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Rabobank rely on Menchov

Image: Menchov: Spearheads Radobank challenge

Denis Menchov will spearhead Rabobank team's challenge in this year's Tour de France.

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Russian rider to continue Dutch link-up in his tenth Tour de France

Russian rider Denis Menchov will spearhead Rabobank team's challenge in this year's Tour de France. The 2009 Tour of Italy winner will be joined by Dutch climber Robert Gesink, who crashed out in the fifth stage of last year's race, and former world champion Spaniard Oscar Freire, winner of the Milan-Sanremo in March. Dutch rider Lars Boom, a former world cyclo-cross champion who won the Paris-Nice time-trial in March, and compatriot Maarten Tjallingii, are the two newcomers to the team in this year's race.