The organisers of the Giro d’Italia have awarded the four wild card invitations to Bardiani-CSF, Nippo-Vini Fantini, Southeast-Venezuela and Gazprom-Rusvelo.
While the Russian team was a surprise, the Italian teams were widely expected to secure a place because RCS Sport always helps to promote and sustain the Italian cycling teams.
We take a look at each of the four wild card teams, recall their history, detail their bike sponsor and rider roster, and consider their chances for success at the 2016 Giro d’Italia.
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Gazprom-RusVelo
Team info: The Russian squad is based in the Italian town of Desenzano on the shores of Lake Garda and is managed by the former Eurosport commentator Renat Khamidulin.
Backed by Gazprom from its inception, the energy giant has added its name to the title of the team for the 2016 season. Colnago supplies the bikes.
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