Quick.Step, Bouygues Telecom for San Remo

Virtually all of Belgian team Quick.Step's top riders are scheduled to ride Saturday's Milan-San Remo, with Paolo Bettini and Tom Boonen ably supported by Davide Bramati, Kevin Hulsmans, Cristian Moreni, Nick Nuyens, Bram Tankink and Guido Trenti, and the team directed by Serge Parsani.

Jean René Bernaudeau's Bouygues Telecom also fields a competitive line-up for La Primavera, with previous world champion Laurent Brochard, 2004 Tour de France hero Thomas Voeckler, and in-form rider Jérome Pineau riders of note in their seven-man line-up. The team shall be directed by Christophe Faudot.