However, he has only raced the Giro d’Italia once in his career in 2018, where he did not get close to winning a stage and finished 87th overall. With victories at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España already on his palmarès, Lutsenko will be hoping to complete the set with a stage win at this year’s edition of the Corsa Rosa.
Astana Qazaqstan will also be aiming for some strong results in the sprint stages with
Max Kanter, who recently took a stage win at the Tour of Turkey, with
Davide Ballerini set to be riding in support of him.
Italian national champion
Simone Velasco is another rider on the startlist for the team, as he targets a stage win in Il Tricolore. Meanwhile, their new signing
Lorenzo Fortunato could also be in contention for a victory to add to his famous win atop the Monte Zoncolan at the 2021 Giro d’Italia.
Christian Scaroni,
Vadim Pronskiy and African continental champion
Henok Mulubrhan will be riding in support of their teammates, with some possible opportunities for them to get into a few of the breakaways on certain stages throughout the race.