Lance Armstrong has told organizers that he will race in the Giro d’Italia.
The announcement posted on the Gazzetta dello Sport’s Web site on Thursday removed doubts that the seven-time Tour de France champion would miss the race after having surgery on a broken right collarbone last month.
The Gazzetta said the American contacted organizers Thursday from Colorado, where is currently training.
The Giro runs May 9-31.
“The recovery has been going well and the plan is to be there,†Armstrong’s spokesman Mark Higgins wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press… Details