The Giro d'Italia is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, and the race is still run by a subsidiary of that paper's owner. The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1909, except during the two world wars. As the Giro gained prominence and popularity, the race was lengthened, and the peloton expanded from primarily Italian participation to riders from all over the world. The Giro is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams, with some additional teams invited as 'wild cards'.
The Giro d’Italia Women is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously branded as the Giro d'Italia Femminile prior to 2013, the Giro Rosa from 2013 to 2020, and the Giro Donne from 2021 to 2023.
Michele Scarponi was an Italian road bicycle racer who rode professionally for the Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo, Domina Vacanze–Elitron, Würth, Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo, Androni Giocattoli, Lampre–Merida and Astana teams from 2002 until his death in 2017. During his career, Scarponi had 21 professional victories.
Domenico Pozzovivo is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè. His very small stature confers him with the qualities of a pure climbing specialist. He is most known for a victory in stage 8 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, an overall victory in the 2012 Giro del Trentino, and is notable for his educational attainments.
Diego Ulissi is an Italian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
Rohan Dennis is an Australian former cyclist, who competed professionally in the track and road disciplines of the sport for five different teams.
Wilco Kelderman is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Fabio Aru is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the Astana, UAE Team Emirates and Team Qhubeka NextHash squads. He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing ability, which made him a favorite for the Grand Tours. He is known as "The Knight of the four Moors", a reference to his native island of Sardinia.
Simon Philip Yates is a British professional road and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. His twin brother is Adam Yates, who is also a professional cyclist. He won the gold medal in the points race at the 2013 Track Cycling World Championships. Following a doping ban in 2016, he won the young rider classification in the 2017 Tour de France and the general classification in the 2018 Vuelta a España. Yates has taken more than thirty professional victories, including ten Grand Tour stage victories – six at the Giro d'Italia and two each at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Simon has been a resident of Andorra since 2015.
Caleb Ewan is an Australian road and track bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. A sprinter, Ewan has a style similar to that of Mark Cavendish, taking an extremely low position that offers him an aerodynamic advantage.
Alberto Bettiol is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Bettiol turned professional in 2014, with his first professional win coming at the 2019 Tour of Flanders. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race, and time trial.
Patrick Konrad is an Austrian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
Tao Geoghegan Hart is a British cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. He rode for Team Sky as a stagiaire in late 2015, and joined the team permanently for the 2017 season.
Phil Bauhaus is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.
Lennard Kämna is a German professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe. He rode with Team Stölting in 2015, before his team and Cult Energy Pro Cycling merged for the 2016 season.
Tim Merlier is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
Mark Pavlovych Padun is a Ukrainian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Corratec–Vini Fantini.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. He won the 2024 edition of the Giro d'Italia, winning also the mountains classification and six stages. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to legendary all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault.
Giovanni Carboni is an Italian cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team JCL Team Ukyo. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.
Jonathan Milan is an Italian professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
Giancarlo Bellini (ITA)
Jarno Widar (BEL)
