BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney participated in Thursday's official pre-race press conference for the Giro d'Italia. The two will be joined by teammates Adam Blythe, Steve Cummings, Klaas Lodewyck, Steve Morabito, Daniel Oss, Ivan Santaromita and Danilo Wyss in the three-week race, which begins Saturday. Evans spoke about his outlook for his return to the race for the first … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team Announces Giro d’Italia Roster
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Past Giro d'Italia leaders Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney highlight the BMC Racing Team's roster for this year's race. Race Begins Saturday Evans returns to the Italian grand tour for the first time since 2010, when he wore the maglia rosa leader's jersey for one day and won a stage and the points classification during his season as the world road champion. Phinney won the Stage 1 individual … [Read more...]
Ivan Santaromita Wins Stage 3 At Giro del Trentino
April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ivan Santaromita won his first race for the BMC Racing Team by out-sprinting a pair of breakaway companions at the end of Thursday's third stage of the Giro del Trentino. 'It was Perfect' Santaromita, Paolo Tiralongo (Astana Pro Team) and Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) arrived together at the finish of the 176.1-kilometer race after separating themselves from a larger breakaway group on the … [Read more...]
Cadel Evans And Tejay Van Garderen Head To Critérium International
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Critérium International may only be two days and three stages long, but defending champion Cadel Evans is treating it as a dress rehearsal of sorts for the Tour de France. Time Trial Always Important The race that begins Saturday will likely be the only one Evans races with teammate Tejay van Garderen before the Tour de France. "Therefore, it's really important for both of us, as it is … [Read more...]
Strong Team Time Trial First Goal At Tirreno-Adriatico For BMC Racing Team
March 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The BMC Racing Team will be looking for a fast start to help Cadel Evans on his way toward a strong performance when Tirreno-Adriatico begins Wednesday. A Talented Field A 16.9-kilometer team time trial that opens the seven-day race is an opportunity to immediately set the tone, BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Max Sciandri said. "The most important thing is to get the team started in the … [Read more...]
Paris-Nice A Primary Objective For BMC Racing Team
March 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The BMC Racing Team will put all of its support behind Tejay van Garderen at Paris-Nice in a quest to get last year's best young rider and fifth-place finisher at the race an even better result, Directeur Sportif John Lelangue said. Strong Roster "We are bringing a strong team totally dedicated to Tejay," Lelangue said of the eight-day race that begins Sunday with a prologue time trial. "There … [Read more...]
Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 2: Pinotti Injured In Time Trial Crash
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BMC Racing Team's Marco Pinotti broke two ribs and injured his shoulder when he crashed during Thursday's individual time trial at the Tour Méditerranéen. Wind May Be To Blame Pinotti had just turned left on a fast section of the 24-kilometer course before the final climb of Mont Saint Claire. "It was a tailwind on that section and I crashed a couple meters after the corner," Pinotti said. … [Read more...]
Bookwalter Still Leads Tour of Qatar On Stage 3
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took the Stage 3 bunch sprint win at the Tour of Qatar Tuesday, but the 10-second time bonus gained was not enough to unseat race leader Brent Bookwalter of the BMC Racing Team. Wind Not A Big Factor When seven riders escaped early in the 143-kilometer race on a looping circuit, the BMC Racing Team worked hard to keep the gap from growing too large. … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team Wins Qatar Team Time Trial
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The BMC Racing Team came from behind to win the 14-kilometer team time trial Monday at the Tour of Qatar and successfully defend the overall lead of Brent Bookwalter, who won Sunday's opening stage. A Consistent Pace Knifing through the desert wind on their BMC timemachine TMR01s, five of the eight BMC Racing Team riders crossed the line together in 16 minutes and seven seconds, five … [Read more...]
Bookwalter Wins Tour of Qatar Stage 1
February 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
. BMC Racing Team's Brent Bookwalter out-sprinted two breakaway companions and a rapidly closing, reduced peloton to win Sunday's opening stage of the Tour of Qatar. Win Was 'A Shock' Bookwalter, Martin Elmiger (IAM Pro Cycling) and Gregory Rast (Radioshack Leopard) slipped the peloton with 11 km to go just as the front of the race was reforming after being sliced into pieces in the … [Read more...]