2018 BMC Racing Team season

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BMC Racing Team
2018 season
UCI codeBMC
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerJim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s)BMC Switzerland
BasedUnited States
BicyclesBMC
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages16
World Championships1
National Championships3
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The 2018 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 March 25, 2018.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 24)
 Patrick Bevin (NZL) (1991-02-15)February 15, 1991 (aged 27)
 Tom Bohli (SUI) (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 24)
 Brent Bookwalter (USA) (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 34)
 Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-10-12)October 12, 1987 (aged 30)
 Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)May 19, 1986 (aged 31)
 Rohan Dennis (AUS) (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 27)
 Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 31)
 Kilian Frankiny (SUI) (1994-01-26)January 26, 1994 (aged 24)
 Simon Gerrans (AUS) (1980-05-16)May 16, 1980 (aged 37)
 Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)November 16, 1993 (aged 24)
 Richie Porte (AUS) (1985-01-30)January 30, 1985 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Nicolas Roche (IRL) (1984-07-03)July 3, 1984 (aged 33)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)July 2, 1985 (aged 32)
 Joey Rosskopf (USA) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 28)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 31)
 Miles Scotson (AUS) (1994-01-18)January 18, 1994 (aged 24)
 Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 26)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 32)
 Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 29)
 Nathan Van Hooydonck (BEL) (1995-10-12)October 12, 1995 (aged 22)
 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) (1982-05-06)May 6, 1982 (aged 35)
 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) (1993-12-20)December 20, 1993 (aged 24)
 Danilo Wyss (SUI) (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 32)

Season victories[]

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
20 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Richie Porte (AUS)  Australia
4 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Jurgen Roelandts (BEL)  Spain Valencia
15 February Tour of Oman, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Oman
24 February Dubai Tour, Stage 4 (ITT) UCI Asia Tour  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  United Arab Emirates Al Maryah Island
7 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team Time Trial [N 1]  Italy Lido di Camaiore
13 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Italy San Benedetto del Tronto
6 May Tour de Yorkshire, Overall classification UCI Europe Tour  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  United Kingdom
16 May Tour of California, Stage 4 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Tejay Van Garderen (USA)  United States Morgan Hill
22 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  United States Rovereto
9 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 UCI World Tour Team Time Trial [N 2]   Switzerland Frauenfeld
17 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Stefan Küng (SUI)   Switzerland Bellinzona
17 June Tour de Suisse, Overall classification UCI World Tour  Richie Porte (AUS)   Switzerland
9 July Tour de France, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Team Time Trial [N 3]  France Cholet
6 August Tour of Utah, Prologue UCI America Tour  Tejay Van Garderen (USA)  United States St. George
14 August BinckBank Tour, Stage 2 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Netherlands Venray
25 August Vuelta a España, Stage 1 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Spain Málaga
5 September Vuelta a España, Stage 11 UCI World Tour  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)  Spain Ribeira Sacra/Luintra
11 September Vuelta a España, Stage 16 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Spain Torrelavega
6 October Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)  Italy

National, Continental and World champions 2018[]

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
5 January Australian National Time Trial Champion
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  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Australia Ballarat
21 June United States National Time Trial Champion
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  Joey Rosskopf (USA)  United States Knoxville
27 June Swiss National Time Trial Champion
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  Stefan Küng (SUI)   Switzerland Schneisingen
26 September World Time Trial Champion
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  Rohan Dennis (AUS)  Austria Innsbruck

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ The winning riders were Greg Van Avermaet, Alberto Bettiol, Patrick Bevin, Damiano Caruso, Rohan Dennis, Stefan Küng and Michael Schar
  2. ^ The winning riders were Tejay Van Garderen, Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Schär, Alessandro De Marchi, Simon Gerrans, Stefan Küng and Richie Porte
  3. ^ The winning riders were Tejay Van Garderen, Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Schär, Damiano Caruso, Simon Gerrans, Patrick Bevin, Stefan Küng and Richie Porte

References[]

  1. ^ "BMC reduce rider roster to 24 for 2018 season". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. October 25, 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "BMC Racing announces Alberto Bettiol signing". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Bevin joins BMC Racing for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Simon Gerrans signs for BMC Racing". cyclingnews.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Jurgen Roelandts joins BMC Racing for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Dillier signs three-year deal with AG2R La Mondiale". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Floris Gerts verruilt wielerploeg BMC voor Team Roompot". . 11 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Cycling Academy add Hermans and Plaza for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Tour de France star Warren Barguil leaves Team Sunweb to join Fortuneo-Oscaro". . 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Daniel Oss signs for Bora-Hansgrohe". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Bardiani-CSF confirm Guardini and Senni in 17-rider roster for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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