2015 BMC Racing Team season

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.

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

Team roster

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

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
January 22Tour Down Under, Stage 3UCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) AustraliaParacombe
January 25Tour Down Under, OverallUCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) Australia
January 25Tour Down Under, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) Australia
February 7Dubai Tour, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 1] United Arab Emirates
February 22Tour of Oman, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 2] Oman
February 22Tour du Haut Var, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) France
March 13Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 3UCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) ItalyArezzo
March 26Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4UCI World Tour Tejay van Garderen (USA) SpainLa Molina
March 29Volta a Catalunya, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Spain
April 4Volta Limburg ClassicUCI Europe Tour Stefan Küng (SUI) NetherlandsEijsden
April 15Brabantse PijlUCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) BelgiumOverijse
May 1Tour de Romandie, Stage 4UCI World Tour Stefan Küng (SUI)  SwitzerlandFribourg
May 3Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) United KingdomLeeds
May 17Tour of California, Mountains classificationUCI America Tour Daniel Oss (ITA) United States
May 21Giro d'Italia, Stage 12UCI World Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) ItalyVicenza (Monte Berico)
May 28Giro d'Italia, Stage 18UCI World Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) ItalyVerbania
May 31Tour of Belgium, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BelgiumSt. Vith
May 31Tour of Belgium, OverallUCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Belgium
May 31Tour of Belgium, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Belgium
June 9Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3UCI World TourTeam time trial[N 5] FranceMontagny
July 4Tour de France, Stage 1UCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) NetherlandsUtrecht
July 4Tour of Austria, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Rick Zabel (GER) AustriaJudendorf-Straßengel
July 12Tour de France, Stage 9UCI World TourTeam time trial[N 6] FrancePlumelec
July 12Tour of Austria, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 7] Austria
July 17Tour de France, Stage 13UCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) FranceRodez
July 22Grand Prix Pino CeramiUCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BelgiumFrameries
July 27Tour de Wallonie, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert (BEL) BelgiumNamur
August 2RideLondon–Surrey ClassicUCI Europe Tour Jempy Drucker (LUX) United KingdomLondon
August 9Tour of Utah, Points classificationUCI America Tour Brent Bookwalter (USA) United States
August 15Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) NorwayMålselv
August 16Eneco Tour, Stage 7UCI World Tour Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BelgiumGeraardsbergen
August 16Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) NorwayNarvik
August 16Arctic Race of Norway, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) Norway
August 16Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 8] Norway
August 17USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1UCI America Tour Taylor Phinney (USA) United StatesSteamboat Springs
August 18USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2UCI America Tour Brent Bookwalter (USA) United StatesArapahoe Basin
August 20USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 4UCI America Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United StatesBreckenridge
August 21USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 5UCI America Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United StatesBreckenridge
August 22Vuelta a España, Stage 1UCI World TourTeam time trial[N 9] SpainMarbella
August 23USA Pro Cycling Challenge, OverallUCI America Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United States
August 23USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Mountains classificationUCI America Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) United States
August 23USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Teams classificationUCI America Tour[N 10] United States
September 5Vuelta a España, Stage 14UCI World Tour Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) SpainAlto Campoo
September 20UCI Road World Championships, Team time trialUCI World Tour[N 11] United StatesRichmond

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
June 24Swiss National Time Trial Champion
 Silvan Dillier (SUI)  SwitzerlandEpalinges
June 28Swiss National Road Race Champion
 Danilo Wyss (SUI)  SwitzerlandSteinmaur

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

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  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.
  4. "Jempy Drucker signs for BMC". cyclingnews.com. August 7, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
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