Giro 2014 Field Speculation

[Eshnar]

This thread is to collect all the news about the riders who will race the Giro.
I'll use this first post to list the confirmed riders once we have a good number of them, like I did last year.

--EDIT--
Official Startlist:
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/823d3a40b51c82f60f316baa5/files/Riepilogo_iscritti_1804.pdf

 

[Netserk]

Roche and Majka will lead Tinkoff-Saxo at the Giro.

 

[Eshnar]

Rearranged the OP and put a few names. Help me people

 

[karaev]

No IAM or MTN... Will these 2 teams be invited in Le Tour or Vuelta?

Quintana, Cadel, Uran, Porte, Basso, Pozzovivo, Scarponi and Purito all confirmed?

 

[Eshnar]

No IAM or MTN... Will these 2 teams be invited in Le Tour or Vuelta?

Quintana, Cadel, Uran, Porte, Basso, Pozzovivo, Scarponi and Purito all confirmed?

Quintana is not actually confirmed, although many take his partecipation for granted. All the others you named are pretty much confirmed.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Daniel Martin for Garmin

 

[Wallenquist]

Kelderman will ride for Belkin

 

[Eshnar]

Daniel Martin for Garmin

Kelderman will ride for Belkin

right, thanks.

 

[BigMac]

André Cardoso will ride the Giro. He said it himself. His DS told him he will help Dan Martin in both Giro and Vuelta.

Ulissi and Cunego should be riding the Giro as well for Lampre.

Adriano Malori is certain.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Monfort and Wellens for Lotto

Niemiec for Lampre

 

[fauniera]

Ulissi and Cunego should be riding the Giro as well for Lampre.

Anacona and Niemiec as well.

 

[Eshnar]

Thank you guys, OP updated.

 

[SafeBet]

Does anybody know if Ulissi plans on going for the GC?

 

[janraaskalt]

Does anybody know if Ulissi plans on going for the GC?

Yes, he won't. Niemiec is Lampre-Merida's GC leader. Ulissi will target stage wins.

 

[Ivan_Basso_77]

Yes, he won't. Niemiec is Lampre-Merida's GC leader. Ulissi will target stage wins.

That's some nice news. He really deserves this chance after all these years of racing as a gregario

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Castroviejo is going too: http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/castroviejo_to_the_giro/

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

serpa, duarte, acevedo, arredondo, anacona, atapuma, rubiano, purito, pellizotti, aru, daniel martin, pozzovivo, intxausti(I think?), gadret, greipel, scarponi, basso, kiserlovski, de gendt, porte, majka, szmyd, niemiec are some important or interesting confirmed riders so far

 

[BigMac]

Intxausti will be doing Tour-Vuelta

 

[Panda Claws]

serpa, duarte, acevedo, arredondo, anacona, atapuma, rubiano, purito, pellizotti, aru, daniel martin, pozzovivo, intxausti(I think?), gadret, greipel, scarponi, basso, kiserlovski, de gendt, porte, majka, szmyd, niemiec are some important or interesting confirmed riders so far

Greipel?
Should be interesting

 

[Eshnar]

OP updated again.
Anyone knows about Cavendish?

 

[MADRAZO]

serpa, duarte, acevedo, arredondo, anacona, atapuma, rubiano, purito, pellizotti, aru, daniel martin, pozzovivo, intxausti(I think?), gadret, greipel, scarponi, basso, kiserlovski, de gendt, porte, majka, szmyd, niemiec are some important or interesting confirmed riders so far

Intxausti will as mentioned go for the TDF this year instead of the Giro.

Are you sure about Gadret? Last thing I saw was him being uncertain about his program. But Giro seems likely.

And then also Igor Anton will be a prominent helper for Quintana in the Giro

Another interesting confirmed rider for the Giro is also Zoidl.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Intxausti will as mentioned go for the TDF this year instead of the Giro.

Are you sure about Gadret? Last thing I saw was him being uncertain about his program. But Giro seems likely.

And then also Igor Anton will be a prominent helper for Quintana in the Giro

Another interesting confirmed rider for the Giro is also Zoidl.

quintana isn't cetrian he will do the giro. he wants it himself but unzue doesn't. same happened last year and will be interesting who gets it

 

[karaev]

Ellia Viviani is confirmed. Modolo should start too but I don't think it was confirmed...

PS:any news on who will be Trek leader?(Frank maybe)

 

[Eshnar]

well we have already more names than I expected.

 

[Eshnar]

Ellia Viviani is confirmed. Modolo should start too but I don't think it was confirmed...

PS:any news on who will be Trek leader?(Frank maybe)

Kiserlovski I guess