Menchov powers into Vuelta lead
Denis Menchov isn’t one to show too much emotion, but the hard-nosed Russian pumped his fist in elation moments after roaring to victory in Sunday’s 48km time trial along Spain’s Costa Brava. The Rabobank captain took 49 seconds on overnight race leader Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) to win his second time trial of this year’s Vuelta. The victory shot him back into overall lead and pumped new life into the race as the Vuelta heads to back-to-back summit finishes in the Pyrénées starting Monday. “I’m very satisfied with this victory,” said Menchov, who was nine seconds faster than Ruben