2016 BMC Racing Team season explained

Team:BMC Racing Team
Season:2016
Men:yes
Ucicode:BMC
Status:UCI ProTeam
Manager:Jim Ochowicz
Sponsor:BMC Switzerland
Base:United States
Bikes:BMC
Groupset:Shimano
Onedaywins:4
Stageraceoverall:2
Stageracestages:17
Natcwins:4
Previous:2015
Next:2017

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

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
Rider2015 team
Tom Bohlineo-pro
Floris Gertsneo-pro
Richie Porte[1]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
Rider2016 team
Cadel Evans[2] Retired
Campbell Flakemore[3] Retired
Klaas LodewyckRetired
Peter Stetina[4]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Stage 5 Willunga Hill
Tour of Qatar, Team classification [5]
Murcia
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 Alhaurín de la Torre
Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification
Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification [6]
Gent
Three Days of West Flanders, Prologue Middelkerke
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 Team time trial[7] Lido di Camaiore
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 Cepagatti
Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall
Volta a Catalunya, Team classification [8]
Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification
Eijsden
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 Orio
Tour of California, Stage 6 Folsom
Tour of California, Team classification [9]
Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 Schifflange
Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification
Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 Carì
Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 Sölden
Tour de France, Stage 5 Le Lioran
Tour of Utah, Team classification [10]
Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 Oradour-sur-Glane
Tour du Limousin, Overall
Vuelta a España, Stage 16 Peñíscola
Tour of Britain, Stage 7b Bristol
Vuelta a España, Team classification [11]
Montreal
Eneco Tour, Stage 2 Breda
Eneco Tour, Stage 5 (TTT) [12] Sittard-Geleen

National, Continental and World champions 2016

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Buninyong
Winston-Salem
Romanengo
Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porte confirmed with BMC for 2016. 1 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Cadel Evans competes in final competitive race before retirement . Sky Sports . 1 February 2015. 20 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian young gun Campbell Flakemore gives up pro cycling career. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Peter Stetina signs for Trek Factory Racing . Benson . Daniel . 28 August 2015 . . 20 February 2016.
  5. The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Tom Bohli, Jempy Drucker, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf, Michael Schär and Rick Zabel
  6. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Philippe Gilbert, Samuel Sánchez, Ben Hermans, Damiano Caruso, Brent Bookwalter and Darwin Atapuma
  7. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Damiano Caruso, Alessandro De Marchi, Jempy Drucker, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato and Greg Van Avermaet.
  8. The riders on the squad were Richie Porte, Philippe Gilbert, Rohan Dennis, Tejay van Garderen, Ben Hermans, Darwin Atapuma, Samuel Sánchez and Brent Bookwalter
  9. The riders on the squad were Brent Bookwalter, Rohan Dennis, Jempy Drucker, Taylor Phinney, Samuel Sánchez, Michael Schär, Greg Van Avermaet and Danilo Wyss
  10. The riders on the squad were Darwin Atapuma, Tom Bohli, Joey Rosskopf, Manuel Senni, Dylan Teuns, Rick Zabel, Taylor Eisenhart and Fabian Lienhard
  11. The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Darwin Atapuma, Silvan Dillier, Jempy Drucker, Philippe Gilbert, Ben Hermans, Samuel Sánchez, Dylan Teuns and Danilo Wyss
  12. The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Rohan Dennis, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf and Tom Bohli