BMC Racing Team (UCI Team Code: BMC) is a UCI ProTeam title sponsored by BMC, a Swiss-based bicycle frame manufacturer. The team is co-owned by American cyclist Jim Ochowicz, who founded the 7-Eleven Cycling Team, and is managed by Gavin Chilcott with assistance from directeur sportif John Lelangue.
The team signed a number of major international riders for the 2010 season, including 2009 World Champion, two-time Tour de France runner-up and 2011 winner Cadel Evans, 2009 U.S. Road Race Champion George Hincapie, 2008 World Champion Alessandro Ballan, and Spring Classics specialists Karsten Kroon and Marcus Burghardt.
In 2010 the team participated in their first Grand Tours, having been invited to compete in the 2010 Tour de France and the 2010 Giro d'Italia. In 2011, the team attained UCI ProTeam status, the most prestigious classification available. BMC rider Cadel Evans won the 2011 Tour de France, and newly-signed 2012 riders Thor Hushovd and Philippe Gilbert, are the 2010 world-champion and the 2011 same-season-winner of all three Ardennes classics, respectively.
[edit] Major results
- 1st Stage 2b Giro del Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Team Time Trial
- 1st Tour de Leelanau, Taylor Tolleson
- 1st Stage 3 Rochester Omnium, Antonio Cruz
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Beauce, Danilo Wyss
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Tell, Mathias Frank
- 1st Stage 4, Thomas Frei
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne, Cadel Evans
- 1st
Points Classification, Giro d'Italia, Cadel Evans
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia, Cadel Evans
- 1st Stage 5 & 7 Tour de Suisse, Marcus Burghardt
- 3rd Overall Tirreno Adriatico, Cadel Evans
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia, Cadel Evans
- 1st Overall Tirreno-Adriatico, Cadel Evans
- 1st Stage 6, Cadel Evans
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie, Cadel Evans
- 1st
Norway Road Race Championships, Alexander Kristoff
- 1st
Switzerland Time Trial Championships, Martin Kohler
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné, Cadel Evans
- 1st Overall
Tour de France, Cadel Evans
- 1st Stage 4, Cadel Evans
- 1st Stage 6 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Greg Van Avermaet
- 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie, Greg Van Avermaet
- 1st Stage 5, Greg Van Avermaet
- 1st Prologue Eneco Tour, Taylor Phinney
- 1st Stage 2 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, George Hincapieù
- 1st Paris-Tours, Greg Van Avermaet
[edit] National Championships
- 2011
Norway Road Race Alexander Kristoff
Switzerland Time Trial Martin Kohler
[edit] Team members
As of January 1, 2012.[1]
|
Rider |
Date of birth |
 Alessandro Ballan (ITA) |
November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) (age 32) |
 Adam Blythe (GBR) |
October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01) (age 22) |
 Brent Bookwalter (USA) |
February 16, 1984 (1984-02-16) (age 28) |
 Marcus Burghardt (GER) |
June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30) (age 28) |
| Steve Cummings (GBR) |
March 19, 1981 (1981-03-19) (age 30) |
 Yannick Eijssen (BEL) |
June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26) (age 22) |
 Cadel Evans (AUS) |
February 14, 1977 (1977-02-14) (age 35) |
 Mathias Frank (SUI) |
December 9, 1986 (1986-12-09) (age 25) |
| Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
July 5, 1982 (1982-07-05) (age 29) |
| George Hincapie (USA) |
June 29, 1973 (1973-06-29) (age 38) |
| Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18) (age 34) |
| Martin Kohler (SUI) |
July 17, 1985 (1985-07-17) (age 26) |
| Klaas Lodewyck (BEL) |
March 24, 1988 (1988-03-24) (age 23) |
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|
Rider |
Date of birth |
 Amaël Moinard (FRA) |
February 2, 1982 (1982-02-02) (age 30) |
| Steve Morabito (SUI) |
January 30, 1983 (1983-01-30) (age 29) |
| Taylor Phinney (USA) |
June 27, 1990 (1990-06-27) (age 21) |
| Marco Pinotti (ITA) |
February 25, 1976 (1976-02-25) (age 35) |
| Manuel Quinziato (ITA) |
October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30) (age 32) |
| Timothy Roe (AUS) |
October 28, 1989 (1989-10-28) (age 22) |
| Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) |
October 7, 1984 (1984-10-07) (age 27) |
| Ivan Santaromita (ITA) |
April 30, 1984 (1984-04-30) (age 27) |
| Michael Schär (SUI) |
September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29) (age 25) |
| Johann Tschopp (SUI) |
July 1, 1982 (1982-07-01) (age 29) |
| Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
May 17, 1985 (1985-05-17) (age 26) |
| Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
August 12, 1988 (1988-08-12) (age 23) |
| Danilo Wyss (SUI) |
August 26, 1985 (1985-08-26) (age 26) |
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