2017 BMC Racing Team season

The 2017 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
2017 season
UCI codeBMC
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerJim Ochowicz
Main sponsor(s)BMC Switzerland
BasedUnited States
BicyclesBMC
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall10
Stage race stages28
National Championships6

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017.
Rider Date of birth
 Tom Bohli (SUI) (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 22)
 Brent Bookwalter (USA) (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 32)
 Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-08-12)August 12, 1987 (aged 29)
 Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) (1986-05-19)May 19, 1986 (aged 30)
 Rohan Dennis (AUS) (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 26)
 Silvan Dillier (SUI) (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 26)
 Jempy Drucker (LUX) (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 30)
 Martin Elmiger (SUI) (1978-09-23)September 23, 1978 (aged 38)
 Kilian Frankiny (SUI) (1994-01-26)January 26, 1994 (aged 22)
 Floris Gerts (NED) (1992-05-03)May 3, 1992 (aged 24)
 Ben Hermans (BEL) (1986-06-08)June 8, 1986 (aged 30)
 Stefan Küng (SUI) (1993-11-16)November 16, 1993 (aged 23)
 Amaël Moinard (FRA) (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 34)
 Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Richie Porte (AUS) (1985-06-30)June 30, 1985 (aged 31)
 Manuel Quinziato (ITA) (1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 37)
 Nicolas Roche (IRL) (1984-07-03)July 3, 1984 (aged 32)
 Joey Rosskopf (USA) (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 27)
 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (1978-02-05)February 5, 1978 (aged 38)
 Michael Schär (SUI) (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 30)
 Miles Scotson (AUS) (1994-01-18)January 18, 1994 (aged 22)
 Manuel Senni (ITA) (1992-03-11)March 11, 1992 (aged 24)
 Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 24)
 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 31)
 Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 28)
 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) (1982-05-06)May 6, 1982 (aged 34)
 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) (1993-12-20)December 20, 1993 (aged 23)
 Danilo Wyss (SUI) (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 31)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    18 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 2UCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) AustraliaParacombe
    21 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 5UCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) AustraliaWillunga
    22 JanuaryTour Down Under, OverallUCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) Australia
    1 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Stage 1UCI Europe TourTeam Time Trial [N 1] SpainOrihuela
    5 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Manuel Senni (ITA) Spain
    15 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) OmanAl-Bustan
    18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) OmanJebel Akhdar
    19 FebruaryTour of Oman, OverallUCI Asia Tour Ben Hermans (BEL) Oman
    19 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Tom Bohli (SUI) France
    19 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] France
    23 FebruaryTour La Provence, OverallUCI Europe Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) France
    23 FebruaryTour La Provence, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) France
    23 FebruaryTour La Provence, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] France
    25 FebruaryOmloop Het NieuwsbladUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BelgiumGhent
    8 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1UCI World TourTeam Time Trial [N 4] ItalyLido di Camaiore
    11 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 7UCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) FranceCol de la Couillole
    14 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7UCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) ItalySan Benedetto del Tronto
    21 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 2UCI World TourTeam Time Trial [N 5] SpainBanyoles
    24 MarchE3 HarelbekeUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BelgiumHarelbeke
    26 MarchGent–WevelgemUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BelgiumWevelgem
    9 AprilParis–RoubaixUCI World Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) FranceRoubaix
    18 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS) AustriaInnervillgraten
    21 AprilTour of the Alps, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 6] Austria
     Italy
    27 AprilTour de Romandie, Stage 2UCI World Tour Stefan Küng (SUI)  SwitzerlandBulle
    30 AprilTour de Romandie, OverallUCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS)  Switzerland
    30 AprilTour de Romandie, Points classificationUCI World Tour Stefan Küng (SUI)  Switzerland
    11 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 6UCI World Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) ItalyTerme Luigiane
    25 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 18UCI World Tour Tejay van Garderen (USA) ItalyOrtisei/St. Ulrich
    1 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Jempy Drucker (LUX) LuxembourgBascharage
    2 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) LuxembourgWalferdange
    4 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) LuxembourgLuxembourg
    4 JuneTour de Luxembourg, OverallUCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Luxembourg
    4 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Luxembourg
    7 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5UCI World Tour Richie Porte (AUS) FranceBourgoin-Jallieu
    10 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 1UCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS)  SwitzerlandCham
    18 JuneRoute du Sud, OverallUCI Europe Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) France
    18 JuneRoute du Sud, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) France
    18 JuneRoute du Sud, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Silvan Dillier (SUI) France
    18 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 9UCI World Tour Rohan Dennis (AUS)  SwitzerlandSchaffhausen
    24 JulyTour de Wallonie, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) BelgiumHouffalize
    25 JulyTour de Wallonie, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jempy Drucker (LUX) BelgiumProfondeville
    26 JulyTour de Wallonie, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) BelgiumThuin
    26 JulyTour de Wallonie, OverallUCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Belgium
    26 JulyTour de Wallonie, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Belgium
    31 JulyTour de Pologne, Stage 3UCI World Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) PolandSzczyrk
    1 AugustTour of Utah, Stage 2UCI America Tour Brent Bookwalter (USA) United StatesSnowbasin
    4 AugustTour de Pologne, OverallUCI World Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Poland
    8 AugustBinckBank Tour, Stage 2UCI World Tour Stefan Küng (SUI) NetherlandsVoorburg
    10 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) NorwayNarvik
    13 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) NorwayTromsø
    13 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Norway
    13 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Norway
    13 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Dylan Teuns (BEL) Norway
    13 AugustColorado Classic, OverallUCI America Tour Manuel Senni (ITA) United States
    19 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 1UCI World TourTeam Time Trial [N 7] FranceNîmes

    National, Continental and World champions 2017

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    5 JanuaryAustralian National Time Trial Champion
     Rohan Dennis (AUS) AustraliaBallarat
    8 JanuaryAustralian National Road Race Champion
     Miles Scotson (AUS) AustraliaBuninyong
    21 JuneLuxembourg National Time Trial Champion
     Jempy Drucker (LUX) LuxembourgRemerschen
    22 JuneSwiss National Time Trial Champion
     Stefan Küng (SUI)  SwitzerlandLüterkofen-Ichertswil
    24 JuneUnited States National Time Trial Champion
     Joey Rosskopf (USA) United StatesKnoxville
    25 JuneSwiss National Road Race Champion
     Silvan Dillier (SUI)  SwitzerlandAffoltern am Albis

    Footnotes

    References

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    2. "BMC promote Kilian Frankiny from development squad to WorldTour". cyclingnews.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
    3. "Nicolas Roche leaves Team Sky for BMC". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
    4. "BMC Racing sign Miles Scotson". cyclingnews.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
    5. "Ventoso joins BMC Racing in 2017". cyclingnews.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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