Giro winner Basso to the Head Tour de Romandie composition

Of GENEYIS (AP) — Tour de Romandie Giro d'Italia organizers say winner Ivan Basso will row for the race six days beginning the Swiss 26. April event finished on 1 may in Geneva, just six days before the three-week Giro 2011 in Turin. Basso is committed to defending Giro title, and instead could conserve energy for the Tour de Francein July The Romandie composition includes 2009 World Champion Cadel Evans and 2009 Giro winner Denis Menchov. Evans said Thursday he intends to return after missing the Romandie the upcoming one day classics Amstel Gold and Walloon arrow with a thigh injury. Simon Spilak Slovenian racer will defend the title when Spain Romandie took Alejandro Valverde was stripped of the victory of 2010 After doping ban.