January 8/13 9:40 am - Giro Organizers Announce Team Invitations - Katusha Out of Giro

Posted by Editoress on 01/8/13
 

The RCS Sport Wild Card Cycling Commission meeting has just concluded. The Commitee, comprising of Giacomo Catano, RCS Sport CEO; Michele Acquarone, RCS Sport general manager; Mauro Vegni, cycling technical director; Marco Gobbi Pansana, marketing manager and Pier Bergonzi, representing La Gazzetta dello Sport, has confirmed which teams are invited to the 2013 World Tour races organised by RCS Sport.

In order to respect the teams, athletes, media and crucially, the fans, RCS Sport have made the decision to allocate the Wild Card places today, despite the current uncertainty regarding World Tour licences.

Russian Team Katusha’s position has been judged as it stands today - a Professional Continental Team.


UCI Pro Team (invited by right):

AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)

ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)

BMC RACING TEAM (USA)

CANNONDALE (ITA)

EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI (ESP)

FDJ – BIG MAT (FRA)

FORMER RABOBANK (NED)

GARMIN – SHARP (USA)

LAMPRE – MERIDA (ITA)

LOTTO BELISOL (BEL)

MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)

OMEGA PHARMA – QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (BEL)

ORICA - GREENEDGE (AUS)

RADIOSHACK – NISSAN (LUX)

SKY PROCYCLING (GBR)

TEAM ARGOS – SHIMANO (NED)

TEAM SAXO - TINKOFF (DEN)

VACANSOLEIL – DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (NED)


UCI Professional Team (Wild Card):

Giro d'Italia (May 4-26) 4 wild cards (9 riders each):

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (ITA) – Automatic right to participate as winner of the Coppa Italia 2012

BARDIANI VALVOLE – CSF INOX (ITA)

COLOMBIA (COL)

VINI FANTINI (ITA)


Tirreno - Adriatico (March 6-12) 4 wild cards (8 riders):

KATUSHA (RUS)

MTN – QHUBEKA (RSA)

TEAM NETAPP – ENDURA (GER)

VINI FANTINI (ITA)

 

Milano - San Remo (March 17) 7 wild cards (8 riders):

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (ITA)

BARDIANI VALVOLE – CSF INOX (ITA)

IAM CYCLING (SUI)

KATUSHA (RUS)

MTN – QHUBEKA (RSA)

TEAM EUROPCAR (FRA)

VINI FANTINI (ITA)


Lombardia (October 6) 7 wild cards (8 riders):

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (ITA)

COLOMBIA (COL)

IAM CYCLING (SUI)

KATUSHA (RUS)

TEAM EUROPCAR (FRA)

TEAM NETAPP – ENDURA (GER)

VINI FANTINI (ITA)


RCS Sport thanks all the teams that submitted their requests to participate and all the fans that supported them on the various media.