2016 BMC Racing Team season

BMC Racing Team
2016 season
UCI code BMC
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Jim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s) BMC Switzerland
Based United States
Bicycles BMC
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 3
Stage race overall 1
Stage race stages 5
National Championships 1

The 2016 season for the BMC Racing Team is scheduled to begin in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 29 March 2016.
Rider Date of birth
 Darwin Atapuma (COL) (1988-01-15)January 15, 1988 (aged 28)
 Tom Bohli (SUI) (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 22)
 Brent Bookwalter (USA) (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 32)
 Marcus Burghardt (GER) (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 32)
 Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-08-12)August 12, 1987 (aged 28)
 Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)May 19, 1986 (aged 29)
 Rohan Dennis (AUS) (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 25)
 Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 25)
 Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 29)
 Floris Gerts (NED) (1992-05-03)May 3, 1992 (aged 23)
 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 33)
 Ben Hermans (BEL) (1986-06-08)June 8, 1986 (aged 29)
 Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)November 16, 1993 (aged 22)
 Amaël Moinard (FRA) (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 34)
 Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Taylor Phinney (USA) (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 25)
 Richie Porte (AUS) (1985-06-30)June 30, 1985 (aged 30)
 Manuel Quinziato (ITA) (1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 36)
 Joey Rosskopf (USA) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 26)
 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (1978-02-05)February 5, 1978 (aged 38)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 29)
 Manuel Senni (ITA) (1992-03-11)March 11, 1992 (aged 24)
 Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 24)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 30)
 Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 27)
 Peter Velits (SVK) (1985-08-12)August 12, 1985 (aged 30)
 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) (1993-12-20)December 20, 1993 (aged 22)
 Danilo Wyss (SUI) (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 30)
 Rick Zabel (GER) (1993-12-07)December 7, 1993 (aged 22)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
    Rider 2015 team
    Tom Bohli neo-pro (BMC Development)
    Floris Gerts neo-pro (BMC Development)
    Richie Porte[1] Team Sky
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
    Rider 2016 team
    Cadel Evans[2]Retired
    Campbell Flakemore[3]Retired
    Klaas LodewyckRetired
    Peter Stetina[4]Trek–Segafredo

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    23 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Porte, RichieRichie Porte (AUS)  Australia Willunga Hill
    12 February Tour of Qatar, Team classification UCI Asia Tour [N 1]  Qatar
    13 February Vuelta a Murcia UCI Europe Tour  Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)  Spain Murcia
    20 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  van Garderen , TejayTejay van Garderen  (USA)  Spain Alhaurín de la Torre
    21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Caruso , DamianoDamiano Caruso  (ITA)  Spain
    21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classifcation UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Spain
    27 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad UCI Europe Tour  Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Belgium Gent
    4 March Three Days of West Flanders, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Bohli, TomTom Bohli (SUI)  Belgium Middelkerke
    9 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 3]  Italy Lido di Camaiore
    14 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Italy Cepagatti
    15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Italy
    27 March Volta a Catalunya, Team classifcation UCI World Tour [N 4]  Spain
    31 March Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Vliegen, LoïcLoïc Vliegen (BEL)  Belgium
    2 April Volta Limburg Classic UCI Europe Tour  Gerts, FlorisFloris Gerts (NED)  Netherlands Eijsden
    7 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Sanchez, SamuelSamuel Sánchez (ESP)  Spain Orio

    National, Continental and World champions 2016

    Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
    7 JanuaryAustralian National Time Trial Champion
    		 Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)  Australia Buninyong

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Tom Bohli, Jempy Drucker, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf, Michael Schär and Rick Zabel
    2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Philippe Gilbert, Samuel Sanchez, Ben Hermans, Damiano Caruso, Brent Bookwalter and Darwin Atapuma
    3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Damiano Caruso, Alessandro De Marchi, Jempy Drucker,Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato and Greg Van Avermaet.
    4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Richie Porte, Philippe Gilbert, Rohan Dennis, Tejay van Garderen, Ben Hermans, Darwin Atapuma, Samuel Sánchez and Brent Bookwalter

    References

    1. ↑ "Porte confirmed with BMC for 2016". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
    2. ↑ "Cadel Evans competes in final competitive race before retirement". Sky Sports. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
    3. ↑ "Tasmanian young gun Campbell Flakemore gives up pro cycling career". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
    4. ↑ Benson, Daniel (28 August 2015). "Peter Stetina signs for Trek Factory Racing". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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