Formolo, Gaviria lead UAE Team Emirates at the Giro d'Italia

SAINT MARTIN DE BELLEVILLE FRANCE AUGUST 14 Davide Formolo of Italy and Team UAE Team Emirates Breakaway during the 72nd Criterium du Dauphine 2020 Stage 3 a 157km stage from Corenc to Saint Martin de Belleville 1419m dauphine Dauphin on August 14 2020 in Saint Martin de Belleville France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
Davide Formolo (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Davide Formolo will carry UAE Team Emirates' general classification ambitions into the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, May 8 at the helm of a 'balanced' roster with sprinter Fernando Gaviria and stage hunters Diego Ulissi, Joe Dombrowski and Valerio Conti, according to team manager Joxean Matxin.

"We have a very balanced team with a lot of pedigree," Matxin said. "Davide Formolo will be our man for the GC: he has been in the top-10 three times at Grand Tours and we believe he can do even better and we're going to support him in that."

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