Colombiana Nairo Quintana – the squad’s only former overall winner at the start – as well as Einer Rubio and Fernando Gaviria spearhead Telefónica-backed squad’s roster at the 2024 Giro d’Italia.
The first Grand Tour of the season marks the return to racing of Nairo Quintana. The Boyacá rider, recovered from his torn ligament from crashes at the Volta a Catalunya, will be, as the only former overall victor of the ‘Corsa Rosa’ in 2014
The lineup is completed with Spaniards Pelayo Sánchez and Albert Torres, American Will Barta and two Italians: Davide Cimolai and Lorenzo Milesi. The sports directors at the race will be Maximilian Sciandri, José Joaquín Rojas and Jürgen Roelandts.
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