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Turned pro: 2008
Residence: Athens, Georgia
Weight: 70 (kg) / 154 (lbs)
Amaël Moinard, France
Date of birth: February 2, 1982
Height: 180 (cm) / 5-11 (ft-inch)
Turned pro: 2005
Residence: Saint Jeannet, FRA
Weight: 69 (kg) / 151 (lbs)
First participation in Paris-Nice … Made season debut at Giro di Sardegna
(56th overall) … 2010: Runner-up in the Stage 1 time trial of the Giro d’Italia
… Completed the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia in his first attempts ...
Won seven collegiate national mountain bike titles at Lees-McRae College.
Fifth participation in Paris-Nice (80th in 2010, 31st in 2009, 74th
in 2008, 46th in 2007) … Winner of the final stage last year from a
two-man breakaway and earned King of the Mountains classification … Spent the past six seasons racing with Cofidis.
Yannick Eijssen, Belgium
Date of birth: June 26, 1989
Height: 174 (cm) / 5-8 (ft-inch)
Steve Morabito, Switzerland
Date of birth: January 30, 1983
Height: 187 (cm) / 6-1 (ft-inch)
Turned pro: 2011
Residence: Kerkhoven, BEL
Weight: 60 (kg) / 132 (lbs)
Turned pro: 2006
Residence: Granges, SUI
Weight: 71 (kg) / 156 (lbs)
First participation in Paris-Nice … Made season debut at Giro di
Sardegna (56th overall) … 2010: Won four races and became
first Belgian to capture Under 23 Ronde de l’Isard d’Ariege …
Runner-up at Under 23 national road championships … Led Tour
de l’Avenir after winning the first mountain stage.
First participation in Paris-Nice … Made season debut at Giro di Sardegna (67th overall) … 2010: Five top 10 finishes included fourth
overall at the Tour de Suisse … Victory at Tour de l’Ain was taken
away for rounding a roundabout the wrong way.
Karsten Kroon, Netherlands
Date of birth: January 29, 1976
Height: 180 (cm) / 5-11 (ft-inch)
Ivan Santaromita, Italy
Date of birth: April 30, 1984
Height: 176 (cm) / 5-9 (ft-inch)
Turned pro: 1999
Residence: Rekem, BEL
Weight: 66 (kg) / 145 (lbs)
Turned pro: 2006
Residence: Clivio, ITA
Weight: 58 (kg) / 127 (lbs)
Third participation in Paris-Nice (35th in 2009, 25th in 2008) … 2010:
Missed several weeks after fracturing his cheekbone, nose and eye
socket (zygomatic arch) in a high-speed crash at Flèche Wallonne …
Competed in his first Tour de France since 2005 and fourth overall.
Fourth participation in Paris-Nice (28th in 2010, DNF in 2009,
44th in 2008) … Finished team-best 15th overall at Giro di Sardegna … 2010: Silver medalist at the Italian national road championships … Spent the past three seasons racing with Liquigas.
Jeff Louder, United States
Turned pro: 2000
Date of birth: December 8, 1977 Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
Height: 183 (cm) / 6-0 (ft-inch)
Weight: 73 (kg) / 161 (lbs)
Danilo Wyss, Switzerland
Date of birth: August 26, 1985
Height: 176 (cm) / 5-9 (ft-inch)
First participation in Paris-Nice … 2010: Impressively soloed to
victory in the Park City Criterium of the Larry H. Miller Tour of
Utah (billed as “America’s Toughest Stage Race”) in the race in his
home state … Captured the Tour of Utah overall in 2008.
First participation in Paris-Nice … 2010: Scored six top 10 finishes, including fourth on Stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under
… Stage winner and leader of the Tour de Beauce for two days in
2009 … Finished third in Paris-Roubaix Espoirs in 2007.
Turned pro: 2008
Residence: Estavayer, SUI
Weight: 65 (kg) / 143 (lbs)
About the BMC Racing Team
The BMC Racing Team is a United States-registered UCI ProTeam headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and title sponsored by Switzerland-based bicycle manufacturer BMC.
In 2010, the team achieved a number of successes, including leading both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia (in its first participation in both events), a victory
at Fléche Wallonne, two stage wins at the Tour de Suisse and one at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.
The team’s roster includes former world road champions Cadel Evans (2009) and Alessandro Ballan (2008), current Under 23 world time trial and U.S. national time
trial champion Taylor Phinney, and past national road champions George Hincapie (U.S.) and Alexander Kristoff (Norway).
General Manager/President
Jim Ochowicz (USA)
Assistant Directeur
Rik Verbrugghe (BEL)
Official Website
www.bmcracingteam.com
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contact:
Co-Owner
Andy Rihs (SUI)
VIP Program
Jacques Michaud (FRA)
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Sean Weide
Phone: +33 644 214 505
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Directeur Sportif
John Lelangue (BEL)
Press Officer
Sean Weide (USA)
Twitter
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Staff: Physician: Dario Spinelli (ITA). Chef: Peter Cambré (BEL). Mechanics: Kevin Grove (USA), Ian Sherburne (USA), Nick Vandecauter (BEL).
Soigneurs: Chris De Vos (BEL), Trudi Rebsamen (USA), Maarten Vanduffel (BEL). Data Collection: Scott Nydam (USA). Bus Driver: Filip Sercu (BEL).
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BMC Race Sheet – Paris-Nice 2011
Brent Bookwalter, United States
Date of birth: February 16, 1984
Height: 180 (cm) / 5-11 (ft-inch)