2018 BMC Racing Team season

Cycling team season

BMC Racing Team

2018 season
UCI code| BMC
Status| UCI WorldTeam
Manager| Jim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s)| BMC Switzerland
Based| United States
Bicycles| BMC
Groupset| Shimano
Season victories
One-day races| 1
Stage race overall| 2
Stage race stages| 16
World Championships| 1
National Championships| 3

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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]
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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)
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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)

Riders who joined the team for the 2018 season
| Rider  | 2017 team

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Alberto Bettiol[2] | Cannondale–Drapac
Patrick Bevin[3] | Cannondale–Drapac
Simon Gerrans[4] | Orica–Scott
Jürgen Roelandts[5] | Lotto–Soudal

Riders who left the team during or after the 2017 season
| Rider  | 2018 team

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Silvan Dillier[6] | AG2R La Mondiale
Martin Elmiger | Retired
Floris Gerts[7] | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
Ben Hermans[8] | Israel Cycling Academy
Amaël Moinard[9] | Fortuneo–Samsic
Daniel Oss[10] | Bora–Hansgrohe
Manuel Quinziato | Retired
Samuel Sánchez | Retired
Manuel Senni[11] | Bardiani–CSF

## Season victories

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Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location

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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

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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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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

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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.

## External links

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* 2018 BMC Racing Team season at ProCyclingStats

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* EF Education First–Drapac
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* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Lotto–Soudal
* Mitchelton–Scott
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* Trek–Segafredo
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