. It's just two more. This is also the last tour for the aging Rabobank rider Michael Boogerd. But it's the debut of Thomas Dekker the young Brition who showed his skills in the Tour de Suisse this year. Rabobank Squad Michael Boogerd Bram de Groot Thomas Dekker Juan Antonio Flecha Oscar Freire Denis Menchov Grischa Niermann Michael Rasmussen Peter Weening Balroworld Squad Félix Cardénas Gianpaolo Cheula Enrico Degano Alexander Efimkin Robert Hunter...Read Full Story
When HTC-Highroad broke up in December, Cavendish, as expected, signed for Team Sky. Renshaw opted to sign for Dutch outfit Rabobank, where he has the chance to start notching up victories for himself. For Rabobank manager Erik Breukink ...
The 35-year-old joined team Katusha for 2012 after being released from Rabobank at the end of last season. Andre Greipel, race leader going into stage four, finished more than seven minutes behind Freire and could lose plenty of time on general classification.
Two key Rabobank performers, Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema, have extended their contracts with the UCI WorldTour team through to the end of the 2014 season. While yet to fully vindicate their obvious talents, the two 25 year-olds are important riders for ...
Despite his loyalty to Rabobank over seven success-laden years with the Dutch team, Freire was ditched from their Tour de France squad as they focused on Robert Gesink's ultimately disastrous yellow jersey campaign. Freire is now eyeing a return ...
Despite his loyalty to Rabobank over seven success-laden years with the Dutch team, Freire was ditched from their Tour de France squad as they focused on Robert Gesink's ultimately disastrous yellow jersey campaign. Freire is now eyeing a return ...