2009 Vuelta champion Alejandro Valverde is under suspension, and is thus not part of the field. Bib number one will be worn by Cervélo TestTeam's Íñigo Cuesta, a gesture by the race organizers to commemorate his record-breaking 17th consecutive appearance in the race.[1]
^ abcdefghijklTeam Sky abandoned the race because of the death of masseur Txema González on September 3. An illness, unrelated to González' condition, had affected the team during the race causing the earlier withdrawal of three riders (Announcement of withdrawalArchived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine)