RCS Sport announced today its selection of wild card teams that will participate at four out of its five UCI WorldTour races: Giro d’Italia, Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo. Il Lombardia wild cards will be announced later in the season, after evaluating all the results of the teams that have requested participation at the race.
UCI WORLDTEAMS – 18 (eligible)
- AG2R LA MONDIALE
- ASTANA PRO TEAM
- BAHRAIN – MERIDA
- BMC RACING TEAM
- BORA – HANSGROHE
- FDJ
- LOTTO SOUDAL
- MITCHELTON – SCOTT
- MOVISTAR TEAM
- QUICK – STEP FLOORS
- TEAM DIMENSION DATA
- TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST – DRAPAC P/B CANNONDALE
- TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN
- TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO
- TEAM SKY
- TEAM SUNWEB
- TREK – SEGAFREDO
- UAE TEAM EMIRATES
STRADE BIANCHE (3 March) – 2 wild cards (20 teams of 7 riders each)
- ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
- NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – EUROPA OVINI
TIRRENO-ADRIATICO (7-13 March) – 4 wild cards (22 teams of 7 riders each)
- GAZPROM – RUSVELO
- ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – EUROPA OVINI
- WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA
MILANO-SANREMO (17 March) – 7 wild cards (25 teams of 7 riders each)
- BARDIANI CSF
- COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
- GAZPROM – RUSVELO
- ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – EUROPA OVINI
- TEAM NOVO NORDISK
- WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA
GIRO D’ITALIA (4-27 May) – 4 wild cards (22 teams of 8 riders each)
- ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC
- BARDIANI CSF
- ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
- WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA
