Liquigas-Cannondale's training camp in Sardinia ends tomorrow and its riders leave with a clear vision of the new year. Vuelta a España champion Vincenzo Nibali will race to win the Giro d'Italia, and 2010 Giro champion Ivan Basso will do the same at the Tour de France.
Nibali "is mature and knows his value. In the summer, before the Vuelta, he said, 'I'm going to Spain to win,'" Team Manager Roberto Amadio told La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. "Now, speaking of the 2011 Giro, he says, 'I want to race the Giro because I can win.'"
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