2016 BMC Racing Team season

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.

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

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.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
23 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 5UCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) AustraliaWillunga Hill
12 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Team classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 1] Qatar
13 FebruaryVuelta a MurciaUCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) SpainMurcia
20 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Tejay van Garderen  (USA) SpainAlhaurín de la Torre
21 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Damiano Caruso  (ITA) Spain
21 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Spain
27 FebruaryOmloop Het NieuwsbladUCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BelgiumGent
4 MarchThree Days of West Flanders, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Tom Bohli (SUI) BelgiumMiddelkerke
9 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1UCI World TourTeam time trial[N 3] ItalyLido di Camaiore
14 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6UCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) ItalyCepagatti
15 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, OverallUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Italy
27 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Team classificationUCI World Tour[N 4] Spain
31 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Loïc Vliegen (BEL) Belgium
2 AprilVolta Limburg ClassicUCI Europe Tour Floris Gerts (NED) NetherlandsEijsden
7 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 4UCI World Tour Samuel Sánchez (ESP) SpainOrio
20 MayTour of California, Stage 6UCI America Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United StatesFolsom
22 MayTour of California, Team classificationUCI America Tour[N 5] United States
1 JuneTour de Luxembourg, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Jempy Drucker (LUX) LuxembourgLuxembourg
3 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) LuxembourgSchifflange
5 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) LuxembourgLuxembourg
5 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Luxembourg
15 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 5UCI World Tour Darwin Atapuma (COL)  SwitzerlandCarì
17 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 7UCI World Tour Tejay van Garderen (USA) AustriaSölden
6 JulyTour de France, Stage 5UCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) FranceLe Lioran
7 AugustTour of Utah, Team classificationUCI America Tour[N 6] United States
16 AugustTour du Limousin, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Joey Rosskopf (USA) FranceOradour-sur-Glane
19 AugustTour du Limousin, OverallUCI Europe Tour Joey Rosskopf (USA) France
5 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 16UCI World Tour Jempy Drucker (LUX) SpainPeniscola
10 SeptemberTour of Britain, Stage 7bUCI Europe Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United KingdomBristol
11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Team classificationUCI World Tour[N 7] Spain
11 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de MontréalUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) CanadaMontreal
20 SeptemberEneco Tour, Stage 2UCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) NetherlandsBreda
23 SeptemberEneco Tour, Stage 5 (TTT)UCI World Tour[N 8] NetherlandsSittard-Geleen

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
7 JanuaryAustralian National Time Trial Champion
 Rohan Dennis (AUS) AustraliaBuninyong
27 MayUnited States National Time Trial Champion
 Taylor Phinney (USA) United StatesWinston-Salem
22 JuneItalian National Time Trial Champion
 Manuel Quinziato (ITA) ItalyRomanengo
26 JuneBelgian National Road Race Champion
 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BelgiumLacs 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.
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