Pidcock, Alaphilippe and Hirschi are in! Giro d'Italia reveals the 5 teams that have received wildcard for 2025 edition

The Giro d'Italia has announced the 23 teams that will participate this year. After the UCI confirmed the expanding of wildcard to another team at Grand Tours, the need for a decision between two of the main teams was no longer necessary. Tom Pidcock, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi may all race the Corsa Rosa!

Thus, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, after the invitation to the Tour de France, also ensures its presence in the Giro. An incredible year for Fabian Cancellara's team, which after the signings of Marc Hirschi and Julian Alaphilippe has given an incredible turn to its structure.

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, which is ahead of Uno-X in the Corsa Rosa, also finds room on this occasion, and takes a place that we will see if it includes Tom Pidcock in the package. These two teams were directly in a battle for the final wildcard, as the two Italian teams had seemed certain of it.

The VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè and Team Polti VisitMalta of Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso, who will race their fifth consecutive corsa rosa between May 9 and June 1, close the field. They have not only talented lineups and the nationality in their favour, but show themselves very combative all year long.

Ivan Basso, part of the Polti team who will have in Davide Piganzoli a very interesting stage hunter or even GC contender, was delighted with the invitation: "The fifth invitation to the Giro d'Italia fills us with pride and increases our responsibility and desire to surprise".

"Our constant growth has allowed us to gain credibility with the organizers and the general public, building a community that began with the fans of our two founders and has come to involve the Team Polti fans of the nineties and the cycling enthusiasts of today".