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Rabobank Team getting ready for Stage 2.

<P>Standing: Rick Flens, Koos Moerenhout, Tom Leezer, Jos van Emden, Pieter Weening and Stef Clement</P> <P>In front: Tim Dejonghe, Frans Maassen and Walter Boom

Menchov wasn't in top form for the time trial around Annecy Lake after falling twice yesterday in stage 17.

Laurens ten Dam held back a bit in the time trial, not feeling 100%.

Joost Posthuma rode towards a good 25th time in the Stage 18 time trial.

Denis Menchov fell hard twice during stage 17, and his time was therefore disappointing.

Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand.

Jens Voigt from Team Saxo Bank lies unconscious after a bad fall on the descent from the Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard.

A bandaged Laurens ten Dam near the front of a pack in Stage 16.

Stef Clement in Stage 16.

Riders from the Rabobank team in Stage 16 - Posthuma, Clement, Menchov and Freire.

Stage 16 - From Martigny in Switzerland through Italy and back into France to Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

Freire was not affected too much by the air rifle shot wound he sustained during stage 13.

Stage 14 - From Colmar to Besançon

Rabobank rider Denis Menchov in a wet stage 13 - from Vittel to Colmar.

Joost Posthuma in action in stage 15 from Pontarlier to Verbier in the Swiss Alps.

Juan Antonio Flecha ignored the pain of his injuries to close the gap between the lead group and himself in stage 15.

Rabobank riders Stef Clement and Juan Antonio Flecha in Stage 15 in the Swiss Alps.

Stage 15 - Pontarlier to Verbier in the Swiss Alps.

Stage 12 of the Tour de France.

Stage 12 of the Tour.

Stage 12 of the Tour de France from Tonnerre to Vittel.

A French village welcome for the peleton in Stage 10, Limoges - Issoudun.

Grischa Nierman held his own protest against the controversial radio ban in stage 10, appearing minutes before the start of the race with a large antenna attached to his helmet.

The peleton passes through a French town in stage 10, Limoges - Issoudun.

The peleton, stage 10 of the Tour de France, Limoges - Issoudun.

Rabobank rider Oscar Freire and Thor Hushovd battle for first place in the slippery finale. Freire finished a close second.

There were numerous crashes in the finale of Stage 6, here Laurens ten Dam takes a fall.

The Rabobank support car follows the team in Stage 6.

Juan Antonio Flecha and Joost Posthuma in Stage 6.

Stage 6 Barcelona.

Stef Clement during stage 6 in Barcelona.

Robert Gesink fell and fractured his wrist during stage 5, yet he managed to finish despite the pain.

Gesink and Posthuma shortly after Gesink's fall in which he fractured his wrist.

Laurens ten Dam in Stage 5.

Juan Antonio Flecha in Stage 5.

Juan Antonio Flecha and Stef Clement in Stage 4.

Laurens ten Dam in Stage 4 of the Tour.

The Rabobank team in Stage 4.

Robert Gesink in Stage 3.

Juan Manuel Garate in Stage 3.

Joost Posthuma in Stage 3.

Rabobank team trains together in Belgium before the Tour.

Rabobank team training for the Tour in Belgium.

Stef Clement wins the jersey for "most combative rider" in stage 2 yesterday.

Stef Clement in Stage 2.

Stef Clement in Stage 2.

Denis Menchov in Stage 1 Monaco time trials.

New Rabobank rider, Robert Gesink, in Stage 1 Monaco time trials.

<P>The Rabo ProTeam is the top formation of the Rabobank Cycling Team, consisting of 30 professional riders who compete in the ProTour - the highest division of the cycling world. </P> <P>For over 13 years now, the Rabo ProTeam has competed against the best teams across the world. And during that time, they have won more than 450 races. </P> <P>The Rabo Team's track record in the Tour de France has been impressive, with 20 stages won over the 13 years. The polka dot jersey for best mountain rider has been won two years in a row (2005 and 2006), and the prized green jersey for best sprinter won once in 2008.</P> <P>2008 was a succesful year for the team, with Denis Menchov's third place in the general classification, and also a third place in the team classification.</P> <P>This year, all eyes are on Denis Menchov. Can he beat other Tour favourites like Armstrong, Sastre, Evans and Schleck, after winning the Giro d'Italia?</P> <P>Can former world champion Oscar Freire defend his green jersey? And will the debut of Holland's biggest talent, Robert Gesink, keep Dutch fans dreaming of a future Tour victory?</P> <P>One thing's for sure, Tour de France 2009 is shaping up to be very exciting for the Rabobank ProTeam and their supporters.</P> <P>Riding in this year's Tour de France team are: Denis Menchov, Grischa Niermann, Juan Antonio Flecha, Oscar Freire, Juan Manuel Garate, Joost Posthuma, Stef Clement, Laurens Ten Dam, and Robert Gesink.</P>

<P>Date: 06/04/2009<BR>Grischa Niermann (Team Rabobank)<BR>Ataun, Spain<BR>1st stage Ataun</P>

Date: 07/06/2009<BR>Nancy, France<BR>Dauphine Libere

Date: 10/05/2009<BR>Trieste, Italy<BR>2nd Stage, Giro d'Italia

Date: 06/03/2009<BR>San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain<BR>Ronde van Murcia <BR>San Pedro del Pinatar - Vuelta to Murcia

Date: 14/06/2009<BR>Grenoble, France<BR>Dauphine Libere, 8th stage

Date: 01/04/2007 <BR>Alsemberg, Belgium <BR>St Genesius Roode - Brabantse Pijl

Date: 17/01/2009<BR>Mojacar, Spain <BR>Training stage team Rabobank 2009

Date: 01/05/2009 <BR>Frankfurt, Germany <BR>Eschborn - Frankfurt City Loop

Date: 11/06/2009<BR>Mont Ventoux, France <BR>Dauphine Libere, 4th stage

Date: 28/06/2009<BR>Landgraaf, The Netherlands<BR>PinkPop area Megaland, National Championship