Fortunato, Poels & Scaroni lead ambitous and in-form XDS Astana Team for 2025 Giro d'Italia

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Monday, 05 May 2025 at 14:00
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In the early part of 2025, few teams have been as successful as the XDS Astana Team, making their hopes of saving themselves against World Tour relegation much more positive. Can they continue that good form at the opening Grand Tour of the season - the Giro d'Italia?
It's likely that stage hunting will be the primary goal of the XDS Astana Team at the Giro d'Italia as they continue to try and pick up as many UCI points as possible. In this ambition, the eight man team selected have the potential to be threats on various different types of stages. On the flat, German sprinter Max Kanter is the rider selected by Astana. Seasoned stage hunters such as Wout Poels - who notably is trying to complete his set of Grand Tour stage wins at this Giro, Diego Ulissi - eight time stage winner at the Giro and one of the in-form riders of 2025, Christian Scaroni.
Lorenzo Fortunato will lead the general classification charge of Astana at his home Grand Tour, and if his 4th overall at the recent Tour de Romandie is anything to go by, a top 10 or better on GC at the Giro is very much within range for the former stage winner. Completing the team, Nicola Conci, Anton Kuzmin and Fausto Masnada will have their own important roles to play over the coming three weeks of racing. 

XDS Astana Team for the 2025 Giro d'Italia

Nicola Conci
Lorenzo Fortunato
Anton Kuzmin
Max Kanter
Fausto Masnada
Wout Poels
Christian Scaroni
Diego Ulissi
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