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 4
Stage race overall 2
Stage race stages 17
National Championships 4

The 2016 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were 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)
 Taylor Eisenhart[N 1] (USA) (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 21)
 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)
 Fabian Lienhard[N 2] (SUI) (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 22)
 Amaël Moinard (FRA) (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 34)
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 29)
 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)
  1. ↑ Eisenhart joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from BMC Development Team.
  2. ↑ Lienhard joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from BMC Development Team.

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
Rider 2015 team
Tom Bohli neo-pro (BMC Development Team)
Floris Gerts neo-pro (BMC Development Team)
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 classification 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 classification 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
20 May Tour of California, Stage 6 UCI America Tour  Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)  United States Folsom
22 May Tour of California, Team classification UCI America Tour [N 5]  United States
1 June Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Drucker, JempyJempy Drucker (LUX)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
3 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg Schifflange
5 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
5 June Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg
15 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Atapuma, DarwinDarwin Atapuma (COL)   Switzerland Carì
17 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  van Garderen, TejayTejay van Garderen (USA)  Austria Sölden
6 July Tour de France, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL)  France Le Lioran
7 August Tour of Utah, Team classification UCI America Tour [N 6]  United States
16 August Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Rosskopf, JoeyJoey Rosskopf (USA)  France Oradour-sur-Glane
19 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Rosskopf, JoeyJoey Rosskopf (USA)  France
5 September Vuelta a España, Stage 16 UCI World Tour  Drucker, JempyJempy Drucker (LUX)  Spain Peniscola
10 September Tour of Britain, Stage 7b UCI Europe Tour  Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)  United Kingdom Bristol
11 September Vuelta a España, Team classification UCI World Tour [N 7]  Spain
11 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal UCI World Tour  Van Avermaet, GregGreg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Canada Montreal
20 September Eneco Tour, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)  Netherlands Breda
23 September Eneco Tour, Stage 5 (TTT) UCI World Tour [N 8]  Netherlands Sittard-Geleen

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
7 JanuaryAustralian National Time Trial Champion
 Dennis, RohanRohan Dennis (AUS)  Australia Buninyong
27 MayUnited States National Time Trial Champion
 Phinney, TaylorTaylor Phinney (USA)  United States Winston-Salem
22 JuneItalian National Time Trial Champion
 Quinziato, ManuelManuel Quinziato (ITA)  Italy Romanengo
26 JuneBelgian National Road Race Champion
 Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)  Belgium Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure

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
  5. ↑ The riders on the squad were Brent Bookwalter, Rohan Dennis, Jempy Drucker, Taylor Phinney, Samuel Sánchez, Michael Schär, Greg Van Avermaet and Danilo Wyss
  6. ↑ The riders on the squad were Darwin Atapuma, Tom Bohli, Joey Rosskopf, Manuel Senni, Dylan Teuns, Rick Zabel, Taylor Eisenhart and Fabian Lienhard
  7. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Darwin Atapuma, Silvan Dillier, Jempy Drucker, Philippe Gilbert, Ben Hermans, Samuel Sánchez, Dylan Teuns and Danilo Wyss
  8. ↑ The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Rohan Dennis, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf and Tom Bohli

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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