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Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 7: Evans On The Final Podium

Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 7: Evans On The Final Podium

Cadel Evans secured his third-place finish Tuesday at Tirreno-Adriatico, earning the reigning world road champion his second top five placing for the BMC Racing Team at a major stage race.
A Successful Race
“We really came here to function well more than look at results,” Evans said after finishing 12 seconds behind race winner Stefano Garzelli (Acqua [...]

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  • BMC Working Well
    March 15th, 2010

    Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 6: Evans Climbs Into Third
    Whether it was riding in a break (Marcus Burghardt) or providing a strong lead-out to the finish (Alessandro Ballan), solid team tactics helped the BMC Racing Team move world champion Cadel Evans into the top three Monday at Tirreno-Adriatico.
    ‘Team Functioning Well’
    While Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) was winning the penultimate stage, [...]

  • BMC At Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3
    March 12th, 2010

    Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 3: BMC Holding Position
    Following a third straight bunch sprint finish Friday at Tirreno-Adriatico, the BMC Racing Team is poised for the longest stage of the race. Saturday’s 243 km route is up and down all the way – and finishes going up.
    Hincapie Hoping For Good Form
    BMC Racing Team Director Sportif John Lelangue said [...]

  • Busy Week For The BMC Racing Team
    March 2nd, 2010

    There are several objectives on tap for the BMC Racing Team when it competes this week in a pair of races in Belgium and one in Italy while also performing valuable reconnaissance for the Giro d’Italia.
    Opportunity For Experience
    BMC Racing Team Director Sportif John Lelangue said the two races in Belgium this week – Le Samyn [...]

  • One-Day Races Open World Champion’s Euro Schedule
    February 27th, 2010

    World road champion Cadel Evans takes the first pedal strokes of his 2010 European campaign for the BMC Racing Team this weekend in a pair of one-day races in Italy and Switzerland.

    Evans Has Other Objectives
    Even though Evans will wear bib No. 1 for Saturday’s GP dell’Insubria in Italy, expectations are “not big,” BMC Racing Team [...]

  • BMC Podcast: Training Camp Interviews – Evans, Hincapie, Louder, LeLangue
    February 25th, 2010

    We had the opprotunity to go to the BMC training camp and conduct a few interviews. We were able to speak with Cadel Evans, George Hincapie, Jeff Louder, and John Lelangue (Director).

     
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  • Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1: Two Within Striking Distance For BMC
    February 20th, 2010

    Karsten Kroon led the BMC Racing Team on Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour du Haut Var. The Dutchman finished 23rd in a wind-swept 108-mile (175 km) race from La Croix Valmer to Grimaud.
    Kroon, Morabito With Leaders
    Kroon and Steve Morabito were the only BMC Racing Team riders to finish in the leading groups that arrived [...]

  • BMC Racing Team Motivated For Tour du Haut Var
    February 18th, 2010

    The roster the BMC Racing Team will field for the Tour du Haut Var is built to tame the terrain of southeastern France and motivated to get the team’s European campaign off to a good start.

    ‘Always Lots Of Attacking’
    The two-day stage race’s roller-coaster climbs of the Provence region typically present the perfect platform for attacks, [...]

  • Tour of Oman, Stage 4: Strong Teamwork Pays Off For BMC
    February 17th, 2010

    On a day not expected to affect the standings, the BMC Racing Team put on an impressive display of teamwork to steer the race for the overall title at the Tour of Oman back in its favor. Making The Decisive Break
    Three BMC Racing Team riders – Marcus Burghardt, Alexander Kristoff and Michael Schär – made [...]

  • Tour of Oman, Stage 3: BMC Going On The Offensive
    February 16th, 2010

    The BMC Racing Team went on the offensive during Tuesday’s Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman, hoping to use some much-anticipated climbs to its advantage.
    Making The Race Tougher
    But the end result of a pair of vicious attacks near the start and the end of the 77-mile (124 km) race from Saifat Ash Shiekh to [...]

