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(FILE PHOTO) Russian cyclist Denis Menchov of team Katusha has announced he will retire at the age of 35. Menchov won both the Vuelta Espana and Giro d'Italia and placed second in the 2010 Tour de France. MONTCEAU-LES-MINES, FRANCE - JULY 22: -Denis Menchov of Russia and Rabobank in action during stage 19 of the 93rd Tour de France, an individual time trial from Le Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines, on July 22 2006 in Montceau-les-Mines, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
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(FILE PHOTO) Russian cyclist Denis Menchov of team Katusha has announced he will retire at the age of 35. Menchov won both the Vuelta Espana and Giro d'Italia and placed second in the 2010 Tour de France. LIEGE, BELGIUM - JUNE 30: Denis Menchov of Russia riding for Katusha races to eighth place in the prologue of the 2012 Tour de France on June 30, 2012 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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(FILE PHOTO) Russian cyclist Denis Menchov of team Katusha has announced he will retire at the age of 35. Menchov won both the Vuelta Espana and Giro d'Italia and placed second in the 2010 Tour de France. PARIS - JULY 25: Alberto Contador of team Astana (L) celebrates as Denis Menchov of team Rabobank looks on after the twentieth and final stage of Le Tour de France 2010, from Longjumeau to the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 25, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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(FILE PHOTO) Russian cyclist Denis Menchov of team Katusha has announced he will retire at the age of 35. Menchov won both the Vuelta Espana and Giro d'Italia and placed second in the 2010 Tour de France. PARIS - JULY 25: Alberto Contador of team Astana (L) is congratulated by Denis Menchov of team Rabobank after the twentieth and final stage of Le Tour de France 2010, from Longjumeau to the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 25, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, team Astana's Lance Armstrong, left, points to teammate and race winner Levi Leipheimer on the podium at the conclusion of Stage 8 of the Tour of California cycling race in Escondido, Calif. Leipheimer says he retired from professional cycling when his six-month ban for doping violations ended March 1 and he was unable to sign with a new team. Leipheimer told The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa of his decision Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)
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FILE - This July 5, 2012 file photo shows American cyclist Levi Leipheimer waiting to start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Rouen, France. Leipheimer says he retired from professional cycling when his six-month ban for doping violations ended March 1 and he was unable to sign with a new team. Leipheimer told The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa of his decision Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
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SANTA ROSA, CA - MAY 19: Lawson Craddock riding for Bontrager takes the podium as he won the best young rider jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California on May 19, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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SANTA ROSA, CA - MAY 19: Lawson Craddock riding for Bontrager takes the podium as he won the best young rider jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California on May 19, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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SANTA ROSA, CA - MAY 19: Carter Jones riding for Bissell Pro Cycling takes the podium as he won the king of the mountains jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California on May 19, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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SANTA ROSA, CA - MAY 19: Peter Sagan of Slovakia riding for Cannondale Pro Cycling takes the podium as he won the green points leaders jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California on May 19, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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