A lot of curiosity floats all around the Vuelta a Andalucia 2018. The southern-Spain stage race is the ending of an intense month of cycling in the Iberic country and it is usually stage for the top-echelon riders of the international peloton. The spanish competition will be held from 14 to 18 February and will involve the most competitive sprinters and climbers around. One of those is Chris Froome: Sky’s rider, pending the judjement because of the test over salbutamol he failed last september, will race anyway until the competent body will take a decision on his case. Twentytwo teams will take part to the event, which seven of those are World Teams. Probably the winner-in-office, Alejandro Valverde, is not going to participate to this competition.

VUELTA A ANDALUCIA 2018 PROVISIONAL STARTLIST

MOVISTAR
1 LANDA, Mikel
2 AMADOR, Andrey
3 ARCAS, Jorge
4 BENNATI, Daniele
5 ERVITI, Imanol
6 FERNÁNDEZ, Rubén
7 SOLER, Marc
R CARRETERO, Hecto R

SKY
11 FROOME, Chris
12 DE LA CRUZ, David
13 DEIGNAN, Philip
14 KNEES, Christian
15 POELS, Wout
16 PUCCIO, Salvatore
17 VAN BAARLE, Dylan
R ELISSONDE, Kenny
R BASSO, Leonardo
R LAWLESS, Christophe R

LOTTO-SOUDAL
21 MONFORT, Maxime
22 BAK YTTING, Lars
23 HOFLAND, Moreno
24 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz
25 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh
26 VANENDERT, Jelle
27 WELLENS, Tim
R WOUTERS, Enzo

ASTANA
31 FUGLSANG, Jakob
32 CHERNETSKI, Sergei
33 GATTO, Osca R
34 KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiya R
35 MOSER, Moreno
36 SÁNCHEZ, Luis León
37 VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael
R BILBAO, Pello
R HOULE, Hugo
R GIDICH, Yevgeniy

EF EDUCATION FIRST
41 LANGEVELD, Sebastian
42 BRESCHEL, Matti
43 CLARKE, Simon
44 DOMBROWSKI, Joseph Lloyd
45 MODOLO, Sacha
46 VAN ASBROECK, Tom
47 VANMARCKE, Sep
R CANTY, Brendan
R CARTHY, Hugh John

AG2R LA MONDIALE
51 NAESEN, Olive R
52 BAGDONAS, Gediminas
53 DILLIER, Silvan
54 DUVAL, Julien
55 GOUGEARD, Alexis
56 PETERS, Nans
57 VENTURINI, Clement
R DENZ, Nico
R VANDENBERGH, Stijn

LOTTO NL-JUMBO
61 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven
62 BATTAGLIN, Enrico
63 BOUWMAN, Koen
64 CLEMENT, Stef
65 DE TIER, Floris
66 EENKHOORN, Pascal
67 WYNANTS, Maarten
R OLIVIER, Daan
R TOLHOEK, Antwan

WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT
71 MARTIN, Guillaume
72 BAUGNIES, Jérôme
73 DEGAND, Thomas
74 DOUBEY, Fabien
75 MINNAARD, Marinus Cornelis
76 PASQUALON, Andrea
77 VAN MELSEN, Kevin
R ANTONINI, Simone
R DE CLERCQ, Bart
R MEURISSE, Xandro

DIRECT ENERGIE
81 TAARAMAE, Rein
82 BOUDAT, Thomas
83 COUSIN, Jerome
84 GAUDIN, Damien
85 GRELLIER, Fabien
86 PETIT, Adrien
87 SICARD, Romain
R GENE, Yohann
R NAULEAU, Bryan
R TULIK, Angelo
R OURSELIN, Paul

CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
91 PARDILLA, Sergio
92 CUADROS, Álvaro
93 MAS BONET, Luis Guillermo
94 MOLINA, Antonio
95 RODRÍGUEZ, Cristian
96 SERRANO, Gonzalo
97 SOTO, Nelson Andres
R BENITO, Miguel Ángel
R ZABALA, Josu
R MOREIRA, Mauricio

NIPPO-VANNI FANTINI
101 BOU COMPANY, Joan
102 CIMA, Imerio
103 GROSU, Eduard
104 HATSUYAMA, Sho
105 KOBAYASHI, Marino
106 MARANGONI, Alan
107 UCHIMA, Kohei
R SANTAROMITA, Ivan
R CIMA, Damiano
R NISHIMURA, Hiroki
R ZACCANTI, Filippo

DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM
111 MORENO, Javie R
112 FERNÁNDEZ, Delio
113 JONES, Brenton
114 MIHAYLOV, Nikolay
115 SMUKULIS, Gatis
116 TRARIEUX, Julien
117 KASPERKIEWICZ, Przemyslaw
R MADRAZO, Ángel
R MARTINEZ, Yannick
R SISKEVICIUS, Evaldas

CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE
121 ANTUNES, Amaro
122 GRADEK, Kamil
123 KUMP, Marko
124 OWSIAN, Lukasz
125 TRATNIK, Jan
126 KOCH, Jonas
127 SCHLEGEL, Michal
R BANASZEK, Alan
R BERNAS, Pawel
R BROZYNA, Piot R
R CIESLIK, Pawel

ROOMPOT-NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ
131 VERMELTFOORT, Coen
132 ASSELMAN, Jespe R
133 DE GREEF, Robbert
134 VAN DER LIJKE, Nick
135 BUDDING, Martijn
136 MEIJERS, Jeroen
137 RIESEBEEK, Osca R
R VAN EMPEL, Etienne
R WEENING, Piete R
R ARIESEN, Tim
R VAN SCHIP, Jan Willem

GAZPROM-RUSVELO
141 PORSEV, AlexandeR
142 ARSLANOV, IldaR
143 FOLIFOROV, AlexandeR
144 MAIKIN, Roman
145 RYBALKIN, Aleksei
146 CHERKASOV, Nikolai
147 KOBERNYAK, Evgeny
R LAGUTIN, Sergey
R ROVNY, Ivan
R VLASOV, Aleksand R

SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
151 VAN GESTEL, Dries
152 NOPPE, Christophe
153 PLANCKAERT, Edward
154 RICKAERT, Jonas
155 SPRENGERS, Thomas
156 VAN HECKE, Preben
157 VERWILST, Aaron
R ALLEGAERT, Piet
R MENTEN, Milan
R PLANCKAERT, Emiel
R VAN GOMPEL, Mathias

VERANDA´S WILLEMS-CRELAN
161 DE BIE, Sean
162 DEVOLDER, Stijn
163 DUIJN, Huub
164 KRUOPIS, Aidis
165 TANNER, David
166 WAEYTENS, Zico
167 GOOLAERTS, Michael

ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
171 HERMANS, Ben
172 PLAZA, Rubén
173 SBARAGLI, Kristian
174 VAN WINDEN, Dennis
175 NIV, Guy
176 TUREK, Daniel
177 DIAZ, José Manuel
R ENGER, Sondre
R GOLDSHTEIN, Ome R
R SAGIV, Guy
R ANDEMESKEL, Awet

EUSKADI-MURIAS
181 LOUBET, Julien
182 ABERASTURI IZAGA, Jon
183 BIZKARRA ETXEGIBEL, Mikel
184 BRAVO OIARBIDE, Garikoitz
185 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard
186 SAEZ BENITO, Hecto R
187 SANZ UNZUE, Enrique
R BARCELO ARAGON, Fernando
R RODRIGUEZ RECHE, Sergio

BURGOS-BH
191 MAMYKIN, Matvey
192 CUBERO, Jorge
193 HERKLOTZ, Silvio
194 MENDES, José
195 RUBIO, Diego
196 SIMÍON, Jordi
197 CABEDO, Osca R
R EZQUERRA, Jesús
R SALAS, Ibai
R TORRES, Pablo

RALLY CYCLING
201 HUFFMAN, Evan
202 ANDERSON, Ryan
203 BRITTON, Robert
204 DAL-CIN, Matteo
205 DE VOS, Adam
206 JOYCE, Colin
207 ORONTE, Emerson
R ANTHONY, Jesse
R CARPENTER, Robin
R PATE, Danny
R ELLSAY, Nigel

FUNDACION EUSKADI
211 INSAUSTI, Jon Ande R
212 AZKARATE, Ike R
213 AZURMENDI, Ibai
214 FERNÁNDEZ, Egoitz
215 GARCÍA, Ricardo
216 LÓPEZ-COZAR, Juan Antonio
217 MARTÍN, Gotzon
R ALONSO, Mikel
R GOIKOETXEA, Peio
R JUARISTI, Txomin
R LÓPEZ, Diego