  • Tour of Oman, Stage 2: Stewart Represents in Breakaway
    February 15th, 2010

    Working hard in Monday’s four-man breakaway Monday left Jackson Stewart of the BMC Racing Team completely spent. But the 79 miles the American spent on the front at the Tour of Oman might just have softened up some of the favorites who will contend Tuesday’s challenging third stage, BMC Racing Team Director Sportif John Lelangue [...]

  • Tour of Qatar, Stage 6: Burghardt Finishes Fifth Overall For BMC
    February 12th, 2010

    Marcus Burghardt said his fifth place finish on the final classification at the Tour of Qatar certainly bodes well for the BMC Racing Team and its prospects for the upcoming spring classics.
    A Team Effort
    Burghardt held onto the position he gained on Stage 2 during Friday’s final stage, a 77-mile (123.5 km) race through the picturesque [...]

  • Tour of Qatar, Stage 5: Murphy Gives It A Go
    February 11th, 2010

    Not content with his two straight top 15 finishes at the Tour of Qatar, the BMC Racing Team’s John Murphy rolled the dice Thursday and threw down an attack in the final kilometer of Stage 5.
    Headwind Foils Opportunity
    Murphy was part of a group of 14 riders that shook free of the peloton after a breakaway [...]

  • BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Qatar, Stage 4
    February 10th, 2010

    Tour of Qatar, Stage 4: Kohler Makes Pre-Race Plan Reality
    Unlike most attack-from-the-gun moves, Martin Kohler’s long breakaway with two others actually was how the BMC Racing Team drew it up for Wednesday’s fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar.
    Making The Leader’s Team Work
    Kohler and fellow escapees Jesse Sergent (Trek LIVESTRONG U23 Cycling Team presented by [...]

  • A Chat With The World Champion
    February 6th, 2010

    Fresh off the BMC Racing Team’s training camp in California, Cadel Evans looks back on the start of his season and ahead to a year of racing alongside new teammates in the rainbow jersey.

    How did you feel about your performance at the Santos Tour Down Under?
    We didn’t win anything but that wasn’t our objective. The [...]

  • A Focus On Team BMC Pro Cycling
    February 6th, 2010

    So when was the last time you got to ride with two world road champions, and one US road champion at the same time? Well, for me this dream come true happened on January 27th, 2010 at the Team BMC Pro Cycling training camp media day.
    Bicycle.net was invited to the training camp [...]

  • BMC Gets Wild Card To Tour of Romandie
    February 5th, 2010

    The first ProTour race!
    It has been officially announced that the BMC Racing Team has received an the only Wild Card invitation to compete in the Tour of Romandie
    Though based in America, there is a prominent Swiss influence on the BMC Racing Team. Consequently, the team is very pleased and honoured to have received [...]

  • BMC Racing Team Leaves Camp As Solid Group
    February 2nd, 2010

    The BMC Racing Team’s training camp in California produced something even more important than two solid weeks of riding to prepare the squad for the next nine months of racing.
    BMC Racing Team Director Sportif John Lelangue said the camaraderie that was fostered among 20 riders and more than two dozen staff and managers will be [...]

  • Team BMC Sending A Strong Team To Arabia
    January 27th, 2010

    Though part of the BMC Racing Team has already kicked off the season at the Tour Down Under, the majority of the crew is preparing for the new season at their training camp in California. The next two races on the schedule for the team will be the Tour of Qatar and the Tour [...]

  • Evans Lifted By Strong Tour Showing
    January 25th, 2010

    ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 24, 2010 (AFP) – Australia’s world champion Cadel Evans on Sunday targeted “unfinished business” in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France after a surprise sixth place in the Tour Down Under.
    Evans, a two-time runner-up in France, had not expected to figure strongly in Adelaide but he shot [...]

  • BMC Training Camp Diary: Core Training Talk Of Camp
    January 23rd, 2010

    Be it the dinner table, the mechanic’s room or the front office of the service course, the daily core workouts have become the talk of this year’s BMC Racing Team training camp.
    The mastermind behind these challenging and innovative – but satisfying and enjoyable – workouts is Todd Herriott of Herriott Sports Performance. The former cycling [...]

