Giro d'Italia 2007 / field of drivers

The following drivers and teams took part in the Giro d'Italia 2007 :

The German, Austrian and Swiss drivers are marked in bold .

Legend:

• Suspension: exclusion by own team
• Exclusion: Exclusion by the race management before the start of the race
• Disqualification: Exclusion by the race management after the start of the race
• : Stage winner
• : Pink jersey for the overall leader
• : Cyclamen red jersey for the best in points
• : Green jersey for the best mountain rider
• : White jersey for the best young driver under 25 years of age
• : Yellow number on the back of the leading team in the team classification

Quick Step Innergetic (BEL)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
1	Paolo Bettini	Italy
2	Addy Engels	Netherlands
3	Mauro Facci	Italy
4th	Leonardo Scarselli	Italy
5	Hubert Schwab	Switzerland	: 7th & 8th stage
6th	Andrea Tonti	Italy	Task before the 3rd stage, fracture of the nasal bone after falling the day before
7th	Matteo Tosatto	Italy
8th	Jurgen Van De Walle	Belgium	Task during the 14th stage
9	Giovanni Visconti	Italy

Team Astana (SUI)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
11	Paolo Savoldelli	Italy	: 20th stage
12	Maxim Gurow	Kazakhstan
13	Benoît Joachim	Luxembourg
14th	Assan Basayev	Kazakhstan
15th	Sergei Yakovlev	Kazakhstan	Task during the 15th stage
16	Eddy Mazzoleni	Italy	Third overall
17th	Andrei Misurov	Kazakhstan
18th	Steve Morabito	Switzerland
19th	Dmitri Muravyov	Kazakhstan

Saunier Duval-Prodir (ESP)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
21st	Gilberto Simoni	Italy	: 17th stage
22nd	Rubens Bertogliati	Switzerland	Task during the 15th stage
23	Raivis Belohvoščiks	Latvia
24	David Cañada	Spain
25th	Ángel Gómez	Spain
26th	Manuele Mori	Italy	Task during the 15th stage
27	Iban Mayo	Spain	: 19th stage
28	Leonardo Piepoli	Italy	: 10th stage; : 16th - 21st stage; Mountain classification winner
29	Riccardo Riccò	Italy	: 15th stage
			: 16th & 18th - 21st stage; Winner of the team classification

Lampre-Fondital (ITA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
31	Damiano Cunego	Italy
32	Matteo Bono	Italy
33	Marzio Bruseghin	Italy	: 13th stage
34	Marco Marzano	Italy
35	Danilo Napolitano	Italy	: 9th stage ; Task during the 12th stage, exhaustion
36	Gorazd Štangelj	Slovenia
37	Sylwester Szmyd	Poland
38	Paolo Tiralongo	Italy
39	Francisco Vila	Spain
			: 9th - 15th stage

Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo (ITA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
41	Stefano Garzelli	Italy	: 14th & 16th stage
42	Dario Andriotto	Italy
43	Alexander Arekeev	Russia	: 9th & 10th stage ; Task during the 14th stage
44	Gabriele Balducci	Italy	Task during the 12th stage
45	Massimo Codol	Italy
46	Andrei Kunitski	Belarus
47	Simone Masciarelli	Italy	Task during the 12th stage
48	Giuseppe Palumbo	Italy
49	Branislau Samojlau	Belarus

ag2r Prévoyance (FRA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
51	Rinaldo Nocentini	Italy
52	Hubert Dupont	France
53	Yuri Krivtsov	Ukraine
54	Julien Loubet	France	Task during the 8th stage
55	Laurent lack	France
56	Lloyd Mondory	France
57	Carl Naibo	France
58	Christophe Riblon	France
59	Aljaksandr Ussau	Belarus

Bouygues Télécom (FRA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
61	Olivier Bonnaire	France
62	Nicolas Crosbie	France
63	Pierre Drancourt	France
64	Yohann Gène	France	Task during the 10th stage, knee problems
65	Arnaud Labbe	France	Task during the 10th stage, exhaustion
66	Yoann Le Boulanger	France
67	Alexandre Pichot	France
68	Franck Renier	France
69	Thomas Voeckler	France	Abandoned before the 8th stage, knee injury after falling the day before

Caisse d'Epargne (ESP)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
71	David Arroyo	Spain
72	Eric Berthou	France
73	Joan Horrach	Spain	Abandoned before the 5th stage, severe bruise on the thigh after a fall the day before
74	Pablo Lastras	Spain
75	Alberto Losada	Spain
76	Aitor Perez	Spain
77	José Joaquín Rojas Gil	Spain	Task during the 10th stage
78	Alexei Markov	Russia	Task during the 10th stage
79	Mathieu Perget	France

Ceramiche Panaria-Navigare (IRL)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
81	Emanuele Sella	Italy
82	Luis Felipe Laverde	Colombia	: 6th stage; : 7th - 10th stage
83	Julio Pérez Cuapio	Mexico
84	Andrea Pagoto	Italy
85	Domenico Pozzovivo	Italy
86	Fortunato Baliani	Italy
87	Paride Grillo	Italy	Task during the 10th stage
88	Luca Mazzanti	Italy
89	Maximiliano Richeze	Argentina
			: 7th, 8th & 17th stages

Cofidis (FRA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
91	Iván Parra	Colombia
92	Frédéric Bessy	France
93	Mickaël Buffaz	France
94	Hervé Duclos-Lassalle	France
95	Bingen Fernández	Spain
96	Mathieu Heijboer	Netherlands	Task during the 14th stage
97	Amael Moinard	France
98	Tristan Valentin	France
99	Steve Zampieri	Switzerland	Task during the 14th stage

Crédit Agricole (FRA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
101	Pietro Caucchioli	Italy
102	Francesco Bellotti	Italy	Retirement during the 14th stage, injuries from a fall
103	László Bodrogi	Hungary
104	Julian Dean	New Zealand
105	Angelo Furlan	Italy
106	Patrice Halgand	France	Task before the 6th stage, fracture of the collarbone
107	Christophe Kern	France
108	Thor Hushovd	Norway	Task during the 12th stage, preparation for the Tour de France
109	Nicolas Roche	Ireland

Discovery Channel (USA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
111	Yaroslav Popovych	Ukraine	Task before the 13th stage, back and knee pain after a fall on the 11th stage
112	Volodymyr Bileka	Ukraine
113	Steve Cummings	Great Britain
114	George Hincapie	United States	Task before the 12th stage, preparation for the Tour de France
115	Pavel Padrnos	Czech Republic
116	José Luis Rubiera	Spain
117	Jurgen Van Goolen	Belgium
118	Brian Vandborg	Denmark	Task during the 14th stage
119	Matthew White	Australia

Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
121	Beñat Albizuri	Spain	Task during the 8th stage, stomach problems
122	Koldo Fernández	Spain
123	Dionisio Galparsoro	Spain	Task during the 12th stage, broken arm after falling
124	Aitor Hernández	Spain	Abandoned before the 12th stage, broken collarbone after falling the day before
125	Markel Irízar	Spain
126	Anttón Luengo	Spain
127	Aketza Peña	Spain	Suspension before the 17th stage, positive doping result at the Giro del Trentino in April
128	Iván Velasco	Spain
129	Joseba Zubeldia	Spain	Task during the 14th stage

Française des Jeux (FRA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
131	Carlos Da Cruz	France	Task before the 1st stage, fracture of the foot during team presentation
132	Arnaud Gérard	France
133	Timothy Gudsell	New Zealand	Task during the 7th stage, cut wound in the thigh
134	Lilian Jégou	France
135	Ian McLeod	South Africa	Task during the 4th stage, fracture of the collarbone and a rib after a fall
138	Cyrille Monnerais	France	Task during the 8th stage
137	Francis Mourey	France
138	Fabien Patanchon	France
139	Jussi Veikkanen	Finland

Team Gerolsteiner (GER)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
141	Davide rebel	Italy	Abandonment before the 11th stage, exhaustion
142	Robert Forster	Germany	: 5th stage ; Task before the 12th stage, preparation for the Tour de France
143	Thomas Fothen	Germany
144	Oscar Gatto	Italy
145	Tim Klinger	Germany	Task during stage 12, knee tendon irritation
146	Sven Krauss	Germany
147	Volker Ordowski	Germany	Task during the 2nd stage, gastrointestinal infection
148	Matthias Russ	Germany
149	Oliver Zaugg	Switzerland	Task during the 14th stage, seating problems

