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Rabobank (cycling)
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| Rabobank | ||
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | RAB | |
| Based |  Netherlands |
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| Founded | 1996 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | ProTour | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General Manager | Erik Breukink | |
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Rabobank (UCI Team Code: RAB) is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam (the UCI ProTour team), Continental (a talent team racing in the UCI Europe Tour), and Cyclo-cross. The team rides on Colnago frames, with Shimano components (Dura-Ace).
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In road bicycle racing, teams take name from their main sponsors. The Rabobank team has previously had the following sponsors, and thus names:
| From | To | Name/Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Rabobank | |
| 1995 | 1995 | Novell |
| 1993 | 1994 | WordPerfect |
| 1990 | 1992 | Buckler |
| 1987 | 1989 | Superconfex |
| 1984 | 1986 | Kwantum |
- 1st, UCI Road World Championships - Road Race (2004): Óscar Freire
- 1st, UCI Road World Cup (2001): Erik Dekker
- 1st, General Classification, 2007 Vuelta a España : Denis Menchov
- 1st, General Classification, 2005 Vuelta a España : Denis Menchov
- 1st, General Classification, 2006 Tirreno-Adriatico : Thomas Dekker
- 1st, General Classification, 2005 Tirreno-Adriatico : Óscar Freire
- 1st, General Classification, 2002 Tirreno-Adriatico : Erik Dekker
- 3rd, Team Classification, 2006 Tour de France
- 1st, Mountains Classification, 2006 Tour de France : Michael Rasmussen
- 1st, Mountains Classification, 2005 Tour de France : Michael Rasmussen
- Graeme Brown : 1st, Stage 1, Tour of California (2.HC)
- Vuelta a Andalucía (2.1)
- Óscar Freire - Overall, Stage 2, 5 and Points competition
- Max van Heeswijk - Stage 3
A team is allowed the maximum of 30 riders on its roster. Prominent riders include Michael Boogerd (Classics Specialist), Juan Antonio Flecha (Sprinter & Classics), Óscar Freire (three times World Cycling Champion), Denis Menchov (winner 2005 Vuelta a España and 2007 Vuelta a España), Pieter Weening (winner stage 8 Tour de France 2005) and Thomas Dekker, winner of the Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006
During the 2007 Tour de France, Rabobank fired Michael Rasmussen (2005 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France K.O.M.) for code-violations while he was in the yellow jersey[1]. The remaining riders of the Rabobank team were given the choice to start the 17th stage without Michael Rasmussen, or to withdraw. That evening they decided to withdraw, but the team changed its mind and announced the following morning that the riders would be starting the 17th stage. [2] Although he started with the rest of the team, Denis Menchov (team leader on the road, who deferred to Rasmussen when the latter seemed to have a better chance at winning) abandoned the race in the middle of the stage. [3]
| Name | Date of birth | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Berkhout | November 22nd, 1984 | Netherlands |
| Lars Boom | December 12th, 1985 | Netherlands |
| Arjen de Baat | October 2nd, 1986 | Netherlands |
| Martijn Keizer | March 25th, 1988 | Netherlands |
| Steven Kruijswijk | June 7th, 1987 | Netherlands |
| Bauke Mollema | November 26th, 1986 | Netherlands |
| Thomas Rabou | December 12th, 1983 | Netherlands |
| Rob Ruigh | November 11th, 1986 | Netherlands |
| Ricardo van der Velde | February 19th, 1987 | Netherlands |
| Jos van Emden | February 18th, 1985 | Netherlands |
| Boy van Poppel | January 18th, 1988 | Netherlands |
| Dennis van Winden | December 2nd, 1987 | Netherlands |
| Coen Vermeltfoort | April 11th, 1988 | Netherlands |
| Frank van Dulmen | January 12, 1980 | Netherlands |
| Thom van Dulmen | March 3, 1985 | Netherlands |
| Dmitriy Kozontchuk | April 5, 1984 |  Russia |
| Tom Leezer | December 26, 1985 | Netherlands |
| Serge Pauwels | December 11, 1983 |  Belgium |
| Tom Veelers | September 14, 1984 | Netherlands |
| Remco van der Ven | June 24, 1975 | Netherlands |
| Name | Date of birth | Country | Year turned pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Aernouts | June 23, 1982 | Belgium |
2004 |
| Lars Boom | December 30, 1985 | Netherlands |
N/A |
| Sven Nys | June 17, 1976 | Belgium |
1998 |
| Sven Vanthourenhout | January 14, 1981 | Belgium |
2001 |
- ^ Rasmussen out of Tour de France
- ^ "Het plezier is weg bij Boogerd", NOS, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. (Dutch)
- ^ "Menchov houdt Tour voor gezien", Nieuws.nl, 2007-07-26. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. (Dutch)
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| See also | UCI ProTour • UCI ProTour 2008 • 2007-2008 UCI Africa Tour • 2007-2008 UCI America Tour • 2007-2008 UCI Asia Tour • 2007-2008 UCI Europe Tour • 2007-2008 UCI Oceania Tour |