# List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Giro d'Italia

This is the list of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.
Key: DNS = Did Not Start stage; DNF = Did Not Finish stage; DSQ = Disqualified from stage; HD = Hors Delai: outside time limit for stage.
| # | Rider | Final placing | Notes |
| LPR Brakes–Ballan ||||
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | 8 | |
| 2 | Paolo Bailetti (ITA) | 89 | |
| 3 | Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) | 22 | 1st, Stage 7 |
| 4 | Riccardo Chiarini (ITA) | 125 | |
| 5 | Giairo Ermeti (ITA) | 83 | |
| 6 | Jure Golčer (SLO) | 32 | |
| 7 | Daniele Pietropolli (ITA) | 57 | |
| 8 | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) | 15 | |
| 9 | Alessandro Spezialetti (ITA) | 41 | |
| Ag2r–La Mondiale ||||
| 11 | Tadej Valjavec (SLO) | 13 | |
| 12 | Philip Deignan (IRL) | 79 | |
| 13 | Rene Mandri (EST) | DNF 6 | Withdrew because of injuries sustained in crash |
| 14 | Laurent Mangel (FRA) | 93 | |
| 15 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | 56 | |
| 16 | Nicolas Rousseau (FRA) | 122 | |
| 17 | Blaise Sonnery (FRA) | 91 | |
| 18 | Alexandre Usov (BLR) | 119 | |
| 19 | Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) | 107 | |
| Astana ||||
| 21 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | 18 | |
| 22 | Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP) | 1 | |
| 23 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | 45 | |
| 24 | Antonio Colom (ESP) | 25 | |
| 25 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | 55 | |
| 26 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | DNF 8 | Withdrew because of dislocated shoulder sustained in crash |
| 27 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | 66 | |
| 28 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | DNF 20 | Withdrew because of respiratory infection |
| 29 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | 97 | |
| Barloworld ||||
| 31 | Francesco Bellotti (ITA) | DNS 11 | Withdrew because of fractured elbow |
| 32 | Patrick Calcagni (SUI) | DNF 7 | Withdrew because of food poisoning and tendinitis. |
| 33 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 16 | |
| 34 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | 96 | |
| 35 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | 92 | |
| 36 | Christian Pfannberger (AUT) | DNF 15 | Withdrew because of unknown reason |
| 37 | Carlo Scognamiglio (ITA) | 126 | |
| 38 | Mauricio Soler (COL) | DNF 11 | Withdrew because of cold |
| 39 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | 118 | |
| Caisse d'Epargne ||||
| 41 | Marlon Alirio Pérez (COL) | 90 | |
| 42 | Joan Horrach (ESP) | 81 | |
| 43 | Vladimir Karpets (RUS) | 31 | |
| 44 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | 64 | |
| 45 | Francisco Pérez (ESP) | 67 | |
| 46 | Mathieu Perget (FRA) | 112 | |
| 47 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | 17 | |
| 48 | José Rujano (VEN) | 49 | |
| 49 | Luis Pasamontes (ESP) | 36 | |
| Cofidis ||||
| 51 | Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) | 121 | |
| 52 | Kevin De Weert (BEL) | DNF 6 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 53 | Bingen Fernández (ESP) | DNF 9 | Withdrew because of crash |
| 54 | Nicolas Hartmann (FRA) | 127 | |
| 55 | Steve Zampieri (SUI) | DNS 10 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 56 | Yann Huguet (FRA) | 135 | |
| 57 | Damien Monier (FRA) | 111 | |
| 58 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | DNS 5 | Withdrew because of fractured collarbone sustained in crash |
| 59 | Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) | DNF 11 | Withdrew because of exhaustion |
| CSF Group–Navigare ||||
| 61 | Emanuele Sella (ITA) | 6 | 1st, Stages 14, 15 and 20 |
| 62 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | 12 | |
| 63 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | DNS 1 | Failed drugs test |
| 64 | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | 24 | |
| 65 | Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX) | 76 | |
| 66 | Filippo Savini (ITA) | DNF 9 | Withdrew because of knee injuring sustained in crash |
| 67 | Matteo Priamo (ITA) | DNS 13 | 1st, Stage 6 Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 68 | Tiziano dall'Antonia (ITA) | 98 | |
| 69 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | 9 | |
| Euskaltel–Euskadi ||||
