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2016 BMC Racing Team season

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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)
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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

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.