With less than three weeks to the start of the Giro d'Italia, organizers RCS Sport have released the provisional start list for the first grand tour of the season. Nairo Quintana and Joaquim Rodriguez spearhead the list of GC contenders while Marcel Kittel leads the sprint field.
Friday, May 9th is approaching fast and the expected main protagonists of the Giro d'Italia (from Belfast to Trieste – 1st June) are warming up.
The opening team time trial of the Giro will see the 22 teams, each made up of 9 riders, at the start line, with a total of 198 participants.
Among those expecting to fight for overall victory in the Giro d'Italia 2014 are the Colombian Nairo Quintana and Spanish Joaquin Rodriguez.
They will also battle from the Australian Cadel Evans, the other Colombian Rigoberto Uran and Irish cousins Nicholas Roche and Daniel Martin.
Also at the start will be the winners of previous editions of the Corsa Rosa: Michele Scarponi (who will wear the number 1 as the teammate of last year's winner), Ivan Basso, Damiano Cunego and the Canadian Ryder Hesjedal.
The sprints are likely to be contested between the in-form German Marcel Kittel, the French Nacer Bouhanni and the Australian Michael Matthews, along with Britain's Ben Swift, the American Tyler Farrar and the Italians Alessandro Petacchi, Elia Viviani, Giacomo Nizzolo, Davide Appollonio and Francesco Chicchi.
As for "stages hunters", keep an eye out for the Spanish Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez, the Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the Spanish Igor Anton, the Belgian Thomas De Gendt, and the Italians: the national champion Ivan Santaromita along with Luca Paolini, Diego Ulissi, Mauro Finetto, Filippo Pozzato, Moreno Moser, Enrico Battaglin and Domenico Pozzovivo.
ASTANA PRO TEAM |
SCARPONI Michele |
AGNOLI Valerio |
ARU Fabio |
BRAJKOVIC Janez |
GASPAROTTO Enrico |
IGLINSKIY Maxim |
LANDA MEANA Mikel |
TIRALONGO Paolo |
ZEITS Andrey |
AG2R LA MONDIALE |
POZZOVIVO Domenico |
APPOLLONIO Davide |
BERARD Julien |
BOUET Maxime |
DOMONT Axel |
DUPONT Hubert |
GRETSCH Patrick |
MONTAGUTI Matteo |
VUILLERMOZ Alexis |
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUELA |
PELLIZOTTI Franco |
BELLETTI Manuel |
FRAPPORTI Marco |
GODOY Yonder |
HOOGERLAND Johnny |
OCHOA Carlos Jose |
RODRIGUEZ Jackson |
ROSA Diego |
SELLA Emanuele |
BARDIANI CSF |
PIRAZZI Stefano |
BATTAGLIN Enrico |
BOEM Nicola |
BONGIORNO Francesco Manuel |
CANOLA Marco |
COLBRELLI Sonny |
LOCATELLI Stefano |
PAGANI Angelo |
ZARDINI Edoardo |
BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM |
KELDERMAN Wilco |
BOL Jetse |
FLENS Rick |
GOOS Marc |
KEIZER Martijn |
KRUIJSWIJK Steven |
TANNER David |
TJALLINGII Maarten |
VAN EMDEN Jos |
BMC RACING TEAM |
EVANS Cadel |
BOOKWALTER Brent |
EIJSSEN Yannick |
HERMANS Ben |
MORABITO Steve |
OSS Daniel |
QUINZIATO Manuel |
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel |
WYSS Danilo |
CANNONDALE |
BASSO Ivan |
GATTO Oscar |
KOCH Michel |
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo |
MARANGONI Alan |
MOSER Moreno |
RATTO Daniele |
VILLELLA Davide |
VIVIANI Elia |
COLOMBIA |
DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres |
ARANGO CARVAJAL Juan Esteban |
AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiad |
CHALAPUD GOMEZ Robinson Edua |
DUQUE Leonardo Fabio |
PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson |
QUINTERO NORENA Carlosjulian |
ROMERO CORREDOR Jeffry Johan |
RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel |
FDJ.FR |
BOUHANNI Nacer |
CHAVANEL Sébastien |
COURTEILLE Arnaud |
FISCHER Murilo Antonio |
GENIEZ Alexandre |
LE BON Johan |
MOUREY Francis |
PICHON Laurent |
SOUPE Geoffrey |
GARMIN SHARP |
HESJEDAL Ryder |
CARDOSO Andre Fernando S.M. |
DEKKER Thomas |
FARRAR Tyler |
FERNANDEZ DE LARREA Koldo |
HAAS Nathan |
MARTIN Daniel |
SLAGTER Tom Jelte |
WEGMANN Fabian |
LAMPRE - MERIDA |
CUNEGO Damiano |
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner |
BONO Matteo |
CATTANEO Mattia |
FERRARI Roberto |
MORI Manuele |
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw |
POZZATO Filippo |
ULISSI Diego |
LOTTO BELISOL |
ARMEE Sander |
BAK Lars Ytting |
DE HAES Kenny |
DOCKX Gert |
HANSEN Adam |
MONFORT Maxime |
VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
WELLENS Tim |
WILLEMS Frederik |
MOVISTAR TEAM |
QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexand |
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey |
ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor |
CAPECCHI Eros |
CASTROVIEJO Nicolas Jonathan |
HERRADA LOPEZ José |
IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka |
LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo |
MALORI Adriano |
NERI SOTTOLI |
RABOTTINI Matteo |
ANDRIATO Rafael |
CARRETERO Ramon |
CHICCHI Francesco |
COLLI Daniele |
FEDI Andrea |
FINETTO Mauro |
MONSALVE Jonathan |
PONZI Simone |
OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP |
URAN URAN Rigoberto |
BRAMBILLA Gianluca |
DE GENDT Thomas |
GOLAS Michal |
PAUWELS Serge |
PETACCHI Alessandro |
POELS Wouter |
SERRY Pieter |
VERMOTE Julien |
ORICA GREENEDGE |
SANTAROMITA Ivan |
DURBRIDGE Luke |
HEPBURN Michael |
LANCASTER Brett |
MATTHEWS Michael |
MEYER Cameron |
MOURIS Jens |
TUFT Svein |
WEENING Pieter |
TEAM EUROPCAR |
ROLLAND Pierre |
ARASHIRO Yukiya |
BERNAUDEAU Giovanni |
HUREL Tony |
MALACARNE Davide |
MEDEREL Maxime |
QUEMENEUR Perrig |
SICARD Romain |
THURAU Bjorn |
TEAM GIANT - SHIMANO |
KITTEL Marcel |
DE BACKER Bert |
GESCHKE Simon |
LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
MEZGEC Luka |
PREIDLER Georg |
STAMSNIJDER Tom |
TIMMER Albert |
VEELERS Tom |
TEAM KATUSHA |
RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin |
BELKOV Maxim |
CARUSO Giampaolo |
GUSEV Vladimir |
LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto |
MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel |
PAOLINI Luca |
VICIOSO ARCOS Angel |
VORGANOV Eduard |
TEAM SKY |
CATALDO Dario |
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
DEIGNAN Philip |
EISEL Bernhard |
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian |
KENNAUGH Peter |
PUCCIO Salvatore |
SIUTSOU Kanstantsin |
SWIFT Ben |
TINKOFF SAXO |
ROCHE Nicholas |
JUUL JENSEN Christopher |
MAJKA Rafal |
PETROV Daniel |
POLJANSKI Pawel |
ROVNY Ivan |
SÖRENSEN Chris Anker |
SUAREZ BELTRAN Edward |
TRUSOV Nikolay |
TREK FACTORY RACING |
KISERLOVSKI Robert |
ALAFACI Eugenio |
ARREDONDO MORENO Julian Davi |
FELLINE Fabio |
HONDO Danilo |
NIZZOLO Giacomo |
VAN POPPEL Boy |
VANDEWALLE Kristof |
ZOIDL Riccardo |
Aaron GATE 34 years | today |
Giovanni GOMEZ 36 years | today |
Caleb AOAKE 26 years | today |
Dimitri PEYSKENS 33 years | today |
Artjom KÔSTER MIRZOJEV 3 years | today |
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