  • BMC Training Camp Diary: Rain, Rain Go Away
    January 22nd, 2010

    The state of California is suffering through one of its wettest winters in years and the riders on the BMC Racing Team are right in the thick of it.

    Thursday’s training ride was cut short by steady rain and the chill of 50 degree Fahrenheit (10 degree Celsius) temperatures in the Santa Rosa area. After two [...]

  • Team BMC Training Camp Diary
    January 20th, 2010

    Long Day In The Saddle
    Driving rain, gusty winds, water-logged roads and even a bit of sunshine. Yes, Day 3 of the BMC Racing Team training camp had a little bit of everything.
    Tuesday’s five-hour training ride took the 18 riders to the coast, where the fury of late morning storms had given way to blue [...]

  • BMC Racing Team’s Frenetic Reception
    January 18th, 2010

    Two days before the start of the first ProTour race of the new season, the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, the teams took part in the official team presentation on Sunday in front of thousands of fans.
    Standing together along with the current World Champion and current US National Road Race Champion, the BMC [...]

  • BMC Racing Team Awarded UCI Wild Card For 2010
    January 12th, 2010

    The BMC Racing Team learned Monday it has been granted Wild Card status for the 2010 season by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
    The decision by the UCI’s license committee earns the U.S.-registered professional continental team the right to be invited to races on both the UCI ProTour schedule and the Historic Monuments of [...]

  • BMC Racing At 2010 Tour Down Under
    December 22nd, 2009

    Team BMC Racing will be starting their 2010 racing season at the Tour Down Under. The race will run from January 19 to January 24.
    BMC is bringing a very strong team down under with Evans and Hincapie being the headliners.

    Team roster for Tour Down Under:
    Cadel Evans (Aus), George Hincapie (USA), Karsten Kroon [...]

  • Team BMC Ready For 2010
    December 19th, 2009

    Already Training at full steam, BMC Racing Team is ready for the new year
    With just a few weeks until the 2010 season gets underway, the members of the BMC Racing team are taking stock of their fitness and ambitions for the new season. The team has invested in two different team meetings, one in [...]

  • Evans Plans Return To Giro
    December 15th, 2009

    PARIS, Dec 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s reigning world champion Cadel Evans will participate in the next edition of the Giro d’Italia cycling race in May 2010, race organizers RCS announced on Tuesday.
    Evans, who joined the BMC team in the inter-season, will return to the Tour of Italy after [...]

  • More Freedom With New Team BMC, Says Evans
    November 2nd, 2009

    SYDNEY, Nov 2, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans said Monday his switch to the American BMC team gives him the freedom to plan his own programme.
    Evans, a two-time runner-up on the Tour de France, in 2007 and 2008, has announced he will leave [...]

  • BMC Racing Team Signs the Current World Champion Cadel Evans
    November 1st, 2009

    The BMC Racing Team today announced the signing of current World Professional Road Champion Cadel Evans to a three year contract. This partnership will create mutually beneficial opportunities for both the current World Champion as well as the BMC Racing Team.
    “Cadel brings a wealth of experience in the Grand Tours to the team.” [...]

  • Evans Quits Silence And Signs With BMC
    November 1st, 2009

    Australia’s world road race cycling champion Cadel Evans has signed a three-year deal with the American team BMC, according to the team’s website on Sunday.
    Evans, a two-time runner-up on the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008, will thus leave the Belgian Silence-Lotto team at the end of the [...]

  • Flu Forces BMC’s Jeff Louder Off Worlds Team
    September 22nd, 2009

    BMC regretfully announces that Jeff Louder is suffering from an illness which has cautiously been diagnosed as the H1N1 flu virus. He consequently will have to give up his spot on the US Worlds team.
    “I haven’t been feeling well and saw Dr. Testa Monday. Based on my condition and symptoms he diagnosed [...]

