May 13, 2008

Rabobank Professional Cycling Team

Rabobank 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.

Recent Rabobank News Items:

Rabobank
Country: Netherlands
Manager: Theo De Rooy
Bikes: Colnago
Budget: 12 Million Euros
2006 Rank: 3
Key Riders:
  Michael Boogerd
  Oscar Freire
  Denis Menchov
  Juan Antonio Flecha
  Thomas Dekker
  Alexandr Kolobnev
  Joost Posthuma
  Erik Dekker
  Michael Rasmussen
  Graeme Brown

Giro d'Italia 2008 - Rabobank Team Preview (Daily Peloton)
Giro d'Italia 2008 - Rabobank Team Preview Denis Menchov makes his debut in the Corsa Rosa looking to add a Maglia Rosa to his collection of Gold Vuelta Jerseys.

Cycling / Giro dâ€™Italia: Vandevelde pulls on Giro's pink jersey (The New Straits Times)
Slipstream rider Christian Vandevelde. PALERMO (Italy): American Christian Vandevelde became the first American in 20 years to pull on the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey after leading his Slipstream team to victory in the opening stage team time trial.

Cycling / Giro dâ€™Italia: Vandevelde pulls on Giro's pink jersey (The New Straits Times)
PALERMO (Italy): American Christian Vandevelde became the first American in 20 years to pull on the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey after leading his Slipstream team to victory in the opening stage team time trial.

91st Giro d'Italia - Team Preview: Cofidis (Daily Peloton)
91st Giro d'Italia - Team Preview: Cofidis, le CrÃ©dit par TÃ©lÃ©phone The Team in red on the hunt for stage wins and epic breaks with young talent and wily veterans looking to impress.

Rabobank will continue to contribute approximately €12 million annually to the Rabo cycling teams through 2012. The current sponsorship contract expires at the end of 2008.

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