Rider Profile
Denis Menchov
Team Katusha
Personal Details:
Nationality
Russia
Date of birth
25/01/1978
Teams history:
- 2013 - Team Katusha
- 2012 - Katusha Team
- 2011 - Geox-TMC
- 2010 - Rabobank
- 2009 - Rabobank
- 2009 - Fenixs
- 2008 - Rabobank
- 2007 - Rabobank
- 2006 - Rabobank
- 2005 - Rabobank
- 2004 - Illes Balears - Banesto
- 2003 - iBanesto.com
- 2002 - iBanesto.com
- 2001 - iBanesto.com
- 2000 - Banesto
Biography:
Key Results
1st overall Giro d'Italia 2009
1st overall Vuelta a España 2007
1st Tour of the Basque Country 2004
1st Tour de France young rider classification 2003
1st Giro d'Italia points classification 2009
1st Vuelta a España mountains classification 2007
1st Vuelta a España combination classification 2005, '07
2nd overall Vuelta a España 2005
2nd overall Volta a Catalunya 2007
2nd overall Tour de Romandie 2010
2nd overall Vuelta a Murcia 2010
3rd 0verall Tour de France 2008
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