  • BMC Announces the Signing Of Two More Riders For 2010
    September 9th, 2009

    On the heels of signing some of the most established riders in the peloton such as Georges Hincapie, Karsten Kroon, Alessandro Ballan, Marcus Burghardt and Steve Moribito, BMC is reiterating its dedication to building a team of youthful talents by signing Mauro Santambrogio (25) from Italy and Alexander Kristoff (22) from Norway.
    Cut his [...]

  • BMC Racing Team Signs “Big George” Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan, And More
    September 1st, 2009

    BMC Racing Team announces the signing of the current World Professional Road Champion, current US Professional Road Champion and proven, successful new riders for the 2010 season. They look forward to an aggressive 2010 schedule focused on a higher level of professional racing
    The BMC Racing Team has acquired the current World Professional Road Champion from [...]

  • Brent Bookwalter Wins Utah Prologue As BMC Stacks Four Riders In Top Ten
    August 19th, 2009

    Coming into the Tour of Utah prologue the BMC Racing Team’s major strategy was to cram as many of its riders into the top 10 as possible.
    Bringing probably the deepest team in terms of climbers who can time trial, BMC hoped to pile all their climbers into the upper end of the GC [...]

  • BMC Surrounds Jeff Louder With Strong Team For Tour of Utah
    August 17th, 2009

    Arriving at the 2009 Tour of Utah as defending champions as well as hot favourites, the BMC Racing Team is not taking anything for granted. Hoping to repeat the successes from the 2008 edition, the team will have spent the week leading up to the tour at a high altitude training camp, riding many [...]

  • Markus Zberg Retires After 14 Years As Pro
    August 14th, 2009

    BMC Racing Team’s Markus Zberg retires after 14 years as a pro
    After his high-speed crash this past Sunday at the Tour de l’Ain, the two-time Swiss National Champion had to end his season abruptly in light of the heavy injuries he received. The 35 year old from Urne, Switzerland broke the iliac crest on [...]

  • Mike Sayers Signs On For Two More Years as Assistant Directeur Sportif for BMC
    August 7th, 2009

    Santa Rosa, 2009-08-07
    Having spent much of the 2009 domestic racing season as de facto director for the BMC Racing Team, Mike Sayers has signed a contract with the team which will keep him working with them through 2011.
    “It is the position I have wanted for a long time and I think I can [...]

  • Swiss Nationals – Press Release by Team BMC
    June 29th, 2009

    Mathias Frank and Thomas Frei sandwich Cancellara on the podium at Swiss
    Nationals
    With three riders in the top ten and a fourth in the top 12, BMC can be very
    satisfied with their performance at the Swiss National Road Race
    Championships in Nyon. In fact, with their riders taking 2nd and 3rd place,
    a double podium finish is [...]

  • Tour de Beauce – Danilo Wyss of BMC Takes Stage 1
    June 10th, 2009

    Danilo Wyss wins Beauce stage 1, takes the race lead
    Having arrived at the Tour de Beauce with a very strong group of riders, the BMC Racing Team started the difficult stage 1 with a lot of confidence and high expectations.
    Bridging up to a break which had been initiated by his own [...]

  • Markus Zberg Takes Impressive 2nd In Dauphiné Sprint Finish
    June 8th, 2009

    In another satisfying day for the BMC Racing Team, Markus Zberg earned second place on the stage in an exciting sprint finish.
    Missing out on the victory only by a whisker, the team is extremely satisfied with the recent successes not the least of which is this second place in a Pro Tour sprint. [...]

  • BMC Brings Strong Team To Philadelphia International Championship
    June 6th, 2009

    BMC brings strong group of sprinters to Philadelphia International Championship
    Though the series of races known as Philly Week has been whittled down this year to the one day race in Philadelphia itself, no one will be underestimating the level of difficulty they will face in trying to win what is still one of the most [...]

  • Team BMC Dauphiné Libéré Preview
    June 6th, 2009

    BMC excited, well prepared for Dauphiné participation
    BMC has made no secret of their big plans for development and growth over the next several seasons. In their second year as a Pro Continental team, BMC has raised the level of their expectations for every race they enter.
    With an eye to becoming competitive in Grand [...]

