Simoni ready for Giro

Lampre-Caffita's Gilberto Simoni has won the Giro dell'Appennino on Sunday and is looking forward to the upcoming Giro d'Italia. The two-time winner of the Tour of Italy scored his second victory this season after being the first rider to cross the line at Mont Faron during Paris-Nice.

"This win give me a lot of self-confidence, as it wasn't an easy course," Simoni said after the race. "I didn't think I was that good. I'm still not top, but that will come." Gilberto Simoni is scheduled to race the Giro d'Italia alongside his younger teammate and 2004 Giro winner Damiano Cunego, who has also shown good form at the last of the Spring classics the very same day, finishing 28 seconds down of the winner Alexandre Vinokourov on Sunday. Cunego will also line-up at the upcoming Tour de Romandie in Switzerland.