# 2016 BMC Racing Team season

The 2016 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

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | (1988-01-15)January 15, 1988 (aged 28) |
| Tom Bohli (SUI) | Tom Bohli (SUI) | (1994-01-17)January 17, 1994 (aged 22) |
| Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 32) |
| Marcus Burghardt (GER) | Marcus Burghardt (GER) | (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 32) |
| Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | (1987-08-12)August 12, 1987 (aged 28) |
| Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | (1986-05-19)May 19, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Silvan Dillier (SUI) | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Taylor Eisenhart (USA) | Taylor Eisenhart (USA) | (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 21) |
| Floris Gerts (NED) | Floris Gerts (NED) | (1992-05-03)May 3, 1992 (aged 23) |
| Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | (1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 33) |
| Ben Hermans (BEL) | Ben Hermans (BEL) | (1986-06-08)June 8, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Stefan Küng (SUI) | Stefan Küng (SUI) | (1993-11-16)November 16, 1993 (aged 22) |
| Fabian Lienhard (SUI) | Fabian Lienhard (SUI) | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 22) |
| Amaël Moinard (FRA) | Amaël Moinard (FRA) | (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 34) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Daniel Oss (ITA) | Daniel Oss (ITA) | (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 29) |
| Taylor Phinney (USA) | Taylor Phinney (USA) | (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 25) |
| Richie Porte (AUS) | Richie Porte (AUS) | (1985-06-30)June 30, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | (1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 36) |
| Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 (aged 26) |
| Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | (1978-02-05)February 5, 1978 (aged 38) |
| Michael Schär (SUI) | Michael Schär (SUI) | (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 29) |
| Manuel Senni (ITA) | Manuel Senni (ITA) | (1992-03-11)March 11, 1992 (aged 24) |
| Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | (1992-03-01)March 1, 1992 (aged 24) |
| Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 27) |
| Peter Velits (SVK) | Peter Velits (SVK) | (1985-08-12)August 12, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Loïc Vliegen (BEL) | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) | (1993-12-20)December 20, 1993 (aged 22) |
| Danilo Wyss (SUI) | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 30) |
| Rick Zabel (GER) | Rick Zabel (GER) | (1993-12-07)December 7, 1993 (aged 22) |
* ↑ Eisenhart joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from BMC Development Team.
* ↑ Lienhard joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from BMC Development Team.
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Tom Bohli | neo-pro (BMC Development Team) |
| Floris Gerts | neo-pro (BMC Development Team) |
| Richie Porte | Team Sky |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Cadel Evans | Retired |
| Campbell Flakemore | Retired |
| Klaas Lodewyck | Retired |
| Peter Stetina | Trek–Segafredo |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Richie Porte (AUS) | Australia | Willunga Hill |
| 12 February | Tour of Qatar, Team classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Qatar | |
| 13 February | Vuelta a Murcia | UCI Europe Tour | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Spain | Murcia |
| 20 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Spain | Alhaurín de la Torre |
| 21 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Spain | |
| 21 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 27 February | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | UCI Europe Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Belgium | Gent |
| 4 March | Three Days of West Flanders, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Tom Bohli (SUI) | Belgium | Middelkerke |
| 9 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Team time trial | Italy | Lido di Camaiore |
| 14 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Italy | Cepagatti |
| 15 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall | UCI World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Italy | |
| 27 March | Volta a Catalunya, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 31 March | Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 2 April | Volta Limburg Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Floris Gerts (NED) | Netherlands | Eijsden |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Spain | Orio |
| 20 May | Tour of California, Stage 6 | UCI America Tour | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | United States | Folsom |
| 22 May | Tour of California, Team classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |
| 1 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Luxembourg | Schifflange |
| 5 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| 5 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Luxembourg | |
| 15 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Switzerland | Carì |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Austria | Sölden |
| 6 July | Tour de France, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | France | Le Lioran |
| 7 August | Tour of Utah, Team classification | UCI America Tour | | United States | |
| 16 August | Tour du Limousin, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | France | Oradour-sur-Glane |
| 19 August | Tour du Limousin, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | France | |
| 5 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Spain | Peñíscola |
| 10 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 7b | UCI Europe Tour | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | United Kingdom | Bristol |
| 11 September | Vuelta a España, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 11 September | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | UCI World Tour | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Canada | Montreal |
| 20 September | Eneco Tour, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Netherlands | Breda |
| 23 September | Eneco Tour, Stage 5 (TTT) | UCI World Tour | | Netherlands | Sittard-Geleen |

## National, Continental and World champions 2016

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 7 January | Australian National Time Trial Champion | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Australia | Buninyong |
| 27 May | United States National Time Trial Champion | Taylor Phinney (USA) | United States | Winston-Salem |
| 22 June | Italian National Time Trial Champion | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | Italy | Romanengo |
| 26 June | Belgian National Road Race Champion | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Belgium | Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Tom Bohli, Jempy Drucker, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf, Michael Schär and Rick Zabel
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Philippe Gilbert, Samuel Sánchez, Ben Hermans, Damiano Caruso, Brent Bookwalter and Darwin Atapuma
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Damiano Caruso, Alessandro De Marchi, Jempy Drucker, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato and Greg Van Avermaet.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Richie Porte, Philippe Gilbert, Rohan Dennis, Tejay van Garderen, Ben Hermans, Darwin Atapuma, Samuel Sánchez and Brent Bookwalter
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Brent Bookwalter, Rohan Dennis, Jempy Drucker, Taylor Phinney, Samuel Sánchez, Michael Schär, Greg Van Avermaet and Danilo Wyss
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Darwin Atapuma, Tom Bohli, Joey Rosskopf, Manuel Senni, Dylan Teuns, Rick Zabel, Taylor Eisenhart and Fabian Lienhard
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Tejay van Garderen, Darwin Atapuma, Silvan Dillier, Jempy Drucker, Philippe Gilbert, Ben Hermans, Samuel Sánchez, Dylan Teuns and Danilo Wyss
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Greg Van Avermaet, Rohan Dennis, Stefan Küng, Daniel Oss, Taylor Phinney, Manuel Quinziato, Joey Rosskopf and Tom Bohli