RCS Sport has today announced the list of teams that will participate in the 106th Giro d’Italia and in its spring UCI World Tour races for the 2023 season: Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo.
Soudal Quick-Step leaders Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenpoel kick off their 2023 campaigns this week, with Alaphilippe racing Mallorca and Evenpoel heading to Argentina’s Vuelta a San Juan.
Warren Barguil went solo 3km before the end in the hill of “the stage of the muri” (walls) to claim his first-ever victory on Italian soil in Stage 5 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 4 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico, 202km between Cascata delle Marmore and Bellante and becomes the new General Classification leader.
Caleb Ewan claimed his first-ever Tirreno – Adriatico victory in a highly contested bunch sprint in which he pipped Frenchman Arnaud Démare right before the finishing line.
Tim Merlier opened his victory account for the year, winning Stage 2 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Filippo Ganna claimed his third time trial victory of the season at the opening stage of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico as he covered the 13.9km at an average speed of 54.5km/h, showing his strength most where he faced the headwind.
During the annual press day of Lotto Soudal the plans of the team leaders were announced. Sprinter Caleb Ewan aims for stage wins in Giro and Tour again, Philippe Gilbert hopes to end his career in style and will be present in all the hilly Classics and Florian Vermeersch hopes to excel in the Flemish Classics.
Building on two winter training camps with his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl teammates, Julian Alaphilippe will get his 2022 season underway at Tour de la Provence, a race he won last year.
With 9 days remaining until the start of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, the race’s provisional entry list has been announced.