Giro-Tour double not on the cards for Scarponi

Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) has yet to decide if he will ride the Giro d’Italia or the Tour de France in 2012, but he has ruled out the possibility of lining up at both races. The Italian cited Alberto Contador’s travails at last year’s Tour as proof of the difficulty of being competitive in back-to-back Grand Tours.