Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong, recovering from a recent collar-bone fracture, said on Tuesday he would be disappointed if he didn't win at least a stage in this month's Giro d'Italia.
Armstrong, 37, admitted he wasn't hopeful of winning his first Giro and was racing ''for myself, my team and my (cancer) foundation''.
''I'm better than I was a month ago but not like (Ivan) Basso and (Danilo) De Luca,'' tagged as favourites to snatch the centennial edition of the Giro.
The round-Italy cycle race starts in Venice on May 9.
The Milan-Sanremo was his first European test, but he only saw it as a run-out.
Before the race, the Tour de France legend confirmed that the Giro - which he had previously always snubbed during his preparations for the Tour - and his 8th Tour were his season goals.
''My targets are the Giro and Tour and I want to be in top form for both,'' said Armstrong, who has never won the world's top two stage races in the same year.
On another issue close to his heart, cancer research, Armstrong said he would meet Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi ''shortly'' to bid to boost research funds.
The two men are cancer survivors.
This year's 100th Giro runs from May 9-May 31.
The 96th Tour goes from July 4-26.
