It will be the 5th Giro for Ewan, who never finished in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021. Day success was already there 5 times with stage victories in 2017 (1), 2019 (2) and 2021 (2).
To help the 27-year-old Australian to new success, Lotto-Soudal selected the Germans Roger Kluge (36), Rüdiger Selig (33) and Michael Schwarzmann (31) for the sprint preparation.
The Belgian honor is defended by 3 compatriots. Thomas De Gendt (35) is preparing for his sixth Giro. Exactly 10 years ago he finished third in the stage race and won the queen stage to the Stelvio.
Climbing talent Harm Vanhoucke (24) is aiming for a stage win in his third consecutive Giro. Her peer Sylvain Moniquet makes his debut. Briton Matthew Holmes (28) completes the team.
The 105th Giro starts Friday (May 6) in the Hungarian capital Budapest. On May 29 we will know the verdict in Verona.
