Mark Cavendish may be at the start of the Giro d’Italia

Mark Cavendish at the Giro

Mark Cavendish, Astana’s leading man, could participate in both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France.

General Manager Alexandre Vinokourov told Cyclingnews, while preceding a detail about the pink race, “If he goes, I don’t think he will do it to finish it, but to prepare. Winning stages is always a good motivation to get to the Tour. We will evaluate later but Mark is considering it. The more races we do the better.”

Below is the full list of teams that will take part, with eight riders each, in the most important stage cycling race run on Italian soil:

18 UCI WorldTeams:

AG2R CITROEN TEAM
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
BORA – HANSGROHE
COFIDIS
EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
GROUPAMA – FDJ
INEOS GRENADIERS
INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY
JUMBO-VISMA
MOVISTAR TEAM
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
TEAM DSM
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
TREK – SEGAFREDO
UAE TEAM EMIRATES

4 wild cards:

EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM
GREEN PROJECT-BARDIANI CSF-FAIZANÉ
ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH
TEAM CORRATEC