Mayo looking toward third week of Giro

By Antonio J. Salmerón

Saunier Duval's Iban Mayo will be coming into the Giro d'Italia "a little bit short of form," but ready to work for his Italian team-mate Gilberto Simoni, a two-time winner of the event (2001, 2003). "I will not arrive as good as I would like, but I hope about average during the first week of the race and then be on better form the last week, which will be the hardest week, and better for me," the Spaniard climber said.

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