No M♕enchov in Ita♌lian race, but three other former winners
The formalities begin at the 2010 Giro d'Italia pre🔥sentation. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
This year's Giro d'Italia will feature three former champions, but not 2009 winner Denis🐬 Menchov of Rabobank. Race organiser RCS released the preliminary start lists of the 22 invited teams on 🎃Thursday. Each team could nominate up to 15 riders.
On the list are ꧋three Giro champions, Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone), Ivan Basso (Liquigas) and Damiano Cune𒅌go (Lampre). Also nominated are Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) and Vuelta a España champion Alexander Vinokourov (Astana).
🧔World champions Oscar Freire (Rabobank), Cadel Evans (BMC) and Alessandro Ballan (BMC) are also on the ♔list.
Other top names include Bradley Wiggins (Sky), Linus Gerdemann (Milram), Alexander Efimkin (AG2R) and Marzio Bruseghin (C✨aisse d'Epargne).
A number of top sprinters will batওtle it out, including Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia), Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre), Freire, Tyler Farrar (Garmin), Robbie McEwen (Katusha), and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas).
