BMC Pro Team promote Taylor Eisenhart and Fabian Lienhard

BMC Development Team’s riders Taylor Eisenhart and Fabian Lienhard will continue the 2016 season as stagiaires with BMC Racing Team.

American cyclist Eisenhart and Switzerland's Lienhard will join BMC Racing Team on August 1 with the Tour of Utah their first race.

BMC general manager Jim Ochowicz said: "Taylor and Fabian will join us for the remainder of the season, during which time they'll gain valuable experience in the professional peloton, to build on the skills they have already developed with BMC Development Team.

"Our development programme exists for this very reason so we are excited to see Taylor and Fabian amongst our ranks for the final races of the season."

Eisenhart and Lienhard are not taking their place on the UCI Pro Team for granted and are ready for the new challenge.

"It's a huge honour to be riding as a stagiaire for the best team in the world," Eisenhart said. "I have ridden a BMC bike since I was a 16-year-old junior rider so to be riding my first pro race for BMC Racing Team, a team that I have grown up with, is beyond a dream."

"BMC Development Team have really taken care of me and have developed me so that I am ready for this moment, so I have a huge amount of respect for them for this."

Lienhard said: "I will work my hardest to do a good job to help the team and if I get the chance to ride for a result for myself I hope that I am able to prove what I am capable of."