Former world number one Damiano Cunego will take part in Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian, this season's 20th ProTour race, his Lampre team confirmed Thursday.

The 23-year-old Italian was forced to miss several weeks of the season after being diagnosed with the debilitating Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus.

But he returned to action in July and performed well in this week's Fred Mengoni trophy and the Castelfidardo Grand Prix.

Lampre coach Giuseppe Martinelli predicted Cunego would perform well in Spain.

"Damiano has moved very well in the last two races where he was always near the front and we are confident for his next outings," he said.

Cunego has 18 career titles to his name, including the overall at the 2004 Giro d'Italia.

Dominguez wins Tour of Burgos
Spaniard Juan Carlos Dominguez, riding with Saunier Duval, won the Tour of Burgos on Thursday following the fifth and final stage, a 166km ride from Sasamon to Burgos.

David Herrero Llorente of Euskaltel took the final day plaudits in a sprintfinish ahead of former world road race champion Igor Astarloa and JoaquinRodriguez.

Dominguez, who took control of the race on Wednesday when he won the fourth stage 43 secs ahead of Rodriguez, finished with a 29-sec advantage on his fellow Spaniard, who is also his teammate.

Stage 5
1. David Herrero (Sp), Euskaltel 4:09:50
2. Igor Astarloa (Sp), same time
3. Joaquin Rodriguez (Sp), s.t.
4. Josep Jufre (Sp), s.t.
5. Constantino Zaballa (Sp), s.t.
6. Santo Anza (I), s.t.
7. Carlos Castano (Sp), s.t.
8. Ricardo Serrano (Sp), s.t.
9. Matteo Carrara (I), s.t.
10. Joseba Albizo (Sp), s.t.Final Overall
1. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Sp), Saunier Duval 16:11:44
2. Joaquin Rodriguez (Sp), at 0:29
3. Carlos Castano (Sp), at 0:45 45
4. Santo Anza (I), at 1:01
5. Toni Colon (Sp), at 1:08

Discovery signs Martinez
The Discovery Channel team announced its first signing for the 2006 cycling season, Spaniard Egoi Martinez, on Thursday.

Currently a member of the Euskaltel team, Martinez, 27, won the prestigious Tour de l'Avenir in 2003 and has finished in the top 50 in the last two Tours de France. Martinez signed to a two-year agreement.

"He's a complete rider," said Discovery manager Johan Bruyneel. "I have been following his progress for a while and I think he will fit in very well within our team structure. He's the type of rider we need - he can climb and time trial well - and I'm happy we are able to bring him to the team."

A professional since 2002, Martinez followed up a 10th place finish in the Tour de l'Avenir that season with a victory the next. Midway through the '03 race, strong performances in back to back stages took Martinez from 13th place, 47 seconds back, into the race lead by 1:50, eventually winning by 2:02.

In 2004, Martinez finished 41st in his first Tour de France highlighted by a third place effort in stage 11. Also that season, he finished fourth overall at the Languedoc-Roussillon. This season, Martinez was fourth at the GP Miguel Indurain and 48th at the Tour de France.

"I've seen some flashes on certain occasions and I believe he can become a solid rider," Bruyneel said. "He is definitely a Tour caliber rider."

ProTour Standings
As of August 11, 2005
1. Danilo Di Luca (I), Liquigas-Bianchi 184
2. Lance Armstrong (USA), Discovery Channel 139
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz), T-Mobile 136
4. Bobby Julich (USA), CSC 130
5. Tom Boonen (B), Quick Step 120
6. Alessandro Petacchi (I), Fassa Bortolo 111
7. Davide Rebellin (I), Gerolsteiner 101
8. Jan Ullrich (G), T-Mobile 98
9. Santiago Botero (Col), Phonak 95
10. Oscar Freire (Sp), Rabobank 94
11. Paolo Savoldelli (I), Discovery Channel 92
12. George Hincapie (USA), Discovery Channel 89
13. Ivan Basso (I), CSC 86
14. Michael Boogerd (Hol), Rabobank 80
15. Michael Rogers (Aus), Quick Step 80
16. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Gerolsteiner 80
17. Jens Voigt (G), CSC 73
18. Cadel Evans (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto 73
19. Gilberto Simoni (I), Lampre-Caffita 70
20. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sp), Fassa Bortolo 68Teams
1. Phonak 263
2. CSC 246
3. Davitamon-Lotto 238
4. Rabobank 237
5. Saunier Duval 205
6. Crédit Agricole 204
7. Fassa Bortolo 202
8. T-Mobile 195
9. Liberty Seguros 190
10. Discovery Channel 188
11. Gerolsteiner 174
12. Cofidis 169
13. Illes Balears 159
14. Quick Step 156
15. Liquigas-Bianchi 152
16. Lampre-Caffita 149
17. Bouygues Telecom 122
18. Domina Vacanze 100
19. Française des Jeux 85
20. Euskaltel 85National rankings
1. Italy 574
2. USA 417
3. Spain 355
4. Germany 279
5. Australia 235
6. Belgium 231
7. Kazakhstan 143
8. France 121
9. Holland 115
10. Switzerland 108