2012 BMC Racing Team season explained

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One-day victories	2
Stage race overall victories	2
Stage race stage victories	15
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The 2012 season for the began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2012 roster

Ages as of January 1, 2012.^[1]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season

Rider	2011 team
Thor Hushovd	^[2]
Philippe Gilbert	^[3]
Marco Pinotti	^[4]
Tejay van Garderen
Klaas Lodewyck	^[5]
Adam Blythe	^[6]
Steve Cummings	^[7]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season

Rider	2012 team
Alexander Kristoff	^[8]
Jeff Louder	^[9]
John Murphy	Kenda-5-hour Energy^[10]
Chad Beyer	Competitive Cyclist^[11]
Karsten Kroon	^[12]
Chris Barton	^[13]
Simon Zahner	EKZ Racing Team^[14]
Chris Butler	^[15]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Tour of Oman, Combative classification
	Paris–Nice, Young rider classification
	Critérium International, Stage 2				Porto-Vecchio
	Critérium International, Overall
	Critérium International, Points classification
	Tour of the Basque Country, Sprints classification
	Giro del Trentino, Stage 1		Team time trial^[16]		Arco
					Arezzo
	Giro d'Italia, Stage 1				Herning
	Giro d'Italia, Stage 21				Milan
	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 1				Saint-Vallier
	Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification
	Tour de Suisse, Swiss rider classification
	Tour of Austria, Stage 7				Podersdorf am See
	Tour de France, Young rider classification
	Paris–Corrèze, Stage 1				Sassay
	Tour of Utah, Stage 5				Snowbird
	Eneco Tour, Stage 7				Geraardsbergen
	Tour of Utah, Overall
	USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2				Crested Butte
	Vuelta a España, Stage 9				Barcelona
	USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 7				Denver
	Vuelta a España, Stage 13				Ferrol
	Vuelta a España, Stage 19				La Lastrilla
					Binche
	Tour of Beijing, Stage 5				Ping Gu

Notes and References

1. Web site: BMC Racing Team (BMC) - USA. August 1, 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
2. News: World champion Thor Hushovd signs three year deal with BMC Racing Team. August 9, 2011. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. January 17, 2012.
3. News: Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC. August 19, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
4. News: BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen. September 1, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
5. News: Thurau to Europcar, Lodewyck to BMC. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 6, 2011. January 17, 2012.
6. News: Blythe signs to BMC Racing. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Nigel. Wynn. September 28, 2011. January 17, 2012.
7. News: Steve Cummings leaves Sky for BMC Racing. Nick. Bull. September 30, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited.
8. News: Kristoff signs for Katusha. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. August 20, 2011. January 17, 2012.
9. News: Louder gives UHC another option in the mountains. Brian. Holcombe. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. September 21, 2011. January 17, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120129163451/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/louder-gives-uhc-another-option-in-the-mountains_193150. January 29, 2012. dead.
10. News: Murphy signs two-year deal with Kenda/5-hour Energy. Kirsten. Frattini. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 28, 2011. January 17, 2012.
11. News: Jenkins, Beyer join Mancebo at Competitive Cyclist. September 29, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
12. News: Kroon returns to Saxo Bank. October 7, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
13. News: Bissell signs youth and experience in Jones and Barton. Kirsten. Frattini. October 15, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
14. News: Zahner to return to amateur ranks from BMC. November 3, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
15. News: Lewis and Butler join Champion System. Laura. Weislo. November 7, 2011. January 17, 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
16. The riders on the squad were Alessandro Ballan, Mathias Frank, Taylor Phinney, Marco Pinotti, Yannick Eijssen, Ivan Santaromita, Tim Roe, and Danilo Wyss