Returning to Italy with two wins from Portugal and several impressive rankings in France and Switzerland during February, Team Barloworld are preparing for this weekend’s Italian classic races.
Many Italian riders will use the 91st Milano-Torino on Saturday 4 March as their 2006 debut, while Team Barloworld already have eight races behind them. The Milano-Torino is the oldest of Italian races and presents a mostly flat terrain, however a steep 620 meter climb should give Team Barloworld’s star climbers an opportunity to leap-frog from the pack.
Team Barloworld will head to the hills of Toscana on Monday 6 March for the Giro della Provincia di Lucca. Among the big names that will be at the starting line include the Olympic champion, Paolo Bettini.
Team Barloworld realizes the importance of these two races as they build up to their invitational and much-anticipated Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-San Remo.
“Team Barloworld will be riding against some of the best Pro-Tour riders and we will use the two Italian classics as a base to prepare for the main races,” said Claudio Corti, Team Manager, Team Barloworld.
Team Barloworld riders confirmed for the Milano-Torino are Pedro Arreitunandia, Igor Astarloa who made his seasonal debut at the GP in Switzerland, Gianpaolo Cheula and Mads Christensen.
Enrico Degano with two wins already this season, Alex Efimkin, Mauro Facci who finished an impressive third at the GP Haribo in France and Hugo Sabido will represent Team Barloworld at the Giro della Provincia di Lucca
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