Tom Pidcock will make his debut at the Giro d'Italia in 2025

After learning about the invitations that the Tour de France has given for 2025, without Q36.5 in its ranks, a few hours later it was the Giro that announced its invited teams for this edition. And there will be Tom Pidcock and his team.

The Giro announces the invited teams for 2025 and Tom Pidcock will debut in an elite Corsa Rosa that he already won as a U23

The talented British cyclist Tom Pidcock will debut in the elite category of the Giro d'Italia after his team, Q36.5 Pro Cycling, received a special invitation from the event's organizer, RCS Sport. The news was officially confirmed through a statement published on Monday night.

This will be Pidcock's first participation in the elite category of the Giro d'Italia, but we cannot forget that the British rider already won in 2020 competing in the U23 edition known as the Baby Giro.

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The Giro d'Italia 2025 will start in Albania on Friday, May 9, 2025 and with the notable absence of Tadej Poga?ar, winner the previous year, among the main favorites for victory are Primo? Rogli? (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), recent winner of the Volta a Catalunya, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), who already won the Giro in 2021.

Along with Pidcock's team, special invitations were also received by Tudor Pro Cycling, led by Julian Alaphilippe, as well as Team Polti Visit Malta and VF Group BardianiCSF - Faizanè. These teams will join Israel-Premier Tech, totaling four ProTeam teams specially invited for this edition.

This increase in the number of teams comes after the recent decision of the International Cycling Union to allow the participation of 23 teams, instead of the usual 22.