2026 Giro dell'Emilia start list: McNulty makes rainbow jersey debut
The 2026 Giro dell'Emilia takes place on Saturday, 3 October and will see world champion Brandon McNulty race in the rainbow jersey for the first time.
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17 of the 18 WorldTour teams will take the start, with Picnic PostNL the only absent team.
Seven ProTeams will feature, including Bardiani CSF 7 Saber, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort, Pinarello-Q36.5, Polti VisitMalta, Solution Tech Nippo Rali and Tudor.
General Store-Essegibi F.Lli Curia are the only continental team on the start list.
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will race for the first time since becoming World Champion in Montréal last Sunday. The American is set to be joined in a strong UAE squad by the likes of Jhonatan Narváez, Tim Wellens and Adam Yates.
Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) has finished runner-up in the previous two editions of the Giro dell’Emilia, and arrives after a strong showing at the Worlds, which resulted in seventh place.
Meanwhile, Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike), who played a key role in McNulty’s Worlds triumph, features alongside Davide Piganzoli, who recently won the Tour de Luxembourg, Jørgen Nordhagen and Ben Tulett.
Meanwhile, Thymen Arensman and Oscar Onley are set to line up for Netcompany-Ineos, and the likes of Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) and Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) are also present.
2026 Giro dell'Emilia start list
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