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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

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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

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
20 January Tour Down Under, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Richie Porte (AUS)  Australia Willunga Hill
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 Wadi Dayqah Dam
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

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

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "BMC reduce rider roster to 24 for 2018 season". Cyclingnews.com. 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". omroepwest.nl. 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". cyclingweekly.com. 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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