
Twenty three teams of eight riders will make up the multicoloured peloton when the Giro d'Italia begins in Bulgaria on Friday, May 8, with Pinarello-Q36.5, Tudor, Bardiani CSF 7 Saber, Polti VisitMalta and Unibet Rose Rockets lining up alongside the 18 WorldTour teams.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is the standout favourite for overall victory but faces a serious challenge from young Italian talent Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), with UAE Team Emirates-XRG looking for a GC leader in the absence of Tadej Pogačar and the illness of João Almeida.