  • Team BMC And The Tour of Romandie
    April 24th, 2009

    Santa Rosa/Lausanne, 2009-04-24
    BMC ready to bring A-Game to Romandie
    With the start of the Tour of Romandie just days away, the BMC Racing Team is putting the finishing touches on their preparation for their first ProTour stage race of the season. This will be the second year in a row that they have taken the start [...]

  • BMC At Tour of the Battenkill
    April 20th, 2009

    Cambridge, 2009-04-19
    Upstate New York’s answer to the cobbled classics of northern Europe, the Tour of the Battenkill challenges the participants with endless sections of dirt or gravel roads and constant undulations.
    Fresh off a cobbled campaign in Belgium, the BMC Racing Team arrived in Cambridge, New York with high expectations for success. Fulfilling [...]

  • Tony Cruz takes 4th in crash-filled finale of Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
    April 16th, 2009

    Schoten, 2009-04-15
    Tony Cruz continued the BMC Racing Team’s streak of successful races Wednesday by snagging 4th place in a mad sprint for the line which saw a handful of riders crashing within sight of the finish.
    Alessandro Petacchi took the overall victory with a blazing burst of speed, unhindered by the fracas behind him. [...]

  • My Most Satisfying Roubaix Ever – Team BMC
    April 14th, 2009

    Roubaix, 2009-04-12
    Lelangue: My most satisfying Roubaix ever!
    Having received a Wild Card invitation to the Paris-Roubaix barely a month
    ago, the BMC Racing Team was faced with the challenge of bringing a team
    made up almost entirely of Roubaix neophytes to the hardest one day race in
    the world.
    Though the team was fortunate to have Roubaix veterans like Directeur [...]

  • BMC Riders as Model Testers at Paris–Roubaix
    April 10th, 2009

    Grenchen/Paris, 2009-04-08
    For the Queen of all Classics racing, the Swiss bicycle manufacturer is equipping its racers with special bicycles designed to be more robust and absorb more of the road vibrations caused by the famed cobbles.
    No bicycle race makes a high demand on the materials. Nowhere is a cyclist more dependant on the reliability [...]

  • Martin Kohler Snags 3rd Place in Sarthe GC With Breakaway Bonus Seconds
    April 8th, 2009

    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 [...]

  • Louder And BMC Wrap Up Redlands
    March 30th, 2009

    Redlands, 2009-03-30
    Louder and BMC wrap up Redlands
    Finishing the weekend with his biggest win since taking the overall at the
    2008 Tour of Utah, BMC’s Jeff Louder unequivocally proclaimed the victory as
    being impossible without the team support he enjoyed throughout the weekend.
    The Sunset Road Race has thrown a spanner into the plans of many teams in
    the past.
    As [...]

  • Redlands Cycling Classic – Team BMC
    March 27th, 2009

    Redlands, 2009-03-27
    Coming into the Redlands Bicycle Classic with a high level of motivation, the BMC Racing Team packed 7 riders in the top 30 finishers of the Sun Time Trial Prologue. Considered one of the more demanding time trials on the US circuit, the Redlands opener takes the riders 5 kilometers up to Panorama [...]

  • BMC Announces Rosters For San Dimas and Redlands
    March 21st, 2009

    Santa Rosa, 2009-03-19
    Though the team was unable to send a squad to San Dimas in 2008, BMC is
    looking forward to returning to the race in 2009. “I really like San Dimas
    and think it is a great three day race,” General Manager Gavin Chilcott
    reported. “Schedule conflicts made it impossible for us to be there [...]

  • BMC Proud To Be Invited To 2009 Paris-Roubaix
    March 13th, 2009

    BMC has succeeded in gaining an invitation to one of the monuments of cycling. “We are very happy to have been invited to the Paris-Roubaix as it shows the level of confidence that the race organizations have in our future,” Directeur Sportif John Lelangue explained. “It is an incredible race and every one [...]

  • Team BMC At Merced Cycling Classic
    March 3rd, 2009

    Merced, 2009-03-02

    Three guys riding like a squad of eight
    While the Swiss members of the team were racing around southern Switzerland this weekend, three US-based BMC riders joined General Manager Gavin Chilcott at the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic in Merced, California. With most BMC team members racing someplace else, preparing to race someplace else [...]

  • Just Days After Surgery, Nydam of Team BMC Ready To Go Again
    February 26th, 2009

    Salt Lake City / Santa Rosa – 02-25-2009

    Several days on from breaking his collarbone in the fourth stage of the Tour of California, Scott Nydam has already started what he hopes will be an accelerated path to recovery and racing.
    Though the crash was one of the worst in his career, and the second [...]

  • BMC Invited By ASO To Criterium International
    February 24th, 2009

    Santa Rosa/Paris, 2009-02-20
    BMC invited by ASO to race at Critérium International for 2nd year in a row
    For the second year running, the BMC Racing Team has earned an invitation to the prestigious spring race in northern France. “This is a perfect race for the team and we are really happy to be going again [...]

  • Interview – Scott Nydam of Team BMC
    February 19th, 2009

    Nydam: Rattled my brain a bit, but I have a clean bill of health
    The day after suffering what Directeur Sportif John Lelangue called the scariest crash he had ever seen, Scott Nydam is determined not to let this setback adversely impact his season.
    Though he did suffer a concussion bad enough that he had to be [...]

  • BMC Racing Team: New Structure To Take On Bigger Goals
    February 13th, 2009

    Santa Rosa / Hombrechtikon, 2009-02-13
    BMC owner Andy Rihs and advisor Jim Ochowicz join group of share holders of BMC Racing team
    At North America’s only Pro Continental team spring is in the air. Three years after its founding, the American-Swiss team is laying the ground work necessary to set and achieve even more ambitious goals. [...]

  • BMC Ready To Fight For GC In California
    February 12th, 2009

    With the first race of the season already handily in their back pockets, the BMC Racing Team is putting on the finishing touches of preparation for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California. This year’s race roster has been touted as perhaps the greatest list of professionals ever to compete on American soil.
    Even if that [...]

  • Team BMC Gets A Top 15 At Tour of Qatar, Now Comes Tour of California
    February 6th, 2009

    Doha Corniche, Qatar, 2009-02-06
    Beyer spends day in break as Zberg finishes GC 15th
    The racing in Qatar continued on Friday with a subdued final stage around the Doha Corniche. With stage winner Mark Cavendish dedicating his stage victory to Frederiek Nolf and his family, all the teams had something more than just the week’s racing [...]

  • Team BMC Stage 3 ReCap At Tour of Qatar
    February 3rd, 2009

    Doha Golf Club, Qatar, 2009-02-03
    Kohler spends day in break, Zberg takes 8th in stage
    The BMC Racing Team was pleased to have posted its first top 10 finish of the season in Stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar. Having successfully joined the elite 20 rider lead group, Swiss National Champion Markus Zberg placed 8th [...]

  • Markus Zberg of Team BMC Stays Near Front, Top 10 Hopes Still Alive
    February 2nd, 2009

    Al Khor Corniche, Qatar, 2009-02-02
    For BMC, the Tour of Qatar’s Stage 2 unfolded in a somewhat more satisfying fashion. BMC neo-pro Chad Beyer managed to insert himself into the main break of the day while closer to the finish, team leader Markus Zberg rode with the second group, keeping the team’s hopes for a [...]

  • Team BMC Disappointed At Tour of Qatar Stage 1
    February 1st, 2009

    “We are a little disappointed with this result”
    On the strength of the quality of the squad coming to Qatar as well as the exceptional efforts made in training since the beginning of the team camp, the BMC Racing Team had expected to come away with a much better result in the Tour of Qatar’s Stage [...]

  • General Manager Gavin Chilcott Hopeful Team BMC Will Gain Wild Card Status
    January 29th, 2009

    Santa Rosa, 2009-01-29
    During the final few days of the BMC training camp last week, Gavin Chilcott needed to make a flying visit to Switzerland. Having once again applied for Wild Card status for the coming racing season, Chilcott represented BMC at the UCI License Commission hearing which the UCI held to discuss the teams’ [...]

