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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 WORLDTEAMS18 (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