Cycling-Tour winner Sastre to race Giro d'Italia

MILAN, April 29 - Last year's Tour De France winner Carlos Sastre will race in next month's Giro d'Italia, his Cervelo team said on Wednesday. The Spaniard will encounter a difficult field with Astana's Lance Armstrong among the top names due to ride in the May 9-31 race. "We are going for a top result in the general classification with the leader and Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre," Cervelo TestTeam Sports Director Jean-Paul van Poppel said in a statement. "He will get support from the entire team to reach a top three place in the general classification." The team's Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd has, however, decided to skip the Giro to concentrate on July's Tour de France. (Reporting by Mark Meadows; editing by Pritha Sarkar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)