Dwars door Vlaanderen wildcard for Xacobeo instead of BMC

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) makes his way to the sign-on in Gent

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) makes his way to the sign-on in Gent (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

Dwars door Vlaanderen have refused to issue a wildcard invitation to BMC Racing Team, choosing instead to take Xacobeo Galicia. Race organisers said that the American team was not sending any of its big-name riders to the event scheduled for March 24.