As on every Grand Tour, 22 teams will be present at the start of the next Tour of Italyon May 9 in Albania. In addition to the 18 WorldTour teams and the directly qualified team (Lotto refused to participate, editor's note), there will be 3 invited teams. The organizers must therefore decide which teams will receive the wildcards, but a big controversy seems to be emerging. Our colleagues from Cyclingnews questioned Mauro Vegnidirector of Giroon the subject and he declared: “We have not yet made a decision regarding the wildcards for the Giro, you will have to wait a week before our announcement.” However, the American media has collected different information in recent days.
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The Tudor Dilemma
In addition to Italian training Polti VisitMalta et VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanèwhose invitation seems almost assured, two teams would be in the battle for this third place. According to Cyclingnewsdiscussions are currently underway with the Tudor Pro Cyclingand it is reported that the team will receive a wildcard only if they confirm the presence of Julian Alaphilippe et Marc Hirschiits flagship recruits for winter 2024. Tudor had already obtained a wildcard for the Giro last year, but with the strengthening of its squad, it hopes (and has a good chance) of obtaining an invitation for the Tour de France.
With Alaphilippe et Hirschialso specialists in the classics, their participation in Tour seems ideal. However, the team now faces a difficult dilemma. It is said that if she refuses these conditions, she will not receive a wildcard for the Girowhich could then be attributed to Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teamthe team of Tom Pidcockwho she will not dispute Tour de France.
