2015 BMC Racing Team season

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BMC Racing Team
2015 season
UCI codeBMC
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerJim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s)BMC Switzerland
BasedUnited States
BicyclesBMC
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages23
National Championships2
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The 2015 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

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As of January 1, 2015
Rider Date of birth
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Darwin Atapuma (COL) (1988-01-15)January 15, 1988 (aged 26)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Brent Bookwalter (USA) (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 30)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Burghardt (GER) (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 31)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-08-12)August 12, 1987 (aged 27)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)May 19, 1986 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 24)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 24)
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cadel Evans[N 1] (AUS) (1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 37)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Campbell Flakemore (AUS) (1992-08-06)August 6, 1992 (aged 22)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 32)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Hermans (BEL) (1986-06-08)June 8, 1986 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)November 16, 1993 (aged 21)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Klaas Lodewyck (BEL) (1988-03-24)March 24, 1988 (aged 26)
File:Flag of France.svg Amaël Moinard (FRA) (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
File:Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 27)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Phinney (USA) (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 24)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Quinziato (ITA) (1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 35)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Joey Rosskopf (USA) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 25)
File:Flag of Spain.svg Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (1978-02-05)February 5, 1978 (aged 36)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Senni (ITA) (1992-03-11)March 11, 1992 (aged 22)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Peter Stetina (USA) (1987-08-08)August 8, 1987 (aged 27)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 22)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 29)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 26)
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Velits (SVK) (1985-08-12)August 12, 1985 (aged 29)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loïc Vliegen[N 2] (BEL) (1993-12-20)December 20, 1993 (aged 21)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Danilo Wyss (SUI) (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 29)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Rick Zabel (GER) (1993-12-07)December 7, 1993 (aged 21)
  1. Evans retired from cycling on February 1.[1]
  2. Vliegen joined the team on July 1.

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Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
January 22 Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Paracombe
January 25 Tour Down Under, Overall UCI World Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
January 25 Tour Down Under, Young rider classification UCI World Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
February 7 Dubai Tour, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 1] File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
February 22 Tour of Oman, Teams classification UCI Asia Tour [N 2] File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
February 22 Tour du Haut Var, Points classification UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of France.svg France
March 13 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Arezzo
March 26 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 UCI World Tour File:Flag of the United States.svg Tejay van Garderen (USA) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain La Molina
March 29 Volta a Catalunya, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3] File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
April 4 Volta Limburg Classic UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Küng (SUI) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Eijsden
April 15 Brabantse Pijl UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Hermans (BEL) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Overijse
May 1 Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Küng (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Fribourg
May 3 Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Hermans (BEL) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Leeds
May 17 Tour of California, Mountains classification UCI America Tour File:Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Oss (ITA) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
May 21 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Vicenza (Monte Berico)
May 28 Giro d'Italia, Stage 18 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Verbania
May 31 Giro d'Italia, Combativity classification UCI World Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
May 31 Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium St. Vith
May 31 Tour of Belgium, Overall UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
May 31 Tour of Belgium, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4] File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
June 9 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 5] File:Flag of France.svg France Montagny
July 4 Tour de France, Stage 1 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Utrecht
July 4 Tour of Austria, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Germany.svg Rick Zabel (GER) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Judendorf-Straßengel
July 12 Tour de France, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 6] File:Flag of France.svg France Plumelec
July 12 Tour of Austria, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 7] File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
July 17 Tour de France, Stage 13 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) File:Flag of France.svg France Rodez
July 22 Grand Prix Pino Cerami UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Frameries
July 27 Tour de Wallonie, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Gilbert (BEL) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Namur
August 2 RideLondon–Surrey Classic UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Jempy Drucker (LUX) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London
August 9 Tour of Utah, Points classification UCI America Tour File:Flag of the United States.svg Brent Bookwalter (USA) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
August 15 Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Hermans (BEL) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Målselv
August 16 Eneco Tour, Stage 7 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Quinziato (ITA) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Geraardsbergen
August 16 Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvan Dillier (SUI) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Narvik
August 16 Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvan Dillier (SUI) File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
August 16 Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 8] File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
August 17 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1 UCI America Tour File:Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Phinney (USA) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Steamboat Springs
August 18 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2 UCI America Tour File:Flag of the United States.svg Brent Bookwalter (USA) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Arapahoe Basin
August 20 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4 UCI America Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Breckenridge
August 21 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 5 UCI America Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Breckenridge
August 22 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team time trial[N 9] File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Marbella
August 23 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Overall UCI America Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
August 23 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Mountains classification UCI America Tour File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Dennis (AUS) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
August 23 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 10] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
September 5 Vuelta a España, Stage 14 UCI World Tour File:Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alto Campoo
September 20 UCI Road World Championships, Team time trial UCI World Tour [N 11] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Richmond

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
June 24 Swiss National Time Trial Champion
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File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvan Dillier (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Épalinges
June 28 Swiss National Road Race Champion
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File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Danilo Wyss (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Steinmaur

Footnotes

  1. The riders on the squad were Philippe Gilbert, Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, Stefan Küng, Klaas Lodewyck, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato and Rick Zabel
  2. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Damiano Caruso, Alessandro De Marchi, Ben Hermans, Michael Schär, Dylan Teuns, Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Velits
  3. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Samuel Sánchez, Peter Stetina, Darwin Atapuma, Ben Hermans, Amaël Moinard, Dylan Teuns and Manuel Senni
  4. The riders on the squad were Dylan Teuns, Rohan Dennis, Jempy Drucker, Campbell Flakemore, Manuel Senni, Manuel Quinziato, Michael Schär and Greg Van Avermaet
  5. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Rohan Dennis, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf, Michael Schär, Samuel Sánchez and Dylan Teuns
  6. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Damiano Caruso, Rohan Dennis, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Samuel Sánchez, Michael Schär, Greg Van Avermaet and Danilo Wyss
  7. The riders on the squad were Brent Bookwalter, Ben Hermans, Amaël Moinard, Joey Rosskopf, Manuel Senni, Dylan Teuns, Peter Velits and Rick Zabel
  8. The riders on the squad were Ben Hermans, Tom Bohli, Silvan Dillier, Campbell Flakemore, Floris Gerts and Dylan Teuns
  9. The riders on the squad were Samuel Sánchez, Darwin Atapuma, Marcus Burghardt, Alessandro De Marchi, Jempy Drucker, Amaël Moinard, Joey Rosskopf, Tejay van Garderen, and Peter Velits
  10. The riders on the squad were Rohan Dennis, Brent Bookwalter, Damiano Caruso, Kilian Frankiny, Taylor Phinney, Michael Schär, Manuel Senni and Peter Stetina
  11. The riders on the squad were Rohan Dennis, Silvan Dillier, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, and Manuel Quinziato

References

  1. "Cadel Evans finishes fifth in final race before retirement as Gianni Meersman takes victory". Sky Sports. February 8, 2015.
  2. "Transfers: BMC sign Damiano Caruso". cyclingnews.com. August 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  3. "Transfert - Alessandro de Marchi chez BMC en 2015" [Transfer - Alessandro de Marchi at BMC in 2015]. Le Matin (Switzerland) (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Jempy Drucker signs for BMC". cyclingnews.com. August 7, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  5. Wynn, Nigel (October 1, 2014). "Steve Cummings signs to MTN-Qhubeka". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  6. "Gallery: Thor Hushovd's career in photos". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. September 20, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  7. "Nerz to Team Bora in 2015". cyclingnews.com. September 15, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  8. Windsor, Richard (December 11, 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

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