2022 Vuelta a España teams

This article originally appeared on Velo News

AG2R-Citroen

General Manager: Vincent Lavenu
Sponsors: Insurance corporation; French car manufacturer
Team Founded: 1992

Bike: BMC
Drivetrain: Campagnolo
Wheels: Campagnolo
Clothing: Rosti

Riders: Clement Champoussin, Dorian Godon, Jaakko Hanninen, Bob Jungels, Ben O’Connor, Nans Peters, Nicolas Prodhomme, Andrea Vendrame.

Alpecin-Deceuninck

General Manager: Christoph Roodhooft
Sponsors: German shampoo producer
Team Founded: 2009

Bike: Canyon
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Kalas

Riders: Gianni Vermeersch, Xandro Meurisse, Lionel Taminiaux, Tim Merlier, Robert Stannard, Jay Vine, Jimmy Janssens, Oscar Riesebeek.

Astana Qazaqstan Team

General Manager: Alexandre Vinokourov
Sponsors: Kazakhstan conglomerate
Team Founded: 2007

Bike: Wilier
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Corima
Clothing: Giordana

Riders: Vincenzo Nibali, Miguel Angel Lopez, Samuele Battistella, Alexey Lutsenko, Harold Tejada, Yevgeniy Fedorov, David de la Cruz, Vadim Pronskiy.

Bahrain Victorious

General Manager: Milan Erzen
Sponsor: Kingdom of Bahrain
Team Founded: 2017

Bike: Merida
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Vision
Clothing: Ale
Riders: Luis Leon Sanchez, Mikel Landa, Fred Wright, Edoardo Zambanini, Santiago Buitrago, Gino Mader, Wout Poels, Jasha Sutterlin.

Bora-Hansgrohe

General Manager: Ralph Denk
Sponsors: Manufacturer of cooktop, extractor hoods; bathroom faucet producer
Team Founded: 2010

Bike: Specialized
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Roval
Clothing: Sportful

Riders: Jai Hindley, Sam Bennett, Matteo Fabbro, Wilco Kelderman, Sergio Higuita, Danny van Poppel, Jonas Koch, Ryan Mullen.

Burgos-BH

General Manager: Julio Izquierdo
Sponsors: Spanish city, bike brand
Team Founded: 2006

Bike: BH
Drivetrain: FSA
Wheels: Vision
Clothing: Finisseur

Riders: Jetse Bol, Oscar Cabedo, Jose Manuel Diaz, Jesus Ezquerra, Angel Madrazo, Daniel Navarro, Ander Okamika, Manuel Penalver.

Cofidis

General Manager: Cedric Vasseur
Sponsor: Online credit corporation
Team Founded: 1996

Bike: De Rosa
Drivetrain: Campagnolo
Wheels: Fulcrum
Clothing: Nalini

Riders: Remy Rochas, Davide Cimolai, Thomas Champion, Jesus Herrada, Jose Herrada, Davide Villella, Bryan Coquard, Ruben Fernandez.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team

General Manager: Patrick Lefevere
Sponsors: Laminated flooring producer
Team Founded: 2003

Bike: Specialized
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Roval
Clothing: Vermarc

Riders: Remco Evenepoel, Julian Alaphilippe, Pieter Serry, Remi Cavagna, Dries Devenyns, Fausto Masnada, Ilan Van Wilder, Louis Vervaeke.

EF Education-EasyPost

General Manager: Jonathan Vaughters
Sponsors: Provider of language training, cultural exchange & educational travel; construction company
Team Founded: 2005

Bike: Cannondale
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Vision
Clothing: Rapha

Riders: TBC

Euskaltel-Euskadi

General Manager: Miguel Madariaga
Sponsors: Basque telecom company
Team Founded: 1994

Bike: Orbea
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Vision
Clothing: Exteondo

Riders: Gotzon Martin, Ibai Azurmendi, Carlos Canal, Luis Angel Mate, Xabier Mikel Azparren, Joan Bou, Mikel Iturria, Mikel Bizkarra.

Groupama-FDJ

General Manager: Marc Madiot
Sponsors: French insurance corporation; Paris lottery
Team Founded: 1997

Bike: Lapierre
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Ale

Riders: Fabian Lienhard, Thibaut Pinot, Jake Stewart, Bruno Armirail, Quentin Pacher, Miles Scotson, Rudy Molard, Sebastien Reichenbach.

