Saiz expectant

Liberty Seguros-Würth team manager Manolo Saiz has high hopes for Michele Scarponi in tomorrow's 11th stage between Marostica and Zoldo Alto, the first real mountain stage of this year's Giro. Saiz predicted a tough battle tomorrow: "It will be the first contact, but already they talk of snow on the Stelvio and the probability of dropping that climb. That can impact the race, but tomorrow the first climb before Zoldo Alto is hard enough to start the struggle.

"If Scarponi goes well, as I expect, we will have a lot to say in these stages, because he is our only man for the general. The others are for support, but if we race for Scarponi, we will also look for the breakaways to take the pressure off, and in that way, another stage win might come."

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