Claim: In the 2010 Team Katusha season Robbie McEwen and Joaquim Rodriguez each lost races.
Evidence: In the Tour's queen stage, stage 17 finishing at the Col du Tourmalet, Rodríguez finished third, just over a minute behind Schleck and Contador at the head of the race. McEwen was present for a depleted group sprint finish to the Giro's first road race stage in Netherlands, taking seventh. Robbie McEwen (AUS) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)