2017 Giro d'Italia
| 2017 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 38 | |
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| Dates | 5–28 May 2017 |
| Stages | 21 |
| Distance | 3,609.1 km (2,243 mi) |
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The 2017 Giro d'Italia is the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The race started on 5 May in Alghero on the island of Sardinia, and ends on 28 May in Milan.
All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. Four wildcard UCI Professional Continental teams were also selected. Each team is expected to start with nine riders apart from Astana, with eight riders, due to the death of Michele Scarponi.
The teams entering the race were:
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Pre-race favorites were: Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain–Merida), Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa (Team Sky), Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL–Jumbo), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ), Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), Adam Yates (Orica–Scott), Bauke Mollema (Trek–Segafredo), Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha–Alpecin), Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team), Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors).
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