2014 BMC Racing Team season

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BMC Racing Team
2014 season
Manager Jim Ochowicz
Season victories
One-day races 5
Stage race overall6
Stage race stages17
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The 2014 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

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Team roster

As of August 3, 2014. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Colombia.svg  Darwin Atapuma  (COL) (1988-01-15)January 15, 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan [N 1]  (ITA) (1979-11-06)November 6, 1979 (aged 34)
Flag of the United States.svg  Brent Bookwalter  (USA) (1984-02-16)February 16, 1984 (aged 29)
Flag of Germany.svg  Marcus Burghardt  (GER) (1983-06-30)June 30, 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR) (1981-03-19)March 19, 1981 (aged 32)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rohan Dennis [N 2]  (AUS) (1990-05-28)May 28, 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI) (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yannick Eijssen  (BEL) (1989-06-26)June 26, 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) (1977-02-14)February 14, 1977 (aged 36)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) (1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 31)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) (1986-06-08)June 8, 1986 (aged 27)
Flag of Norway.svg  Thor Hushovd  (NOR) (1978-01-18)January 18, 1978 (aged 35)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Kohler  (SUI) (1985-07-17)July 17, 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Sebastian Lander  (DEN) (1991-03-11)March 11, 1991 (aged 22)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Klaas Lodewyck  (BEL) (1988-03-24)March 24, 1988 (aged 25)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of France.svg  Amaël Moinard  (FRA) (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 (aged 31)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Steve Morabito  (SUI) (1983-01-30)January 30, 1983 (aged 30)
Flag of Germany.svg  Dominik Nerz  (GER) (1989-08-25)August 25, 1989 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) (1987-01-13)January 13, 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA) (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Quinziato  (ITA) (1979-10-30)October 30, 1979 (aged 34)
Flag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez [N 3]  (ESP) (1978-02-05)February 5, 1978 (aged 35)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Schär  (SUI) (1986-09-29)September 29, 1986 (aged 27)
Flag of the United States.svg  Peter Stetina  (USA) (1987-08-08)August 8, 1987 (aged 26)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) (1985-05-17)May 17, 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 25)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Velits  (SVK) (1985-08-12)August 12, 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Warbasse  (USA) (1990-06-28)June 28, 1990 (aged 23)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Danilo Wyss  (SUI) (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 28)
Flag of Germany.svg  Rick Zabel  (GER) (1993-12-07)December 7, 1993 (aged 20)
  1. Ballan was fired by the team on January 17, following his two-year doping ban. [2]
  2. Dennis joined the team on August 1. [3]
  3. Sánchez joined the team on February 2. [4]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
January 23 Tour Down Under, Stage 3 UCI World Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Campbelltown
February 5 Dubai Tour, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Dubai
February 8 Dubai Tour, Overall UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
February 8 Dubai Tour, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
February 15 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
February 16 Tour Méditerranéen, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cummings  (GBR)Flag of France.svg France
February 16 Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Flag of France.svg France
February 23 Tour du Haut Var, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of France.svg  Amaël Moinard  (FRA)Flag of France.svg France Draguignan
March 27 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 UCI World Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Vallter 2000Setcases
April 12 Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
April 16 Brabantse Pijl UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Overijse
April 20 Amstel Gold Race UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Valkenburg
April 22 Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Team time trial [N 3] Flag of Italy.svg Italy Arco
April 24 Giro del Trentino, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roncone
April 25 Giro del Trentino, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
May 4 Tour de Romandie, Sprints classification UCI World Tour Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Kohler  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
May 15 Tour of California, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States Santa Barbara
May 18 Tour de Picardie, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of France.svg France
June 1 Tour of Belgium, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
June 18 Ster ZLM Toer, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Bladel
June 21 Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands La Gileppe
June 22 Ster ZLM Toer, Overall UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
July 30 Tour de Wallonie, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
August 5 Tour of Utah, Stage 2 UCI America Tour Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Schär  (SUI)Flag of the United States.svg United States Torrey
August 9 Tour of Utah, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg United States Snowbird
August 10 Tour of Utah, Stage 7 UCI America Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg United States Park City
August 10 Tour of Utah, Young rider classification UCI America Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL)Flag of the United States.svg United States
August 15 Eneco Tour, Stage 5 UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Geraardsbergen
August 20 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 3 UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States Monarch Mountain
August 23 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States Vail
August 24 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Overall UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States
August 24 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 4] Flag of the United States.svg United States
September 14 Tour of Britain, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Denmark.svg  Sebastian Lander  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
September 17 Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Namur
September 20 GP Impanis-Van Petegem UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Haacht
September 21 UCI Road World Championships, Team time trial UCI World Tour [N 5] Flag of Spain.svg Spain Ponferrada
October 11 Tour of Beijing, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Yanqing
October 14 Tour of Beijing, Overall UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

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