Liquigas rider Charly Wegelius went to the Giro to help team leader Danilo di Luca and then took a break after that, the heavy early season requiring some time to recharge the batteries. He's building back up now and is set to do his second Grand Tour of the season.
"I'm feeling okay at the moment," he said this morning. "I came out of the Tour of Germany feeling quite good. I was pretty tired after the Tour of Switzerland so I stopped right after that, having a bit of a break. Now I am getting going again."
"My plan for the rest of the season is to ride this race today, then do the Coppa Bernocchi in Italy and then the Vuelta. So that will be two Grand Tours in one season, for the second year in a row.
"As regards the team's plans in the Vuelta, we are going there with Danilo so obviously he is the biggest focus of the team. To be honest, I don't know what intentions he has got, whether he is going to ride for the classification or if he is going to use it as preparation for the world championships. We will see."
When asked what his plans were after that, Wegelius said the ideal situation would be a good rest. "I would like not to ride any more races after that! But it depends on what I have to do... the decision will be taken by my boss rather than me."
