At the Giro d'Italia beginning in ten days, Crédit Agricole will be without Pietro Caucchioli, who finished eighth in last year's event and third in 2002 with former team Alessio. The Italian climber will instead participate in the Tour de France for his French outfit.
As for the upcoming Giro, Crédit Agricole will send nine of the following ten riders to the start in Belgium: Francesco Bellotti, Alexandre Botcharov, Mads Kaggestad, William Bonnet, Christophe Edaleine, Patrice Halgand, Rémi Pauriol, Benoît Poilvet, Yannick Talabardon and Nicolas Vogondy.
