BMC Racing Team have announced its Giro d'Italia team built around the general classification ambitions of Damiano Caruso and helping Philippe Gilbert to first week stage wins. Caruso, ninth overall at the 2014 Vuelta a España, will be making his third career appearance at the Italian grand tour which he last rode in 2013 finishing 19th overall.
Sport director Valerio Piva outlined the team's ambition for the race, explaining that placing Caruso in the maglia rosa is the first goal.
"We will try to make a good start in the team time trial and maybe try to win one of the first stages," Piva said. "The rest of the race we will support Damiano. He will have the support of Darwin Atapuma in the climbs, so hopefully a top five result in the general classification would be nice."
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Caruso finished 27th overall at the Tour de Romandie in preparation for the Giro while 14th overall at Tirreno-Adriatico and 21st at the Tour of Oman are his two other stage race results this season.
"This year, I have a big opportunity and the team has given me a big responsibility," Caruso said. "Last year, I did a good Vuelta and now I want to improve on that result in the Giro. I think I am realistic in wanting to be top 10, but in my heart, I hope to do better. This year, the Giro has a very hard start. The first five or six stages are very hard in Liguria and Toscana. It is very important to be ready from the start."
Gilbert will start the Giro uncertain over his condition as he continues to recover from injury and as a result, the stage winner from the 2009 edition of the race isn't setting any lofty ambitions.
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