| 71 | Josu Agirre (ESP) | 138 | |
| 72 | Lander Aperribay (ESP) | HD 16 | |
| 73 | Koldo Fernández (ESP) | DNS 14 | Planned withdrawal |
| 74 | Aitor Galdós (ESP) | DNF 7 | Withdrew because of exhaustion |
| 75 | Dionisio Galparsoro (ESP) | DNF 19 | Withdrew because of leg pain |
| 76 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | 74 | |
| 77 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | DNF 15 | Withdrew because of stomach illness |
| 78 | Alan Pérez (ESP) | 72 | |
| 79 | Iván Velasco (ESP) | 54 | |
| Française des Jeux ||||
| 81 | Mikaël Cherel (FRA) | DNF 19 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 82 | Timothy Gudsell (NZL) | 136 | |
| 83 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | DNF 7 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 84 | Lilian Jégou (FRA) | 85 | |
| 85 | Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) | 27 | |
| 86 | Guillaume Levarlet (FRA) | 113 | |
| 87 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | 82 | |
| 88 | Tom Stubbe (BEL) | DNF 4 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 89 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | 50 | |
| Gerolsteiner ||||
| 91 | Robert Förster (GER) | DNS 14 | Planned withdrawal |
| 92 | Thomas Fothen (GER) | HD 16 | |
| 93 | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | 51 | |
| 94 | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | DNF 14 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 95 | Sven Krauss (GER) | 131 | |
| 96 | Andrea Moletta (ITA) | DNS 11 | Withdrew for personal reasons |
| 97 | Volker Ordowski (GER) | DNF 11 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 98 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | DNS 14 | Withdrew because of exhaustion |
| 99 | Matthias Russ (GER) | DNF 15 | Withdrew because of stomach illness |
| Team High Road ||||
| 101 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | 132 | 1st, Stages 4 and 13 |
| 102 | André Greipel (GER) | 133 | 1st, Stage 17 |
| 103 | Adam Hansen (AUS) | 108 | |
| 104 | Tony Martin (GER) | 128 | |
| 105 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | 65 | 1st, Stage 21 |
| 106 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | 44 | |
| 107 | František Raboň (CZE) | 101 | |
| 108 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | DNF 20 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 109 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | 134 | |
| Lampre ||||
| 111 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | 3 | 1st, Stage 10 |
| 112 | Paolo Bossoni (ITA) | HD 16 | |
| 113 | Fabio Baldato (ITA) | 109 | |
| 114 | David Loosli (SUI) | 63 | |
| 115 | Sylvester Szmyd (POL) | 23 | |
| 116 | Simon Špilak (SLO) | 48 | |
| 117 | Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) | DNF 14 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 118 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | DNF 11 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 119 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | 84 | |
| Liquigas ||||
| 121 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | 70 | 1st, Stages 3, 9 and 12 |
| 122 | Kjell Carlström (FIN) | 123 | |
| 123 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | DNF 15 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 124 | Vladimir Miholjević (CRO) | 21 | |
| 125 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | 11 | |
| 126 | Andrea Noè (ITA) | 39 | |
| 127 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | 4 | 1st, Stage 16 |
| 128 | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | 86 | |
| 129 | Charly Wegelius (GBR) | 69 | |
| Quick-Step ||||
| 131 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | 19 | |
| 132 | Alexander Efimkin (RUS) | 68 | |
| 133 | Addy Engels (NED) | 105 | |
| 134 | Mauro Facci (ITA) | 115 | |
| 135 | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) | 37 | |
| 136 | Hubert Schwab (SUI) | 100 | |
| 137 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | 73 | |
| 138 | Andrea Tonti (ITA) | 33 | |
| 139 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | 42 | |
| Rabobank ||||
| 141 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | 5 | |
| 142 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | DNF 14 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 143 | Bram de Groot (NED) | 120 | |
| 144 | Theo Eltink (NED) | 77 | |
| 145 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | HD 16 | |
| 146 | Dmitry Kozontchuk (RUS) | 59 | |
| 147 | Gerben Löwik (NED) | 116 | |
| 148 | Paul Martens (GER) | 78 | |
| 149 | Mauricio Ardila (COL) | 20 | |
| Saunier Duval–Scott ||||
| 151 | Riccardo Riccò (ITA) | 2 | 1st, Stage 2 and 8 |
| 152 | José Alberto Benítez (ESP) | 106 | |
| 153 | Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT) | HD 16 | |
| 154 | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | 99 | |
| 155 | David Cañada (ESP) | 58 | |
| 156 | Ermanno Capelli (ITA) | DNF 15 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 157 | Iker Camaño (ESP) | 75 | |
| 158 | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | DNF 14 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 159 | Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) | DNF 15 | Withdrew because of crash |
| Diquigiovanni–Androni ||||
| 161 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | 10 | |
| 162 | Alessandro Bertolini (ITA) | 89 | 1st, Stage 11 |
| 163 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | 104 | |
| 164 | Raffaele Illiano (ITA) | 103 | |
| 165 | Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | 43 | |
| 166 | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) | 71 | |
| 167 | Daniele Nardello (ITA) | 46 | |
| 168 | Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) | 61 | |
| 169 | José Serpa (COL) | 26 | |
| Silence–Lotto ||||
| 171 | Geert Steurs (BEL) | DNS 11 | Withdrew because of cysts |
| 172 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | DNF 4 | Withdrew because of injuries sustained in crash |
| 173 | Francis De Greef (BEL) | 40 | |
| 174 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | 117 | |
| 175 | Nick Gates (AUS) | 139 | |
| 176 | Matthew Lloyd (AUS) | 30 | |
| 177 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | DNS 14 | Planned withdrawal |
| 178 | Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) | 7 | |
| 179 | Wim Van Huffel (BEL) | 38 | |
| Slipstream–Chipotle ||||
| 181 | Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) | DNS 10 | Withdrew because of fever |
| 182 | Julian Dean (NZL) | DNS 19 | Withdrew because of injury |
| 183 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | 60 | |
| 184 | David Millar (GBR) | 94 | |
| 185 | Pat McCarty (USA) | DNF 14 | Withdrew because of bronchitis |
| 186 | Danny Pate (USA) | 137 | |
| 187 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | HD 16 | |
| 188 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | 52 | |
| 189 | David Zabriskie (USA) | DNF 2 | Withdrew becauwse of injuries sustained in crash |
| Team CSC ||||
| 191 | Anders Lund (DEN) | 102 | |
| 192 | Bradley McGee (AUS) | DNF 3 | Withdrew because of fractured collarbone sustained in crash |
| 193 | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | 28 | |
| 194 | Gustav Larsson (SWE) | 14 | |
| 195 | Jason McCartney (USA) | 95 | |
| 196 | Jens Voigt (GER) | 53 | 1st, Stage 18 |
| 197 | Michael Blaudzun (DEN) | 62 | |
| 198 | Nicki Sørensen (DEN) | 34 | |
| 199 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | DNS 4 | Withdrew because of fractured collarbone sustained in crash |
| Team Milram ||||
| 201 | Erik Zabel (GER) | 80 | |
| 202 | Igor Astarloa (ESP) | DNS 2 | Withdrew because of fever and stomach illness |
| 203 | Markus Eichler (GER) | 141 | |
| 204 | Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) | DNF 8 | Withdrew because of torn muscle fiber in right thigh |
| 205 | Matej Jurčo (SVK) | 129 | |
| 206 | Alberto Ongarato (ITA) | 130 | |
| 207 | Enrico Poitschke (GER) | DNF 6 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 208 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | DNS 13 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 209 | Marco Velo (ITA) | 87 | |
| Tinkoff Credit Systems ||||
| 211 | Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | 29 | |
| 212 | Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) | 35 | 1st, Stage 19 |
| 213 | Luca Mazzanti (ITA) | 47 | |
| 214 | Alberto Loddo (ITA) | DNF 7 | Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 215 | Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | 140 | |
| 216 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | 114 | |
| 217 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | DNS 10 | 1st, Stage 5 Withdrew for unknown reason |
| 218 | Serguei Klimov (RUS) | 110 | |
| 219 | Alexander Serov (RUS) | 124 | |