Rabobank (cycling)

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The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race.

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).

1 Name
2 Major results
3 Teams

[edit] Name

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

[edit] Major results

1st, UCI Road World Championships - Road Race (2004): Óscar Freire
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

[edit] Teams

[edit] 2007 ProTeam

[edit] Major results

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

[edit] Team roster

A team is allowed the maximum of 30 riders on its roster. Prominent riders include Michael Rasmussen (2005 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France K.O.M.), Michael Boogerd (Classics Specialist), Juan Antonio Flecha (Sprinter & Classics), Óscar Freire (three times World Cycling Champion), Denis Menchov (winner 2005 Vuelta a España), Pieter Weening (winner stage 8 Tour de France 2005) and Thomas Dekker, winner of the Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006

	Rider	Date of Birth
	Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano	May 12, 1979 (age 27)
	Michael Boogerd	May 28, 1972 (age 34)
	Jan Boven	February 28, 1972 (age 35)
	Graeme Brown	April 9, 1979 (age 27)
	Bram de Groot	December 18, 1974 (age 32)
	Marc de Maar	February 15, 1984 (age 23)
	Thomas Dekker	September 6, 1984 (age 22)
	Theo Eltink	November 27, 1981 (age 25)
	Juan Antonio Flecha	September 17, 1977 (age 29)
	Rick Flens	April 11, 1983 (age 23)
	Óscar Freire	February 15, 1976 (age 31)
	Robert Gesink	May 31, 1986 (age 20)
	Mathew Hayman	April 20, 1978 (age 28)
	Pedro Horrillo	September 27, 1974 (age 32)

	Rider	Date of Birth
	Dmitri Kozontchuk	April 5, 1984 (age 22)
	Sebastian Langeveld	January 17, 1985 (age 22)
	Gerben Löwik	June 29, 1977 (age 29)
	Denis Menchov	January 25, 1978 (age 29)
	Koos Moerenhout	November 5, 1973 (age 33)
	Grischa Niermann	November 3, 1975 (age 31)
	Joost Posthuma	March 8, 1981 (age 26)
	Michael Rasmussen	June 1, 1974 (age 32)
	Kai Reus	March 11, 1985 (age 22)
	Leon van Bon	January 28, 1972 (age 35)
	Max van Heeswijk	March 2, 1973 (age 34)
	Thorwald Veneberg	October 16, 1977 (age 29)
	William Walker	October 31, 1985 (age 21)
	Pieter Weening	April 5, 1981 (age 25)

[edit] Continental Team

Name	Date of birth	Country
Hans Dekkers	August 7, 1981	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 Stamsnijder	May 15, 1985	Netherlands
Tom Veelers	September 14, 1984	Netherlands
Remco van der Ven	June 24, 1975	Netherlands
William Walker	October 31, 1985	Australia

[edit] Cyclo-cross

Name	Date of birth	Country	Year turned pro
Bart Aernouts	June 23, 1982	Belgium	2004
Lars Boom	December 30, 1985	Netherlands	N/A
Richard Groenendaal	July 13, 1971	Netherlands	1994
Sven Nys	June 17, 1976	Belgium	1998
Sven Vanthourenhout	January 14, 1981	Belgium	2001