In October 2014 , five UCI Professional Continental teams were awarded wildcard places in the race by RCS Sport , the organisers of the Giro , to complete the 22 - team peloton .
The 17 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to attend the race .
In October 2014 , five UCI WorldTeams Professional Continental teams were awarded wildcard places in the race by RCS Sport , the organisers of the Giro , to complete the 22 - team peloton .
The 17 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to attend the race .