Cunego ready for Murcia

Cunego rides Tour TT

Cunego rides Tour TT (Image credit: Jon Devich)

Yesterday, Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) tested his legs on the Vuelta a Murcia's time trial parcours, stage 4, March 10. Il Piccolo Principe will be able to ride against the clock for the first time this season, and against key rivals, in the Spanish stage race, running today through Sunday, March 11. Slated to start in Murcia are Italians Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Paolo Savoldelli (Astana) and Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo); Russian Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne).