Moletta returns to racing

By Susan Westemeyer

Team Gerolsteiner didn't really expect Andrea Moletta to return to racing this season after his horrendous crash in Milano-San Remo in March. The Italian was in an escape group when he somersaulted into a lamppost and low stone wall, breaking his femur. But he swore to team chief Hans Michael Holczer that he would be back no later than the Vuelta a Espana in September, and it turns out that he has recovered faster than even he expected. Moletta is now scheduled to start in the Brixia Tour, which starts July 26.