Menchov: the man of the third week

After a slow start, Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) has found his legs on this Giro.

After a slow start, Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) has found his legs on this Giro. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Denis Menchov (Geox-TMC) was a satisfied man after he finished the Giro d’Italia’s mountain time trial in seventh place. The Russian has continued to improve his position on GC despite losing more time to race leader Alberto Contador. Menchov, who now sits in seventh place in the general classification, is only 20 seconds behind current fifth place Jose Rujano, and is confident that he can improve further going into the third and final week.