  • BMC Racing Team At 2009 Tour of Qatar
    January 28th, 2009

    With the 2009 team BMC training camp in their back pockets, the 8 man squad heading to Qatar feels very much ready to start the year with a bang in Qatar. “Our goal will be the same for Qatar as it will be for every race we do this year: get results,” Directeur Sportif [...]

  • Eric Heiden: Former Olympic Champ Helping To Build Future Champs At Team BMC
    January 26th, 2009

    There are few teams lucky enough to have a former Olympic Champion and Tour
    de France alumnus as their doctor. For Eric Heiden, it certainly seems
    nothing succeeds like success.
    After winning five Olympic gold medals for speed skating in 1980, Heiden
    moved on to try his hand at professional cycling. He and Jim Ochowicz
    helped form the [...]

  • BMC Racing Team-Camp Diary With Cole House
    January 14th, 2009

    Santa Rosa, 2009-01-14
    BMC Racing Team–Camp Diary: Today with Cole House – U23 BMC Team member
    This training camp is my first time riding with all the guys from BMC and it
    has already been a lot of fun. The BMC management noticed me from the time
    I have spent on the US National team, and as a [...]

  • Martin Kohler Of Team BMC Interview From Training Camp
    January 9th, 2009

    No one has to guess whether BMC’s Martin Kohler is ready to get the season started. Though the BMC training camp is scheduled to start on the 9th, Kohler arranged to arrive in California a full week early.
    Since the California climate will certainly be much more conducive to comfortable riding, Kohler admitted [...]

  • BMC Training Camp
    January 7th, 2009

    Warming up for Training Camp: Lelangue’s 12 month advantage
    With the BMC Racing Team’s January training camp just days away, Directeur
    Sportif John Lelangue is in the final stages of preparation for the 15 day
    gathering.
    Beginning his second full year with the team, Lelangue is pleased to have
    had the benefit of working with and learning about the BMC [...]

  • Scott Nydam And The Rest Of The BMC Racing Team Are Chomping At The Bit
    January 2nd, 2009

    Having had what could be termed a break-out year in 2008, Scott Nydam and the rest of the BMC Racing Team are chomping at the bit to kick off the 2009 season with a bang.
    In last year\’s Tour of California, Nydam had his greatest success and impressed the entire peloton when he and [...]

  • Interview with Jeff Louder of Team BMC
    December 25th, 2008

    Salt Lake Ciity, 2008-12-23
    With training camp just weeks away, BMC\’s Louder excited for the season to
    start.
    Though BMC\’s Jeff Louder has not made a point of getting out of the cold
    and snow Utah has offered these last few weeks, he has been pleased with the
    results from his creative training regime.
    Content to make use of the wintry [...]

  • Team BMC Getting Ready For 2009
    December 15th, 2008

    Mallorca, 2008-12-15
    With the main BMC training camp in early January fast approaching, the team members are already taking their preparation very seriously.
    For the Swiss contingency, the weather has begun to have a significant impact on their daily routines. Even on days that are dry enough to ride, the sun is setting so early that [...]

  • Team BMC Looks Forward To The 2009 Season
    December 9th, 2008

    Santa Rosa/Paris: Since the snow is falling and most people are turning their attention to winter activities like skiing and Christmas shopping, it is paradoxically time for professional cyclists and teams to start their serious preparations for the up coming season.
    Now that BMC is assured of its place in the ProContinental division, concrete [...]

  • Tough Days in the Saddle For Team BMC
    April 12th, 2008

    Tough Days in the Saddle
    The BMC Racing Team has returned to the cold Low Countries’ spring and ventured out in two more semi-classic races. Thursday found the squad at the GP Pino Cerami in Belgium, while Saturday afternoon they duked it out at the GP Drenthe in the Netherlands.

    Cerami: the team makes obvious improvements
    The racing [...]