AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 7, 2010 – Thirty-four nations are represented in the peloton of the 198 riders in the Giro, with an the Italians having the majority.

Italy: 53
France 20
Australia: 14
Spain: 12
Germany: 11
Switzerland: 9
Netherlands: 8
United States: 7
Great Britain: 7
Russia: 7
Belgium, Colombia, Denmark: 5
Kazakhstan: 4
Austria: 3
Ukraine: 3
Belarus: 2
Canada: 2
Croatia: 2
Estonia: 2
New Zealand: 2
Poland: 2
Venezuela: 2
Argentina: 1
Brazil: 1
Costa Rica: 1
Ireland: 1
Japan: 1
Lithuania: 1
Luxembourg: 1
Norway: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Slovenia: 1
Sweden: 1