The Tuscan, 36, wore the squad for one day this year. Also in the XDS-Astana are Fortunato, Bettiol and Scaroni
Diego Ulissi will also schedule the Giro d’Italia in 2026: for the 36-year-old Tuscan from XDS-Astana it would be the 13th participation. Ulissi, who is cycling in retreat with the team in the Alicante area, is the active Italian with the most stage successes in the Gazzetta race: 8. And in 2025 he also wore the pink jersey for one day. The XDS-Astana should present a very Italian team at the start of Nessebar, Bulgaria, on 8 May: the probable presence of Lorenzo Fortunato, 2025 blue jersey, Alberto Bettiol, king of Flanders 2019, and Christian Scaroni, the only Italian stage winner in 2025 (on San Valentino Brentonico).