Ineos Grenadiers

General Manager: Sir Dave Brailsford
Sponsor: Global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products
Team Founded: 2009

Bike: Pinarello
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Castelli

Riders: Richard Carapaz, Luke Plapp, Ben Turner, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Pavel Sivakov, Dylan van Baarle, Ethan Hayter, Carlos Rodriguez.

Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux

General Manager: Jean-Francois Bourlat
Sponsors: French supermarket chain; construction company; building materials supplier
Team Founded: 2008

Bike: Cube
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Newmen
Clothing: Santic

Riders: Rein Taaramae, Louis Meintjes, Jan Bakelants, Boy van Poppel, Gerben Thijssen, Julius Johansen, Jan Hirt, Domenico Pozzovivo.

Israel Premier Tech

General Manager: Kjell Carlstrom
Sponsor: Israeli non-profit innovator
Team Founded: 2014

Bike: Factor
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Black
Clothing: Jinga

Riders: Chris Froome, Michael Woods, Patrick Bevin, Daryl Impey, Itamar Einhorn, Carl Fredrik Hagen, Alessandro De Marchi, Omer Goldstein.

Jumbo-Visma

General Manager: Richard Plugge
Sponsors: Dutch national lottery; Norwegian business software and services company
Team Founded: 1994

Bike: Cervelo
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Agu

Riders: Primoz Roglic, Rohan Dennis, Chris Harper, Edoardo Affini, Sepp Kuss, Sam Oomen, Robert Gesink, Mike Teunissen.

Lotto-Soudal

General Manager: John Lelangue
Sponsors: Belgian national lottery; manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and foams

Bike: Ridley
Drivetrain: Campagnolo
Wheels: Campagnolo
Clothing: Vermarc

Riders: Cedric Beullens, Filippo Conca, Steff Cras, Thomas De Gendt, Jarrad Drizners, Kamil Malecki, Harry Sweeny, Maxim Van Gils.

Movistar Team

General Manager: Eusebio Unzue
Sponsor: Mobile phone operator
Team Founded: 1980

Bike: Canyon
Drivetrain: SRAM
Wheels: Zipp
Clothing: Ale

Riders: Alejandro Valverde, Enric Mas, Carlos Verona, Nelson Oliveira, Jose Joaquin Rojas, Mathias Norsgaard, Gregor Muhlberger, Lluis Mas.

Team Bike Exchange

General Manager: Brent Copeland
Sponsor: Global cycling marketplace
Team Founded: 2011

Bike: Bianchi
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Giordana

Riders: Simon Yates, Kaden Groves, Michael Hepburn, Callum Scotson, Kelland O’Brien, Luke Durbridge, Lawson Craddock, Lucas Hamilton.

Team DSM

General Manager: Iwan Spekenbrink
Sponsor: 2011 Multinational active in nutrition, materials and innovation
Team Founded: 2005

Bike: Scott
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: Craft

Riders: Nikias Arndt, Mark Donovan, Henri Vandenabeele, Thymen Arensman, John Degenkolb, Joris Nieuwenhuis, Marco Brenner, Jonas Iversby Hvideberg.

Trek-Segafredo

General Manager: Luca Guercilena
Sponsors: U.S. bike manufacturer; Italian espresso coffee brand
Team Founded: 2011

Bike: Trek
Drivetrain: SRAM
Wheels: Bontrager
Clothing: Santini

Riders: Dario Cataldo, Kenny Elissonde, Julien Bernard, Mads Pedersen, Juan Pedro Lopez, Antonio Tiberi, Alex Kirsch, Daan Hoole.

UAE-Team Emirates

General Manager: Matxin Joxean Fernandez
Sponsor: United Arab Emirates
Team Founded: 2017

Bike: Colnago
Drivetrain: Campagnolo
Wheels: Campagnolo
Clothing: GOBIK

Riders: Joao Almeida, Brandon McNulty, Marc Soler, Pascal Ackermann, Jan Polanc, Juan Ayuso, Juan Sebastian Molano, Ivo Oliveira.

Team Arkea Samsic

General Manager: Emmanuel Hubert
Sponsors: Banking corporation; business service provider
Team Founded: 2013

Bike: Canyon
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Shimano
Clothing: EKOI

Riders: Daniel McLay, Anthony Delaplace, Elie Gesbert, Thibault Guernalec, Simon Guglielmi, Nairo Quintana, Lukasz Owsian, Clement Russo.

Equipo Kern Pharma

General Manager: Juan Jose Oroz
Bike: Giant

Riders: Roger Adria, Urko Berrade, Hector Carretero, Francisco Galvan, Raul Garcia Pierna, Pau Miquel, Jose Felix Parra, Vojtech Repa.

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