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Sunday, October 25, 2009 BMC already sure of Giro by Nick Mulder at 9:42 AM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling   Yesterday the route of the Giro d'Italia was unveiled in Milan, spurring the question on which teams would receive wildcard entries. In a interview with Tuttobiciweb, former world champion Alessandro Ballan claims that he will be racing in the Italian Grand Tour next year. This could only mean that his new team, American Pro-Continental team BMC, has all but been assured of taking part in one Grand Tour. Switzerland’s BMC will be a strong contender for several wildcards spots throughout the season. The additions of Ballan, American national champion George Hincapie, Dutch climber Karsten Kroon, and the strong German Marcus Burghardt to its roster for 2010 have added depth to an already solid foundation. The duo of Hincapie and Ballan should prove a formidable force in the cobbled classics, and when combined with the rest of the team can't be counted out for stage wins in a Grand Tour.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article Related Articles Greg Van Avermaet caps off great spring campaign with 7th at Liege-Bastogne-Liege Cadel Evans to miss Amstel Gold and Fleche Wallonne due to injuries sustained in a training crash Karsten Kroon and Brent Bookwalter recovering well from collarbone fractures Cadel Evans climbs into second place overall at Tirreno-Adriatico BMC's Karsten Kroon impresses with long breakaway at Paris-Nice, returning to top form Cadel Evans's season debut at the Giro del Friuli does not go quite as planned Greg Van Avermaet on Omega Pharma-Lotto: "We were totally bored with each other."