"A great opportunity has come for me to join a growing team of like-minded individuals at BMC," Evans said. "I look forward to working with the BMC group toward the same goals including the Tour de France. I see the BMC Racing Team as a growing but very well structured and organized team.
"Obviously, I would like to do better than my two second places at the Tour de France."
Evans, 32, came second in the 2007 and 2008 Tours and his new team said their ambitious recent signings made him think he could win a Grand Tour with them.
"Cadel heard about how our team was expanding by signing big-name riders like George Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan,Marcus Burghardt, Karsten Kroon and other strong racers," BMC Bicycles owner and BMC Racing co-owner Andy Rihs said.
"This news immediately fired him up with the idea of riding for such a flexible, engaged and passionate team."
Australian Evans joined his former team in 2005, when they were known as Davitamon-Lotto.
With them the former mountain biker won the 2006 Tour of Romandie and the 2007 UCI Pro Tour title, in addition to last year's road race win.
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