The following is a list of teams and cyclists that will take part in the 2020 Giro d'Italia. [1]
The 19 UCI WorldTeams are automatically invited to the race. Additionally, the organisers of the Giro invited three second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams to participate in the event. [2]
The teams participating in the race are:
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro |
---|---|
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
† | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1995 eligible for the young rider classification |
Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by †) | |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
HD | Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so |
COV | Denotes a rider who withdrawn because of COVID 19 either because he tested positive or team members tested positive, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
Ages correct as of Saturday 3 October 2020, the date on which the Giro began |
Country | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 2 | 1 | |
Australia | 18 | 11 | 2 (Ben O'Connor, Jai Hindley) |
Austria | 4 | 3 | |
Belgium | 6 | 6 | |
Canada | 1 | 0 | |
Colombia | 7 | 4 | |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | |
Czechia | 1 | 1 | 1 (Josef Černý) |
Denmark | 5 | 5 | |
Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 2 (Jonathan Caicedo, Jhonatan Narváez) |
Eritrea | 1 | 1 | |
Estonia | 1 | 1 | |
Finland | 1 | 1 | |
France | 12 | 8 | 4 (Arnaud Démare x4) |
Germany | 5 | 3 | |
Great Britain | 8 | 6 | 3 (Alex Dowsett, Tao Geoghegan Hart x2) |
Hungary | 1 | 1 | |
Israel | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 48 | 40 | 6 (Filippo Ganna x4, Diego Ulissi x2) |
Japan | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | |
Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | |
Netherlands | 10 | 4 | |
Norway | 2 | 1 | |
Poland | 5 | 5 | |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | 1 (Ruben Guerreiro) |
Russia | 3 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 (Peter Sagan) |
Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 1 (Jan Tratnik) |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 9 | 9 | |
Switzerland | 3 | 3 | |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 8 | 5 | |
Total | 176 | 133 | 21 |
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