Reuters is reporting that Lance Armstrong will race in the 2009 Giro di Italia. It will mark the hundredth year the Italian road race has been run.
Not only that, but there’s speculation that the 2009 Giro d’Italia route will end with at least a partial climb of volcanic Mt. Vesuvius:
Italian websites are reporting there will be a stage finish on the most active volcano in Europe. Giro 2009 is expected to explore the Campania and Naples regions culminating with a mountain finish (part way?) up Mount Vesuvius followed by a sprint finish the next day in Naples (Benevento?).
This makes sense, because with all the problems we’ve seen in southern Italy, including the garbage problem, organizers just might be enticed to bring the giro to the (economic) rescue.
Be there at the end of May. This could be exciting.