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The 2012 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
Ages as of January 1, 2012.[1]
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Rider
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Date of birth
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 Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
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(1979-11-06)November 6, 1979 (aged 32)
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 Adam Blythe (GBR)
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(1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 (aged 22)
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 Brent Bookwalter (USA)
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(1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 27)
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 Marcus Burghardt (GER)
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(1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 28)
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| Steve Cummings (GBR)
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(1981-03-19)March 19, 1981 (aged 30)
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 Yannick Eijssen (BEL)
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(1989-06-26)June 26, 1989 (aged 22)
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 Cadel Evans (AUS)
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(1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 34)
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 Mathias Flückiger[N 1] (SUI)
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(1988-09-27)September 27, 1988 (aged 23)
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| Mathias Frank (SUI)
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(1986-12-09)December 9, 1986 (aged 25)
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| Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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(1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 29)
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| George Hincapie (USA)
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(1973-06-29)June 29, 1973 (aged 38)
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 Thor Hushovd (NOR)
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(1978-01-18)January 18, 1978 (aged 33)
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| Martin Kohler (SUI)
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(1985-07-17)July 17, 1985 (aged 26)
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| Klaas Lodewyck (BEL)
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(1988-03-24)March 24, 1988 (aged 23)
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Rider
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Date of birth
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 Amaël Moinard (FRA)
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(1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 29)
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| Steve Morabito (SUI)
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(1983-01-30)January 30, 1983 (aged 28)
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| Taylor Phinney (USA)
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(1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 21)
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| Marco Pinotti (ITA)
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(1976-02-25)February 25, 1976 (aged 35)
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| Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
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(1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 32)
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| Timothy Roe (AUS)
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(1989-10-28)October 28, 1989 (aged 22)
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| Mauro Santambrogio (ITA)
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(1984-10-07)October 7, 1984 (aged 27)
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| Ivan Santaromita (ITA)
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(1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 (aged 27)
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| Michael Schär (SUI)
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(1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 25)
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| Johann Tschopp (SUI)
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(1982-07-01)July 1, 1982 (aged 29)
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| Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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(1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 26)
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| Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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(1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 23)
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| Larry Warbasse[N 2] (USA)
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(1990-06-28)June 28, 1990 (aged 21)
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| Danilo Wyss (SUI)
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(1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 26)
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- Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
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- Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
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| Date |
Race |
Competition |
Rider |
Country |
Location
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| February 19 |
Tour of Oman, Combative classification |
UCI Asia Tour |
Klaas Lodewyck (BEL) |
 Oman |
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| March 11 |
Paris–Nice, Young rider classification |
UCI World Tour |
Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
France |
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| March 24 |
Critérium International, Stage 2 |
UCI Europe Tour |
Cadel Evans (AUS) |
France |
Porto-Vecchio
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| March 25 |
Critérium International, Overall |
UCI Europe Tour |
Cadel Evans (AUS) |
France |
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| March 25 |
Critérium International, Points classification |
UCI Europe Tour |
Cadel Evans (AUS) |
France |
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| April 7 |
Tour of the Basque Country, Sprints classification |
UCI World Tour |
Marco Pinotti (ITA) |
 Spain |
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| April 17 |
Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 |
UCI Europe Tour |
Team time trial[N 3] |
Italy |
Arco
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| April 29 |
Giro di Toscana |
UCI Europe Tour |
Alessandro Ballan (ITA) |
Italy |
Arezzo
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| May 5 |
Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 |
UCI World Tour |
Taylor Phinney (USA) |
 Denmark |
Herning
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| May 27 |
Giro d'Italia, Stage 21 |
UCI World Tour |
Marco Pinotti (ITA) |
Italy |
Milan
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| June 4 |
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 1 |
UCI World Tour |
Cadel Evans (AUS) |
France |
Saint-Vallier
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| June 10 |
Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification |
UCI World Tour |
Cadel Evans (AUS) |
France |
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| June 17 |
Tour de Suisse, Swiss rider classification |
UCI World Tour |
Mathias Frank (SUI) |
 Switzerland |
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| July 7 |
Tour of Austria, Stage 7 |
UCI Europe Tour |
Marco Pinotti (ITA) |
 Austria |
Podersdorf am See
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| July 22 |
Tour de France, Young rider classification |
UCI World Tour |
Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
France |
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| August 1 |
Paris–Corrèze, Stage 1 |
UCI Europe Tour |
Adam Blythe (GBR) |
France |
Sassay
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| August 11 |
Tour of Utah, Stage 5 |
UCI America Tour |
Johann Tschopp (SUI) |
 United States |
Snowbird
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| August 12 |
Eneco Tour, Stage 7 |
UCI World Tour |
Alessandro Ballan (ITA) |
Belgium |
Geraardsbergen
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| August 12 |
Tour of Utah, Overall |
UCI America Tour |
Johann Tschopp (SUI) |
United States |
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| August 21 |
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2 |
UCI America Tour |
Tejay van Garderen (USA) |
United States |
Crested Butte
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| August 26 |
Vuelta a España, Stage 9 |
UCI World Tour |
Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Spain |
Barcelona
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| August 26 |
USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 7 |
UCI America Tour |
Taylor Phinney (USA) |
United States |
Denver
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| August 31 |
Vuelta a España, Stage 13 |
UCI World Tour |
Steve Cummings (GBR) |
Spain |
Ferrol
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| September 7 |
Vuelta a España, Stage 19 |
UCI World Tour |
Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Spain |
La Lastrilla
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| October 2 |
Binche–Tournai–Binche |
UCI Europe Tour |
Adam Blythe (GBR) |
Belgium |
Binche
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| October 13 |
Tour of Beijing, Stage 5 |
UCI World Tour |
Steve Cummings (GBR) |
 China |
Ping Gu
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- ^ Flückiger joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from Trek World Racing.[1]
- ^ Warbasse joined the team on August 1, as a stagiaire, from BMC-Hincapie Sportswear.[1]
- ^ The riders on the squad were Alessandro Ballan, Mathias Frank, Taylor Phinney, Marco Pinotti, Yannick Eijssen, Ivan Santaromita, Tim Roe, and Danilo Wyss
- ^ a b c "BMC Racing Team (BMC) - USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "World champion Thor Hushovd signs three year deal with BMC Racing Team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. August 19, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "BMC signs Pinotti and Van Garderen". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Thurau to Europcar, Lodewyck to BMC". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 6, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (September 28, 2011). "Blythe signs to BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Bull, Nick (September 30, 2011). "Steve Cummings leaves Sky for BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Kristoff signs for Katusha". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. August 20, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Holcombe, Brian (September 21, 2011). "Louder gives UHC another option in the mountains". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 28, 2011). "Murphy signs two-year deal with Kenda/5-hour Energy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Jenkins, Beyer join Mancebo at Competitive Cyclist". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Kroon returns to Saxo Bank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (October 15, 2011). "Bissell signs youth and experience in Jones and Barton". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Zahner to return to amateur ranks from BMC". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (November 7, 2011). "Lewis and Butler join Champion System". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
