Giro 2017: Withdrawals

The 2017 Giro d'Italia started with a field of 195 men. Who were forced to abandon? (Slideshow route/profile)

In 2017, Astana was competing with eight riders to pay hommage to their late leader Michele Scarponi, while Bardiani CSF's Pirazzi and Ruffoni tested positive in out-of-competition doping controls. The news broke just after the official team presentation.

Did not start in stage 1
31. Stefano Pirazzi (ita - Bardiani-CSF)
39. Nicola Ruffoni (ita - Bardiani-CSF)

Withdrawals in stage 4
42. Rohan Dennis (aus - BMC)
155. Pavel Kochetkov (rus - Katusha-Alpecin)

Did not start in stage 5
5. Javier Moreno (spa - Bahrain Merida)
17. Alexandre Geniez (fra - AG2R La Mondiale)

Withdrawal in stage 9
185 Wilco Kelderman (nld - Team Sunweb)

Outside time limit in stage 10
57. Matteo Pelucchi (ita - Bora-Hansgrohe)

Did not start in stage 11
196 Giacomo Nizzolo (ita - Trek-Segafredo)

Withdrawals in stage 11
141. Nathan Haas (aus - Dimension Data)
194. Laurent Didier (lux - Trek-Segafredo)

Did not start in stage 13
179. Geraint Thomas (gbr - Team Sky)

Did not start in stage 14
100. André Greipel (ger - Lotto Soudal)
216. Jakub Mareczko (ita - Wilier Triestina)

Withdrawals in stage 15
26. Tanel Kangert (est - Astana)
59. Rüdiger Selig (ger - Bora-Hansgrohe)
97. Ivan Savitskiy (rus - Gazprom)
104. Bart De Clercq (bel - Lotto Soudal)
123. Caleb Ewan (aus - Orica Scott)
126. Luka Mezgec (slo - Orica Scott)

Did not start in stage 16
32. Vincenzo Albanese (ita - Bardiani-CSF)
82. William Bonnet (fra - FDJ)
122. Alexander Edmondson (aus - Orica Scott)
145. Ryan Gibbons (rsa - Dimension Data)

Withdrawals in stage 16
44. Ben Hermans (bel - BMC)
102. Sean De Bie (bel - Lotto Soudal)
114. Daniele Bennati (ita - Movistar)
163. Victor Campenaerts (bel - LottoNL-Jumbo)
173. Kenny Elissonde (fra - Team Sky)

Withdrawals in stage 17
182. Phil Bauhaus (ger - Team Sunweb)
205. Sacha Modolo (ita - UAE Team Emirates)

Withdrawal in stage 18
103. Jasper De Buyst (bel - Lotto Soudal)

Withdrawal in stage 19
167. Bram Tankink (nld - LottoNL-Jumbo)

Did not start in stage 20
161. Steven Kruijswijk (nld - LottoNL-Jumbo)

Withdrawal in stage 20
9. Giovanni Visconti (ita - Bahrain Merida)