This year, Moreno Moser will ride Giro d'Italia for the first time in his career. Troubled by a knee problem in the past weeks, the young gun from Cannondale is determined to reanimate his season in la Corsa Rosa.

Moser suffered a sore knee during the Tirreno-Adriatico and had to skip all the races afterwards, including Milan-Sanremo, one of his main objectives in the spring. However, he claims that he is problem-free now and sets his sight on the Italian Grand Tour. "Yes, it's safe to say I will ride Giro d'Italia. The knee problem is gone, so I can work full gas now. I'm confident about the rest of the season," said Moser in an interview with Trentino Corriere Alpi.

This will be Moser's second shot to ride a Grand Tour. His only experience before comes from last year's Tour de France, where he finished 94th overall with an impressive third place on the stage finishing atop the legendary climb Alpe d'Huez.

Prior to Giro d'Italia, the trentino native will ride Giro del Trentino on his home soil to find racing rhythm. He will likely to race the Ardennes showdown, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, too.