Phonak lines up in Italy

The following riders will compete for Swiss team Phonak Hearing Systems in Milano-Torino on March 5, as well as in the Giro di Lucca on March 7: Niki Aebersold, Martin Elmiger, Bert Grabsch, Fabrizio Guidi, Ignacio Gutierrez, Daniel Schnider, Johann Tschopp, Sascha Urweider and Steve Zampieri.

For the following stage race, Tirreno Adriatico from March 9-15, Niki Aebersold, Aurélien Clerc, Martin Elmiger, Bert Grabsch, Fabrizio Guidi, Gregory Rast, Daniel Schnider and Steve Zampieri have been announced by the team management to start.