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The 2012 season for the BMC Racing Team 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]
Rider
Date of birth
Alessandro Ballan (ITA )
(1979-11-06 ) November 6, 1979 (aged 32)
Adam Blythe (GBR )
(1989-10-01 ) October 1, 1989 (aged 22)
Brent Bookwalter (USA )
(1984-02-16 ) February 16, 1984 (aged 27)
Marcus Burghardt (GER )
(1983-06-30 ) June 30, 1983 (aged 28)
Steve Cummings (GBR )
(1981-03-19 ) March 19, 1981 (aged 30)
Yannick Eijssen (BEL )
(1989-06-26 ) June 26, 1989 (aged 22)
Cadel Evans (AUS )
(1977-02-14 ) February 14, 1977 (aged 34)
Mathias Flückiger [N 1] (SUI )
(1988-09-27 ) September 27, 1988 (aged 23)
Mathias Frank (SUI )
(1986-12-09 ) December 9, 1986 (aged 25)
Philippe Gilbert (BEL )
(1982-07-05 ) July 5, 1982 (aged 29)
George Hincapie (USA )
(1973-06-29 ) June 29, 1973 (aged 38)
Thor Hushovd (NOR )
(1978-01-18 ) January 18, 1978 (aged 33)
Martin Kohler (SUI )
(1985-07-17 ) July 17, 1985 (aged 26)
Klaas Lodewyck (BEL )
(1988-03-24 ) March 24, 1988 (aged 23)
Rider
Date of birth
Amaël Moinard (FRA )
(1982-02-02 ) February 2, 1982 (aged 29)
Steve Morabito (SUI )
(1983-01-30 ) January 30, 1983 (aged 28)
Taylor Phinney (USA )
(1990-06-27 ) June 27, 1990 (aged 21)
Marco Pinotti (ITA )
(1976-02-25 ) February 25, 1976 (aged 35)
Manuel Quinziato (ITA )
(1979-10-30 ) October 30, 1979 (aged 32)
Timothy Roe (AUS )
(1989-10-28 ) October 28, 1989 (aged 22)
Mauro Santambrogio (ITA )
(1984-10-07 ) October 7, 1984 (aged 27)
Ivan Santaromita (ITA )
(1984-04-30 ) April 30, 1984 (aged 27)
Michael Schär (SUI )
(1986-09-29 ) September 29, 1986 (aged 25)
Johann Tschopp (SUI )
(1982-07-01 ) July 1, 1982 (aged 29)
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL )
(1985-05-17 ) May 17, 1985 (aged 26)
Tejay van Garderen (USA )
(1988-08-12 ) August 12, 1988 (aged 23)
Larry Warbasse [N 2] (USA )
(1990-06-28 ) June 28, 1990 (aged 21)
Danilo Wyss (SUI )
(1985-08-26 ) August 26, 1985 (aged 26)
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories
Date
Race
Competition
Rider
Country
Location
February 19
Tour of Oman , Combative classification
UCI Asia Tour
Klaas Lodewyck (BEL )
Oman
March 11
Paris–Nice , Young rider classification
UCI World Tour
Tejay van Garderen (USA )
France
March 24
Critérium International , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Cadel Evans (AUS )
France
Porto-Vecchio
March 25
Critérium International , Overall
UCI Europe Tour
Cadel Evans (AUS )
France
March 25
Critérium International , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Cadel Evans (AUS )
France
April 7
Tour of the Basque Country , Sprints classification
UCI World Tour
Marco Pinotti (ITA )
Spain
April 17
Giro del Trentino , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Team time trial[N 3]
Italy
Arco
April 29
Giro di Toscana
UCI Europe Tour
Alessandro Ballan (ITA )
Italy
Arezzo
May 5
Giro d'Italia , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Taylor Phinney (USA )
Denmark
Herning
May 27
Giro d'Italia , Stage 21
UCI World Tour
Marco Pinotti (ITA )
Italy
Milan
June 4
Critérium du Dauphiné , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Cadel Evans (AUS )
France
Saint-Vallier
June 10
Critérium du Dauphiné , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Cadel Evans (AUS )
France
June 17
Tour de Suisse , Swiss rider classification
UCI World Tour
Mathias Frank (SUI )
Switzerland
July 7
Tour of Austria , Stage 7
UCI Europe Tour
Marco Pinotti (ITA )
Austria
Podersdorf am See
July 22
Tour de France , Young rider classification
UCI World Tour
Tejay van Garderen (USA )
France
August 1
Paris–Corrèze , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Adam Blythe (GBR )
France
Sassay
August 11
Tour of Utah , Stage 5
UCI America Tour
Johann Tschopp (SUI )
United States
Snowbird
August 12
Eneco Tour , Stage 7
UCI World Tour
Alessandro Ballan (ITA )
Belgium
Geraardsbergen
August 12
Tour of Utah , Overall
UCI America Tour
Johann Tschopp (SUI )
United States
August 21
USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Stage 2
UCI America Tour
Tejay van Garderen (USA )
United States
Crested Butte
August 26
Vuelta a España , Stage 9
UCI World Tour
Philippe Gilbert (BEL )
Spain
Barcelona
August 26
USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Stage 7
UCI America Tour
Taylor Phinney (USA )
United States
Denver
August 31
Vuelta a España , Stage 13
UCI World Tour
Steve Cummings (GBR )
Spain
Ferrol
September 7
Vuelta a España , Stage 19
UCI World Tour
Philippe Gilbert (BEL )
Spain
La Lastrilla
October 2
Binche–Tournai–Binche
UCI Europe Tour
Adam Blythe (GBR )
Belgium
Binche
October 13
Tour of Beijing , Stage 5
UCI World Tour
Steve Cummings (GBR )
China
Ping Gu
^ Flückiger joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from Trek World Racing.[1]
^ Warbasse joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from BMC-Hincapie Sportswear.[1]
^ The riders on the squad were Alessandro Ballan , Mathias Frank , Taylor Phinney , Marco Pinotti , Yannick Eijssen , Ivan Santaromita , Tim Roe , and Danilo Wyss
References
^ a b c "BMC Racing Team (BMC) - USA" . UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved August 1, 2012 .
^ "World champion Thor Hushovd signs three year deal with BMC Racing Team" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. August 19, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ a b "BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Thurau to Europcar, Lodewyck to BMC" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. September 6, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Wynn, Nigel (September 28, 2011). "Blythe signs to BMC Racing" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Bull, Nick (September 30, 2011). "Steve Cummings leaves Sky for BMC Racing" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Kristoff signs for Katusha" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. August 20, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Holcombe, Brian (September 21, 2011). "Louder gives UHC another option in the mountains" . VeloNews . Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 28, 2011). "Murphy signs two-year deal with Kenda/5-hour Energy" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Jenkins, Beyer join Mancebo at Competitive Cyclist" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Kroon returns to Saxo Bank" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Frattini, Kirsten (October 15, 2011). "Bissell signs youth and experience in Jones and Barton" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ "Zahner to return to amateur ranks from BMC" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
^ Weislo, Laura (November 7, 2011). "Lewis and Butler join Champion System" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012 .