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Martin Kohler, Steve Morabito, Michael Schär and Danilo Wyss will continue to ride for the BMC Racing Team in 2013. President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced contract extensions Thursday for those Swiss riders. Valuable Contributors Kohler ? the reigning Swiss national road champion ? and Wyss have been a part of the BMC Racing Team since the 2008 season while Morabito and Schär came … [Read more...]
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 21, 2012 - Overnight race leader Martin Kohler cut a disappointed figure as his dreams of winning the Tour Down Under were smashed during a brutal race to the summit of Old Willunga Hill Saturday. The Swiss time trial champion took the race leader's ochre jersey from Andre Greipel on Friday but began the fifth and penultimate stage with only a handful of seconds … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 20, 2012 (AFP) - Swiss time trial champion Martin Kohler regained the Tour Down Under lead Friday and the GreenEdge team finally swung into action on stage four in a bid to win their home race. BMC rider Kohler, who took the ochre jersey Wednesday from former two-time champion Andre Greipel, handed it back to the Lotto sprinter Thursday … [Read more...]
Martin Kohler of the BMC Racing Team regained the overall lead Friday at the Santos Tour Down Under by finishing with the front group of fewer than 50 riders. The leaders separated themselves from the field on the climb of Menglers Hill Road, about 25 kilometers from the finish of the 130 km race. Four In The Lead Group "It's an unbelievable feeling. I didn't expect it," Kohler said after … [Read more...]
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 18, 2012 (AFP) - Australian Will Clarke was given a hero's reception by thousands of raucous fans after bringing a 140 km breakaway all the way to the finish of the Tour Down Under's second stage Wednesday Swiss rider Martin Kohler, of the BMC team, took possession of the race leader's ochre jersey from German Andre Greipel as the chasing peloton were outdone by … [Read more...]
Five riders who helped Cadel Evans win the Tour de France are among those on the BMC Racing Team's latest list of re-signings for 2012 and beyond, the team announced Thursday. Played Major Roles Brent Bookwalter (USA), Marcus Burghardt (GER), Steve Morabito (SUI), Manuel Quinziato (ITA) and Michael Schär (SUI) have each had their contracts extended, BMC Racing Team President and General … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team's Martin Kohler impressively soloed for 180 kilometers of Wednesday's 201 km stage to earn the King of the Mountains jersey at the Giro d'Italia. Long Day Kohler enjoyed a maximum lead of 11:50 after escaping the field in the first 12 km. His advantage dropped considerably on the treacherous gravel roads of the Strade Bianchi and he was caught with 10 km to go. "To take my … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team’s Martin Kohler came through the operation Tuesday on his broken collarbone very well. However, the doctors discovered that he also has a broken wrist bone. According to reports, the surgery at the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich proceeded without any complications. “After waking up, I was in extreme pain. The bones were screwed with plates,” explained Martin Kohler, who … [Read more...]
Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team assumed the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia Sunday following a crash-filled stage that claimed one of the world champion's teammates, Martin Kohler. Back In Pink Evans now leads by one second over the winner of Stage 2, Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions). The world champion is in the "maglia rosa" for the second time in his career. In 2002, Evans briefly … [Read more...]
Ancenis, 2009-04-07 Getting an important week of racing off to a good start for BMC, Martin Kohler inserted himself into the day's main breakaway in the first stage of the Circuit Cyclist Sarthe which takes place in France's Loire region. Kohler escaped with two companions before the stage's first sprint bonification opportunity. As one of the team's top sprinters, Kohler secured the 3 … [Read more...]