RCS Sport, organisers of the Giro d’Italia, have announced the four wild-card squads invited to attend the 2012 edition. They are: Androni Giocattoli, Colnago-CSF Inox, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia and, something of a surprise, Team NetApp. The decision means that there will be no place for former winners Danilo Di Luca and Stefano Garzelli as their squad, Acqua e Sapone, are left in the cold. The wild-cards were announced after consideration by the RCS commission which includes RCS Sport CEO Giacomo Catano, general manager Michele Acquarone and Pier Bergonzi of Gazzetta dello Sport.
The 2012 Giro d’Italia (the 95th edition) begins in Herning, Denmark, on May 5 and ends in Milan on May 27. For the first time in five years the race will not include the infamous climbing time trial.
