It's offseason again so what else is there to do other than speculating about who will ride the most beautiful race on the calendar. This thread usually gets started when the wildcards are announced but as a lot of gc riders have lately announced their participation in the giro there is already more than enough to discuss about.
These are the world tour teams that will definitely be there and some riders who have already announced the giro is on their 2019 schedule:
AG2R La Mondiale:
-Tony Gallopin
-Alexis Vuillermoz
-Hubert Dupont
-Ben Gastauer
Astana Pro Team:
-Miguel Ángel López
Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team:
-Vincenzo Nibali
-Domenico Pozzovivo
BORA-hansgrohe:
-Rafal Majka
-Pascal Ackermann
-Davide Formolo
CCC Team:
-Amaro Antunes
-Simon Geschke
-Laurens Ten Dam
Deceuninck - Quick Step:
-Elia Viviani
-Bob Jungels
Groupama - FDJ:
Arnaud Demare
Lotto Soudal:
Mitchelton-Scott:
-Simon Yates
Movistar Team:
-Alejandro Valverde
-Mikel Landa
-Richard Carapaz
Team Dimension Data:
Team EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale:
-Michael Woods?
Team Jumbo-Visma:
-Primoz Roglic
Team Katusha - Alpecin:
-Ilnur Zakarin
Team Sky:
-Egan Bernal
-Gianni Moscon
Team Sunweb:
-Tom Dumoulin
Trek - Segafredo:
-Bauke Mollema
UAE-Team Emirates:
-Fabio Aru
-Sergio Henao
Please just post other names who have already confirmed their participation, I surely missed a lot.
These are the world tour teams that will definitely be there and some riders who have already announced the giro is on their 2019 schedule:
AG2R La Mondiale:
-Tony Gallopin
-Alexis Vuillermoz
-Hubert Dupont
-Ben Gastauer
Astana Pro Team:
-Miguel Ángel López
Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team:
-Vincenzo Nibali
-Domenico Pozzovivo
BORA-hansgrohe:
-Rafal Majka
-Pascal Ackermann
-Davide Formolo
CCC Team:
-Amaro Antunes
-Simon Geschke
-Laurens Ten Dam
Deceuninck - Quick Step:
-Elia Viviani
-Bob Jungels
Groupama - FDJ:
Arnaud Demare
Lotto Soudal:
Mitchelton-Scott:
-Simon Yates
Movistar Team:
-Alejandro Valverde
-Mikel Landa
-Richard Carapaz
Team Dimension Data:
Team EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale:
-Michael Woods?
Team Jumbo-Visma:
-Primoz Roglic
Team Katusha - Alpecin:
-Ilnur Zakarin
Team Sky:
-Egan Bernal
-Gianni Moscon
Team Sunweb:
-Tom Dumoulin
Trek - Segafredo:
-Bauke Mollema
UAE-Team Emirates:
-Fabio Aru
-Sergio Henao
Please just post other names who have already confirmed their participation, I surely missed a lot.