22 teams invited to Giro d'Italia 2010

According with all regulations and agreement in force; considering performances and attitudes of remote and recent past;

on the basis of the 31 requests for participation and by virtue of the powers belonging to La Gazzetta dello Sport – RCS Sport cycling events organization invites the following 22 teams to Giro d’Italia 2010 (May 8th to May 30th from Amsterdam to Verona):

ACQUA & SAPONE (ITA)
AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-DIQUIGIOVANNI (ITA)
ASTANA (KAZ)
BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM (FRA)
BMC RACING TEAM (USA)
CAISSE D’EPARGNE (SPA)
CERVELO TEST TEAM (SVI)
COLNAGO-CSF INOX (IRL)
COFIDIS-LE CREDIT EN LIGNE (FRA)
FOOTON-SERVETTO (SPA)
GARMIN-TRANSITIONS (USA)
LAMPRE-FARNESE VINI (ITA)
LIQUIGAS-DOIMO (ITA)
OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (BEL)
QUICK STEP (BEL)
RABOBANK (OLA)
SKY PROFESSIONAL CT (GB)
TEAM HTC-COLUMBIA (USA)
TEAM KATUSHA (RUS)
TEAM MILRAM (GER)
TEAM SAXO BANK (DAN)

Teams and their components are all invited sub-judice.

For Monday, March 29th 11 a.m., at Holyday Inn Milano Assago (West Ring, km 19) a technical meeting is called between RCS Sport and representative of each team invited to Giro d’Italia 2010.

By the start of the meeting, each team must submit a list of 15 riders in which are enlisted 9 riders that will be choosen to start the race May 8th 2010 in Amsterdam.

Pending RCS Sport melt reservations on calls branched today (the deadline is set in on May Third 2010) are also pre-alerted the following teams:

CARMIOORO-NGC (GB)
CERAMICA FLAMINIA (IRL)
DE ROSA-STAC PLASTIC (IRL)
ISD-NERI (ITA)
SKIL-SHIMANO (OLA)
VACANSOLEIL PRO CYCLING TEAM (OLA)

Cycling Press Office
RCS Sport