Lance Armstrong sets schedule for Giro preparation

Lance Armstrong will race in the Milan-San Remo classic and Spain's Castille and Leon Vuelta this month.

The seven-time Tour de France champion has dropped the Tour of Flanders one-day classic and France's Criterium International from his schedule.

"Armstrong's focus for the season continues to be the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France," the Astana team said in a statement.

The changes mean Armstrong will be back in Europe well ahead of the March 21 spring opener from Milan to San Remo. The centennial racing of the classic will feature all the top one-day cyclists. The 185.2-mile race along the Mediterranean is the longest on the …