Liquigas (ITA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
151	Danilo Di Luca	Italy	: 1st, 4th & 12th stage; : 3rd, 5th, 6th, 13th - 21st stage; : 5th, 6th, 11th - 15th stage; Overall winner
152	Enrico Gasparotto	Italy	: 1st stage; : 2nd & 4th stage; : 2nd - 4th stage
153	Vladimir Miholjević	Croatia	: 1st stage
154	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	: 1st stage; : 5th & 6th stage
155	Andrea Noè	Italy	: 1st stage; : 11th & 12th stage
156	Franco Pellizotti	Italy	: 1st stage
157	Alessandro Spezialetti	Italy	: 1st stage
158	Alessandro Vanotti	Italy	: 1st stage
159	Charles Wegelius	Great Britain	: 1st stage ; Task during the 18th stage, fever
			: 2nd - 6th stage

Predictor Lotto (BEL)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
161	Robbie McEwen	Australia	: 2nd stage; : 3rd & 5th stage ; Task before the 12th stage, preparation for the Tour de France
162	Dario Cioni	Italy
163	Josep Jufré	Spain
164	Matthew Lloyd	Australia
165	Mario Aerts	Belgium
166	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Belgium
167	Wim Van Huffel	Belgium	Task before the 15th stage
168	Stefano Zanini	Italy
169	Nick Gates	Australia

Rabobank (NED)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
171	Michael Rasmussen	Denmark
172	Mauricio Ardila	Colombia
173	Graeme Brown	Australia	Task during the 3rd stage, nausea and vomiting
174	Koos Moerenhout	Netherlands
175	Max Van Heeswijk	Netherlands	Task during the 14th stage, breathing problems
176	Dmitri Kosonchuk	Russia
177	Leon Van Bon	Netherlands	Task during the 6th stage, stomach problems
178	William Walker	Australia
179	Pedro Horrillo	Spain

Team CSC (DEN)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
181	Fabian Cancellara	Switzerland	Task during the 12th stage
182	David Zabriskie	United States
183	Andy Schleck	Luxembourg	: 11th - 21st stage; Winner of the junior ranking; Second overall
184	Juan José Haedo	Argentina	Task during the 10th stage, exhaustion
185	Alexander Kolobnew	Russia	Task during the 12th stage
186	Michael Blaudzun	Denmark	Task during the 8th stage, viral disease
187	Matti Breschel	Denmark
188	Volodymyr Hustov	Ukraine
189	Kurt Asle Arvesen	Norway	: 8th stage

Team Milram (ITA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
191	Alessandro Petacchi	Italy	: 3rd, 7th, 11th, 18th & 21st stage; : 4th & 6th - 21st stage; Scoring winner
192	Alessandro Cortinovis	Italy
193	Sergio Ghisalberti	Italy	Task during the 10th stage, back problems
194	Christian Knees	Germany
195	Brett Lancaster	Australia
196	Martin Muller	Germany
197	Alberto Ongarato	Italy	Task before the 10th stage, knee problems
198	Fabio Sabatini	Italy	Task during the 14th stage, leg pain
199	Mirco Lorenzetto	Italy

Team Tinkoff Credit Systems (ITA)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
201	Salvatore Commesso	Italy
202	Ivan Rowny	Russia	Task before the 14th stage
203	Elio Aggiano	Italy
204	Yevgeny Petrov	Russia
205	Mikhail Ignatiev	Russia
206	Ricardo Serrano	Spain
207	Nikolai Trusov	Russia
208	Daniele Contrini	Italy
209	Pawel Gross	Russia	: 3rd & 4th stage

Team T-Mobile (GER)

No.	Surname	nationality	Remarks
211	Michael Barry	Canada	Task before the 2nd stage, gastrointestinal infection
212	Lorenzo Bernucci	Italy
213	Adam Hansen	Australia	Task before the 3rd stage, broken two fingers and abrasions after a fall the day before
214	Greg Henderson	New Zealand	Task during the 10th stage, exhaustion
215	Axel Merckx	Belgium
216	Aaron Olsen	United States
217	Marco Pinotti	Italy	: 7th - 10th stage
218	František Raboň	Czech Republic
219	Thomas Ziegler	Germany	Task before the 6th stage, inflamed wisdom tooth

Web links

• Driver list Giro d'Italia 2007