Diego Caccia (Barloworld) is ready for his return (Image credit: Gregor Brown)
While part of Team Barloworld is racing in the Giro d'Italia, another arm will be leading the charge in Spain, for the Clásica a Alcobendas, May 10 to 11. Australia's Baden Cooke and Italy's Diego Caccia are making their race returns after forced stops during their Classics campaigns.
The three-stage Spanish race comprises 320.90 kilometres in two days.
Cooke will be rebuilding his racing strength follow his crash in the Paris-Roubaix, where he went on to finish 31st. Caccia, who was taken out of action with a crash in the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, confirmed to Cyclingnews his desire to return to racing. The 26 year-old from Bergamo fractured a rib on his left side just over one month ago, but was in good spirits when contacted at home last night.
