The Radioshack team chasing hard.(Image credit: CyclingPhoto.eu)
A spectator snaps a photo of the Giro di Lombardia peloton.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Riders negotiate the twisting Giro di Lombardia roads.(Image credit: Sirotti)
Tour of Lombardy organisers RCS Sport have confirmed that RadioShack will participate in the final classic of the season. The American team had originally been excluded from the race and had consequently threatened to bring the matter before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
A revised race line-up has today been released with RadioShack added to the original list of 25 teams. Race organisers RCS Sport have been given permission by the UCI to include RadioShack as the 26th team in the race provided that the overall number of riders does not exceed 200.
“RCS Sport has been given the green light from the Presidents of the UCI and CUPT – Pat McQuaid and Vittorio Adorni, respectively – to bring to 26 the number of teams participating in the race on October 16,” read a statement from the organisers.
RadioShack had already missed out on competing in the RCS-organised Tirreno-Adriatico after declining to race the Giro d'Italia earlier this season.
The 26 teams participating in the Tour of Lombardy are as follows:
AG2R La Mondiale Astana Caisse d'Epargne Euskaltel – Euskadi Francaise Des Jeux Garmin – Transitions Lampre – Vini Farnese Liquigas – Doimo Omega Pharma – Lotto Quick Step Rabobank Sky Professional Cycling Team Team HTC Columbia Team Katusha Team Milram Team Saxo Bank Acqua & Sapone Androni Giocattoli – Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni Bbox Bouygues Telecom BMC Racing Team Carmiooro NGC Cervelo TestTeam Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne Colnago – CSF Inox ISD – Neri Team RadioShack
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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
