2016 BMC Racing Team season

Cycling team season
BMC Racing Team
2016 season
UCI codeBMC
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerJim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s)BMC Switzerland
BasedUnited States
BicyclesBMC
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages17
National Championships4
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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 Lodewyck Retired
Peter Stetina[4] Trek–Segafredo

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
23 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Richie 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  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Spain Murcia
20 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)  Spain Alhaurín de la Torre
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Damiano Caruso  (ITA)  Spain
21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Spain
27 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad UCI Europe Tour  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Belgium Gent
4 March Three Days of West Flanders, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Tom 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  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Italy Cepagatti
15 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall UCI World Tour  Greg 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  Loïc Vliegen (BEL)  Belgium
2 April Volta Limburg Classic UCI Europe Tour  Floris Gerts (NED)  Netherlands Eijsden
7 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Spain Orio
20 May Tour of California, Stage 6 UCI America Tour  Rohan 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  Jempy Drucker (LUX)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
3 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg Schifflange
5 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
5 June Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Luxembourg
15 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Darwin Atapuma (COL)   Switzerland Carì
17 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Tejay van Garderen (USA)  Austria Sölden
6 July Tour de France, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Greg 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  Joey Rosskopf (USA)  France Oradour-sur-Glane
19 August Tour du Limousin, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Joey Rosskopf (USA)  France
5 September Vuelta a España, Stage 16 UCI World Tour  Jempy Drucker (LUX)  Spain Peñíscola
10 September Tour of Britain, Stage 7b UCI Europe Tour  Rohan 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  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Canada Montreal
20 September Eneco Tour, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Rohan 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 January Australian National Time Trial Champion
 Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Australia Buninyong
27 May United States National Time Trial Champion
 Taylor Phinney (USA)  United States Winston-Salem
22 June Italian National Time Trial Champion
 Manuel Quinziato (ITA)  Italy Romanengo
26 June Belgian National Road Race Champion
 Philippe 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 Sánchez, 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.

External links

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