At a time when the major professional teams have become unified in their position opposing the UCI ban on two-way radios, all three of the past week’s semi-classics saw dramatic, unpredictable racing.
Cadel Evans and George Hincapie get their seasons started this week in Italy. The BMC Racing veterans each delayed the starts to their 2011 campaigns to take advantage of warm weather training and remain fresh for midseason objectives.
The Giro del Friuli is a one-day UCI category 1.1 road race in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The event is part of the UCI's Europe Tour and has been held since 1974. In 2009 Mirco Lorenzetto of Lampre won.