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UAE Team Emirates announces lineup for 100th Giro d’Italia

  • Ron 

Now operating out of their new service course in Milan, UAE Team Emirates announced the names of the nine riders who’ll take part in the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia.

This is the line-up of the first Emirati team to participate in the Pink Race:

  • Valerio Conti
  • Rui Costa
  • Roberto Ferrari
  • Marco Marcato
  • Sacha Modolo
  • Matej Mohoric
  • Simone Petilli
  • Jan Polanc
  • Edward Ravasi

The team will be directed by sports directors Orlando Maini and Marco Marzano, with support from Daniele Righi. Rui Costa will be making his debut in the race:

“This will be the first time for me in the Giro, I have strong motivations and I’m really happy to debut in the 100th edition,” Costa said. “There are some stages (which) are suitable for my skills. A victory in my first participation and in this special edition of the race will have a special value for me and for the team“.

Sacha Modolo will fight in the sprints: “For an Italian rider, Giro d’Italia is a key appointment,” Modolo stated. “I’m a lucky rider, I won in my career two stages in the Corsa Rosa. I’ll do my best to live again those amazing feelings, relying on a group of special riders who demonstrated to be perfect in launching me in the sprints.”

In the team’s line-up there will be two riders who have already won at the Giro d’Italia: Modolo, who obtained two stages victories in 2015, and Jan Polanc, winner of the Abetone stage in 2015.

The average age of the selection 26.5 years, the oldest rider is Marco Marcato (33 years old) and the youngest is Matej Mohoric (22 years old).

The team will be riding their Italian made Colnago bikes in the race.

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