Giro d’Italia 2022 start list

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This article originally appeared on Velo News

The Giro d’Italia always kick-starts the grand tour season in stunning fashion as action-packed racing combines with beautiful scenery.

In the fight for the iconic pink jersey, a wide-open contest is expected with several GC riders arriving at the race with a realistic shot at victory. Many have picked 2019 champion Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) as the big favorite, but the likes of Ivan Sosa (Movistar), Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), and Romain Bardet (Team DSM) are hot on his heels.

For the sprints, there is a whole host of star names, including Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Caleb Ewen (Lotto Soudal), and Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert). Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) also makes his debut at the race.

Find out who else will be racing around Italy this month.

Here is the official start list released Thursday by RCS Sport:

INEOS GRENADIERS

1

CARAPAZ Richard

ECU

2

CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan

ESP

3

NARVAEZ PRADO Jhonatan Manuel

ECU

4

PORTE Richie

AUS

5

PUCCIO Salvatore

ITA

6

SIVAKOV Pavel

FRA

7

SWIFT Ben

GBR

8

TULETT Ben

GBR

AG2R CITROEN TEAM

11

VENDRAME Andrea

ITA

12

CALMEJANE Lilian

FRA

13

CHEREL Mikael

FRA

14

GALL Felix

AUT

15

HANNINEN Jaakko

FIN

16

NAESEN Lawrence

BEL

17

PETERS Nans

FRA

18

PRODHOMME Nicolas

FRA

ALPECIN-FENIX

21

VAN DER POEL Mathieu

NED

22

BAYER Tobias

AUT

23

DE BONDT Dries

BEL

24

KRIEGER Alexander

GER

25

LEYSEN Senne

BEL

26

MARECZKO Jakub

ITA

27

OLDANI Stefano

ITA

28

RIESEBEEK Oscar

NED

ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM

31

NIBALI Vincenzo

ITA

32

CONTI Valerio

ITA

33

DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David

ESP

34

DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd

USA

35

FELLINE Fabio

ITA

36

LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel

COL

37

PRONSKIY Vadim

KAZ

38

TEJADA CANACUE Harold Alfonso

COL

BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS

41

LANDA MEANA Mikel

ESP

42

BAUHAUS Phil

GER

43

BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA Pello

ESP

44

BUITRAGO SANCHEZ Santiago

COL

45

NOVAK Domen

SLO

46

POELS Wouter

NED

47

SUTTERLIN Jasha

GER

48

TRATNIK Jan

SLO

BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE’

