Lampre DS confirms Simoni as leader

Although speculation continues over who will be Lampre-Cafitta's leader at the Giro d'Italia, directtore sportivo Giuseppe Martinelli said to cyclismag.com: "Simoni stays our charismatic leader for the Giro."

"Everybody must know that Simoni is not at the end of his career. He wanted to stay with our team, whereas Cunego is on his ascending slope, and this means that Gilberto has a great serenity and big self confidence. We, the team, still give him a lot of credit. This considered, we decided that Simoni would be the leader on the Giro, and Cunego the leader on the Tour. Gilberto definitely thinks he can get past Cunego on this Giro."

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