During the second rest day of last year's Tour de France, BMC general manager Jim Ochow♏icz announced that Samuel Sanchez would be riding in the black and red colours of the team in 2016 with his primary ambition of winning a second Olympi🍃c gold medal. The American team have now announced the 38-year-old has extended his contract into a fourth year.

"We are excited to anꦅnounce the extension of our agreement with Samuel Sánchez into the future. S♕amuel is a key player within the team, acting as team leader, role model and teammate. His sporting accomplishments speak for themselves as he continues to bring good fortune to himself and the team," said Ochowicz.

Sanchez joined the BMC in February of 2014 helping then teammate Cadel Evans to eighth overall♏ at the Giro d’Italia and finishing 24th himself. He went on to finish sixth ꦦoverall at the Vuelta a España and fifth at Il Lombardia but didn't secure a contract until January of the next year.

Second overall at the Tour de Yorkshire was Sanchez's best result before heading t🍬o the 2015 Tour de France where he rode in support of Tejay van Garderen, goin🐎g on to finish 12th overall then enjoying BMC's Vuelta team time trial win a few weeks later

Despite his previous results, the 2016 season is shaping up to be Sanchez's best yet with BMC with his highlights including a stage and sixth ove🌠rall at Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, sixth at La Fleche Wallone and fourth at Liege-Bastonge-Leige.

Sanchez is c𓄧urrently racing at the Tour of California, sitting eighth on GC and explained his pleas💟ure of signing a new contract with BMC.

"Every day I feel more comfortable being part of the BMC Racing Team family, especially now that I am finally getting good results and achieving my expected performance. On that thought, why shouldn't I continue racing for the best team in the world?" Sánchez admitted.

Sanchez is set to start the Tour de Suisse later this month as he co𓆉ntinues to push for Olympic selection this August with the Spanish national team. 

Sanchez spent 13 season with Euskaltel-Euskadi prior to joining to BMC, having turned professional in 2001.