51

ZANA Filippo

ITA

52

COVILI Luca

ITA

53

FIORELLI Filippo

ITA

54

GABBURO Davide

ITA

55

MODOLO Sacha

ITA

56

RASTELLI Luca

ITA

57

TONELLI Alessandro

ITA

58

ZOCCARATO Samuele

ITA

BORA – HANSGROHE

61

KELDERMAN Wilco

NED

62

ALEOTTI Giovanni

ITA

63

BENEDETTI Cesare

POL

64

BUCHMANN Emanuel

GER

65

GAMPER Patrick

AUT

66

HINDLEY Jai

AUS

67

KAMNA Lennard

GER

68

ZWIEHOFF Ben

GER

COFIDIS

71

MARTIN Guillaume

FRA

72

CIMOLAI Davide

ITA

73

CONSONNI Simone

ITA

74

KREDER Wesley

NED

75

PEREZ Anthony

FRA

76

PERICHON Pierre Luc

FRA

77

ROCHAS Remy

FRA

78

VILLELLA Davide

ITA

DRONE HOPPER – ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI

81

TESFAZION Natnael

ERI

82

BAIS Mattia

ITA

83

CEPEDA Jefferson

ECU

84

PONOMAR Andrii

UKR

85

RAVANELLI Simone

ITA

86

SEPULVEDA Eduardo

ARG

87

TAGLIANI Filippo

ITA

88

ZARDINI Edoardo

ITA

EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST

91

CARTHY Hugh John

GBR

92

CAICEDO Jonathan

ECU

93

CAMARGO PINEDA Diego Andres

COL

94

CARR Simon

GBR

95

NIELSEN Magnus Cort

DEN

96

DOULL Owain

GBR

97

KUDUS Merhawi

ERI

98

VAN DEN BERG Julius

NED

EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM

101

FORTUNATO Lorenzo

ITA

102

ALBANESE Vincenzo

ITA

103

BAIS Davide

ITA

104

FETTER Erik

HUN

105

GAVAZZI Francesco

ITA

106

MAESTRI Mirco

ITA

107

RIVI Samuele

ITA

109

ROSA Diego

ITA

GROUPAMA – FDJ

111

DEMARE Arnaud

FRA

112

DAVY Clement

FRA

113

GUARNIERI Jacopo

ITA

114

KONOVALOVAS Ignatas

LTU

115

LUDVIGSSON Tobias

SWE

116

SCOTSON Miles

AUS

117

SINKELDAM Ramon

NED

118

VALTER Attila

HUN

INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX

121

GIRMAY Biniam

ERI

122

DE GENDT Aime

BEL

123

HIRT Jan

CZE

124

PEAK Barnabas

HUN

125

POZZOVIVO Domenico

ITA

126

ROTA Lorenzo

ITA

127

TAARAMAE Rein

EST

128

VLIEGEN Loic

BEL

ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH

131

NIZZOLO Giacomo

ITA

132

BIERMANS Jenthe

BEL

133

BRANDLE Matthias

AUT

134

CATAFORD Alexander

CAN

135

DE MARCHI Alessandro

ITA

136

DOWSETT Alex

GBR

137

HOLLENSTEIN Reto

SUI

138

ZABEL Rick

GER

JUMBO-VISMA

141

DUMOULIN Tom

NED

142

AFFINI Edoardo

ITA

143

BOUWMAN Koen

NED

144

EENKHOORN Pascal

NED

145

FOSS Tobias S.

NOR

146

LEEMREIZE Gijs

NED

147

OOMEN Sam

NED

148

VAN EMDEN Jos

NED

LOTTO SOUDAL

151

EWAN Caleb

AUS

152

DE GENDT Thomas

BEL

153

HOLMES Matthew

GBR

154

KLUGE Roger

GER

155

MONIQUET Sylvain

BEL

156

SCHWARZMANN Michael

GER

157

SELIG Rudiger

GER

158

VANHOUCKE Harm

BEL

MOVISTAR TEAM

161

VALVERDE Alejandro

ESP

162

ARCAS Jorge

ESP

163

BARTA William

USA

164

LAZKANO LOPEZ Oier

ESP

165

PEDRERO Antonio

ESP

166

ROJAS Jose

ESP

167

SAMITIER SAMITIER Sergio

ESP

168

SOSA CUERVO Ivan Ramiro

COL

QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM

171

CAVENDISH Mark

GBR

172

BALLERINI Davide

ITA

173

KNOX James

GBR

174

MORKOV Michael

DEN

175

SCHMID Mauro

SUI

176

SERRY Pieter

BEL

177

VAN LERBERGHE Bert

BEL

178

VANSEVENANT Mauri

BEL

TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE – JAYCO

181

YATES Simon

GBR

182

CRADDOCK G Lawson

USA

183

HAMILTON Lucas

AUS

184

HEPBURN Michael

AUS

185

HOWSON Damien

AUS

186

JUUL JENSEN Christopher

DEN

187

SCOTSON Callum

AUS

188

SOBRERO Matteo

ITA

TEAM DSM

191

BARDET Romain

FRA

192

ARENSMAN Thymen

NED

193

BOL Cees

NED

194

COMBAUD Romain

FRA

195

DAINESE Alberto

ITA

196

DENZ Nico

GER

197

HAMILTON Chris

AUS

198

TUSVELD Martijn

NED

TREK – SEGAFREDO

201

CICCONE Giulio

ITA

202

CATALDO Dario

ITA

203

JENSEN Mattias

DEN

204

LOPEZ PEREZ Juan Pedro

ESP

205

MOLLEMA Bauke

NED

206

MOSCA Jacopo

ITA

207

THEUNS Edward

BEL

208

VERGAERDE Otto

BEL

UAE TEAM EMIRATES

211

GONCALVES ALMEIDA Joao Pedro

POR

212

ALVES OLIVEIRA Rui Felipe

POR

213

COSTA Rui

POR

214

COVI Alessandro

ITA

215

FORMOLO Davide

ITA

216

GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando

COL

217

RICHEZE Maximiliano Ariel

ARG

218

ULISSI Diego

ITA

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