Going to Italy to support Alberto

He made his debut at his race last year, finishing third overall. This year around, however, he is going to support Contador in the mountains. “Alberto targets this race and we should do our best to help him. We have brought along a well-balanced team with the riders to protect Alberto on the flat stretches and the rest, including myself, who will ride for him in the hilly terrain,” Roman revealed.He is really looking forward to the 7-day stage race with two time trials. “My season hasn’t started off the way I pictured because of my illness so I really want to get my self-confidence back. I believe that we will achieve a success in Italy and Alberto will score a victory despite the strong competition that is going to line up there. The race starts with a team time trial, then two flat stages follow and the most difficult mountainous stages come on the weekend.”