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Giro d’Italia, Tirreno, Milan-San Remo, and Strade Bianche teams announced

RCS Sport has today announced its selection of wild card teams that will participate at four out of its six UCI WorldTour races: Giro d’Italia, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milano-Sanremo, and Strade Bianche.

GIRO D’ITALIA (9–31 May)

 – 19 UCI WorldTeams and 3 wild cards (22 teams of 8 riders each)

UCI WORLDTEAMS – 19

  • AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
  • ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
  • BAHRAIN – MCLAREN (BRN)
  • BORA – HANSGROHE (GER)
  • CCC TEAM (POL)
  • COFIDIS (FRA)
  • DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP (BEL)
  • EF PRO CYCLING (USA)
  • GROUPAMA – FDJ (FRA)
  • ISRAEL START-UP NATION (ISR)
  • LOTTO SOUDAL (BEL)
  • MITCHELTON – SCOTT (AUS)
  • MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
  • NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM (RSA)
  • TEAM INEOS (GBR)
  • TEAM JUMBO – VISMA (NED)
  • TEAM SUNWEB (GER)
  • TREK – SEGAFREDO (USA)
  • UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAE)

WILD CARDS – 3

  • ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC (ITA)
  • BARDIANI CSF FAIZANÈ (ITA)
  • VINI ZABÙ KTM (ITA)

TIRRENO-ADRIATICO 

(11–17 March) – 19 UCI WorldTeams, 1 qualified by ranking position and 4 wild cards (24 teams of 7 riders each)

UCI WORLDTEAMS – 19

  • AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
  • ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
  • BAHRAIN – MCLAREN (BRN)
  • BORA – HANSGROHE (GER)
  • CCC TEAM (POL)
  • COFIDIS (FRA)
  • DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP (BEL)
  • EF PRO CYCLING (USA)
  • GROUPAMA – FDJ (FRA)
  • ISRAEL START-UP NATION (ISR)
  • LOTTO SOUDAL (BEL)
  • MITCHELTON – SCOTT (AUS)
  • MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
  • NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM (RSA)
  • TEAM INEOS (GBR)
  • TEAM JUMBO – VISMA (NED)
  • TEAM SUNWEB (GER)
  • TREK – SEGAFREDO (USA)
  • UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAE)

QUALIFIED BY RANKING – 1

  • TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE (FRA)

WILD CARDS – 4

  • ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC (ITA)
  • BARDIANI CSF FAIZANÈ (ITA)
  • GAZPROM – RUSVELO (RUS)
  • TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC (FRA)

MILANO-SANREMO 

(21 March) – 19 UCI WorldTeams, 2 qualified by ranking position and 4 wild cards (25 teams of 7 riders each)

UCI WORLDTEAMS – 19

  • AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
  • ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
  • BAHRAIN – MCLAREN (BRN)
  • BORA – HANSGROHE (GER)
  • CCC TEAM (POL)
  • COFIDIS (FRA)
  • DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP (BEL)
  • EF PRO CYCLING (USA)
  • GROUPAMA – FDJ (FRA)
  • ISRAEL START-UP NATION (ISR)
  • LOTTO SOUDAL (BEL)
  • MITCHELTON – SCOTT (AUS)
  • MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
  • NTT PRO CYCLING TEAM (RSA)
  • TEAM INEOS (GBR)
  • TEAM JUMBO – VISMA (NED)
  • TEAM SUNWEB (GER)
  • TREK – SEGAFREDO (USA)
  • UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAE)

QUALIFIED BY RANKING – 2

  • TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE (FRA)
  • CIRCUS – WANTY GOBERT (BEL)

WILD CARDS – 4

  • CORENDON (BEL)
  • GAZPROM – RUSVELO (RUS)
  • TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC (FRA)
  • VINI ZABÙ KTM (ITA)

STRADE BIANCHE 

(7 March) – 17 UCI WorldTeams, 1 qualified by ranking position and 5 wild cards (23 teams of 7 riders each)

UCI WORLDTEAMS – 17

  • AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
  • ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
  • BAHRAIN – MCLAREN (BRN)
  • BORA – HANSGROHE (GER)
  • CCC TEAM (POL)
  • DECEUNINCK – QUICK-STEP (BEL)
  • EF PRO CYCLING (USA)
  • GROUPAMA – FDJ (FRA)
  • ISRAEL START-UP NATION (ISR)
  • LOTTO SOUDAL (BEL)
  • MITCHELTON – SCOTT (AUS)
  • MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
  • TEAM INEOS (GBR)
  • TEAM JUMBO – VISMA (NED)
  • TEAM SUNWEB (GER)
  • TREK – SEGAFREDO (USA)
  • UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAE)

QUALIFIED BY RANKING – 1

  • CIRCUS – WANTY GOBERT (BEL)

WILD CARDS – 5

  • ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC (ITA)
  • BARDIANI CSF FAIZANÈ (ITA)
  • B&B HOTELS – VITAL CONCEPT (FRA)
  • CORENDON (BEL)
  • TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC (FRA)