sentences:  Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 162 cyclists.The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager are introduced in front the media and local dignitaries – took place at the Piazza della Loggia in Brescia on 10 May and was televised in Italy on Network 1.From the riders that began this edition, 140 made it to the finish in Udine.