UAE Team Emirates (Italy) - Press Release: Almeida leads team for Giro D’Italia.

Emirati squad announce 8 riders for 105th Corsa Rosa.

UAE Team Emirates have unveiled the team heading into the Giro d’Italia (6-29 May) with an exciting squad starting the race which begins from the city of Budapest, Hungary before crossing over to Sicily to begin the racing in Italy.

Team Manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Spa) will lead the squad alongside Sports Directors Fabio Baldato (Ita),  and Marco Marcato (Ita) with Marco Marzano (Ita) joining for some stages.

The team is comprised of 8 riders:

• Joao Almeida (Por)
• Alessandro Covi (Ita)
• Rui Costa (Por)
• David Formolo (Ita)
• Fernando Gaviria (Col)
• Rui Oliveira (Por)
• Maximiliano Richeze (Arg)
• Diego Ulissi (Ita)