Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Денис Николаевич Меньшов, correct English transliteration is Menshov; born 25 January 1978 in Oryol) is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2007 he won the Vuelta a España for the second time, and in 2009 won the centenary Giro d'Italia.
Menchov started his professional career in 2000 with the Banesto team of José Miguel Echevarri. His first success...
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Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Денис Николаевич Меньшов, correct English transliteration is Menshov; born 25 January 1978 in Oryol) is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2007 he won the Vuelta a España for the second time, and in 2009 won the centenary Giro d'Italia.
Menchov started his professional career in 2000 with the Banesto team of José Miguel Echevarri. His first success came in 2001, when he won the Tour de l'Avenir, a stage race for young professionals. A year later he won a stage and the King of the Mountains in the Dauphiné Liberé. In 2003, Menchov had his breakthrough when he finished 11th in the Tour de France, and won the youth competition (maillot blanc). 2004 was his last year at Banesto and his most successful. He won Vuelta al País Vasco, a stage in Vuelta a Aragon, a stage in Paris-Nice and stage five in the 2004 Vuelta a España, from Zaragoza to Morella.
Menchov's contract ran out in September...
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