Cioni to new Ukrainian outfit

Italian rider Dario Cioni has left Silence-Lotto and signed for the new Italian-Ukrainian ISD Danieli-team. Having been recruited two years ago as an ally for Cadel Evans in the Tour, Cioni failed to make an impression and was therefore not offered a new contract.

He'll join countryman Giovanni Visconti and former T-Mobile rider Serguei Honchar in the squad led by Luca Scinto.