Filippo Pozzato was disappointed to fail a selection with the Lampre-Merida team for the Giro d’Italia. But the Classic rider hopes to be present this July in France to race the second three-week race of the season. Currently present in Azerbaijan to race the European Games road race with Elia Viviani, Manuele Boaro, Dario Cataldo, Giacomo Nizzolo and Alessandro Vanotti.

“I haven’t officially been selected for the Tour de France yet but I hope to be in the team,” Pozzato explained according to Tuttobiciweb. “After not riding the Giro d’Italia, I really want to race and if I’m not in France in July, I hope to ride in China or wherever the team sends me.”

At the moment, five riders was selected for the Tour de France, but nothing is official: Rui Costa, Nelson Oliveira, Kristjian Durasek, Mario Costa and Filippo Pozzato.