Two riders new to the BMC Racing Team – Joey Rosskopf and Manuel Senni – make their season debut Thursday at Trofeo Laigueglia.

Among the riders joining them for the 191.8-kilometer race are Amaël Moinard and Darwin Atapuma, who are also starting their first races of the year. Brent Bookwalter, past world road champion Philippe Gilbert and Rick Zabel were all members of the BMC Racing Team's squad that won the team classification at the Dubai Tour earlier this month.

Roster:
Darwin Atapuma (COL), Brent Bookwalter (USA), Jempy Drucker (LUX), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Amaël Moinard (FRA), Joey Rosskopf (USA), Manuel Senni (ITA), Rick Zabel (GER).