Vincenzo Nibali will be starting his 11th Giro and is just about one of the most experienced riders to back-up the Colombian. Together with
David de la Cruz they should be the most reliable support in the mountains, however the team has not held back on domestiques who can do this kind of job.
Whilst
Fabio Felline will be given the role of road captain, López will also count on the likes of
Joe Dombrowski,
Vadim Pronskiy and
Harold Tejada who complete the Kazakh squad.
Astana Qazaqstan Team for Giro d'Italia: Miguel Ángel López, Vincenzo Nibali, David de la Cruz, Joe Dombrowski, Vadim Pronskiy, Fabio Felline, Harold Tejada and
Valerio Conti.