Taaramäe preps in Turkey for Tour de France debut

Estonian champion Rein Taaramäe has taken the lead at the Presidential Tour of Turkey today by one second over stage 3 winner Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri). However, at the age of 23, the Cofidis rider already has eyes on a higher status ProTour races and the Tour de France. "Now that I have the lead, I'll try to keep it till the end of the week but I don't want to spend too much energy here," Taaramäe told Cyclingnews in Marmaris. "We have only six riders, it's not a lot to defend a jersey for five days. If I lose it, it's not a big deal."