CCC Pro Team () was a
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
...
co-owned and managed by American cyclist
Jim Ochowicz
Jim Ochowicz (born December 23, 1951) is a former Olympic bicyclist and manager of UCI WorldTeam . He served as president of the USA Cycling Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3512 Mark Abramson ...
, who founded the
7-Eleven Cycling Team
The 7-Eleven Cycling Team, later the Motorola Cycling Team, was a professional cycling team founded in the U.S. in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz, a former U.S. Olympic cyclist. The team lasted 16 years, under the sponsorship of 7-Eleven through 1990 and t ...
. After its last title sponsor,
CCC, a Polish shoe retailer, pulled out due to financial difficulties resulting from the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Ochowicz was unable to find another major sponsor, so the team disbanded at the end of the 2020 season. In its place, Belgian
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
took over the team's license and was promoted to a
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
...
.
Ownership
The team was owned by Swiss businessman
Andy Rihs Andy Rihs (2 November 1942 in Stuttgart – 18 April 2018 in Zürich) was a Swiss businessperson primarily in Medtech and Sports.
Biography
Andy Rihs' father Ernst had acquired the Zurich-based ''AG für Elektroakustik'' (founded: 1947) in 1965. On ...
until his death. After his death the team passed to
Jim Ochowicz
Jim Ochowicz (born December 23, 1951) is a former Olympic bicyclist and manager of UCI WorldTeam . He served as president of the USA Cycling Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3512 Mark Abramson ...
and
Gavin Chilcott.
History
The team was founded as BMC Racing Team in 2007, sponsored by the bicycle manufacturer
BMC Switzerland
BMC Switzerland AG (abbreviation of "Bicycle Manufacturing Company") is a Swiss bicycle and cycling product manufacturer based in Grenchen. BMC designs, builds and distributes road bikes, mountain bikes, and commuter bikes primarily for sale ...
. The team signed a number of major international riders for the
2010 season, including 2009 World Champion, two-time
Tour de France
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runner-up and 2011 winner
Cadel Evans
Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along wi ...
, 2009 U.S. Road Race Champion
George Hincapie
George Anthony Hincapie (born June 29, 1973) is an American former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1994 and 2012. Hincapie was a key domestique of Lance Armstrong. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador in 2007 a ...
, 2008 World Champion
Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team . He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in ...
and Spring Classics specialists
Karsten Kroon
Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for , a UCI ProTeam. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.
Career
Born in Dalen, Kroon showed his talent as an amateur by winnin ...
and
Marcus Burghardt
Marcus Burghardt (born 30 June 1983) is a former German professional road bicycle racer, who has retired from professional racing as a result of a severe wrist injury suffered at the Tour of Poland in 2021, where he crashed at a roundabout clos ...
.
In 2010 the team participated in their first
Grand Tours
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, having been invited to compete in the
2010 Tour de France
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and the
2010 Giro d'Italia
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. In 2011, the team attained
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
status, the most prestigious classification available, and BMC rider
Cadel Evans
Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along wi ...
won the
2011 Tour de France
The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of . The route e ...
. For 2012 the team signed
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...
and
Philippe Gilbert, the 2010 and 2012 world-champions respectively.
In 2012, Evans was unable to defend his title at the Tour de France, finishing in seventh overall, two places behind teammate Tejay van Garderen.
Cadel Evans placed third overall at the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
At the
2013 Tour de France
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, Cadel Evans finished 39th, Tejay van Garderen 45th, with Steve Morabito the highest placed overall at 35th. Shortly after the end of the Tour, it was announced that
John Lelangue
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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, who had been directeur sportif since the team was founded in 2007, was leaving the team "for personal reasons". In September 2013 Jim Ochowicz announced the appointment of Valerio Piva as Lelangue's replacement.
For the 2015 season, BMC signed
Alessandro De Marchi,
Damiano Caruso and
Jempy Drucker
Jean-Pierre "Jempy" Drucker (born 3 September 1986) is a retired Luxembourgish professional racing cyclist.
Career
Fidea (2004–2008)
Born in Sandweiler, Drucker signed with in 2004, a team specializing in cyclo-cross, at age 18. He rode with ...
for the 2015 season The team also announced they had signed
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual t ...
- his transfer however was effective immediately. Avermaet finished 8th in the
World Tour individual classification. Meanwhile, the team won the
Team Time Trial World Championship.
For the 2016 season, the team signed
Richie Porte
Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His successes include wins at 8 World Tour stage races: Paris–Nice in 2013 and 2015, the Volta a Cataluny ...
. He scored podiums at the Tour Down Under and Paris–Nice to finish 7th in the World Tour individual classification, whereas Van Avermaet finished 6th overall after winning the Tirreno–Adriatico and GP de Montréal.
In the 2017 season, Van Avermaet won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, E3 Harelbeke, Gent–Wevelgem and the Paris–Roubaix, therefore he claimed the first place at the World Tour individual classification. Porte finished 12th overall, having won the Tour Down Under and Tour de Romandie. BMC ranked third in the World Tour points classification.
In the 2018 season, Porte won the Tour de Suisse.
In July 2018 the team announced that CCC would become the new title sponsor of the Continuum Sports-owned team, a move that would expand CCC's presence in cycling, with CCC's Professional Continental team, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, stepping down to the Continental level for the 2019 season as CCC Development Team. Van Avermaet will continue as leader, whereas Porte is expected to leave the team.
In September 2020 CCC Team agreed to sell their WorldTour licence to Belgian ProTeam
Circus-Wanty Gobert.
Doping
In April 2010,
Thomas Frei
Thomas Frei (born 19 January 1985) is a Swiss road bicycle racer. Frei was Swiss Junior champion in road cycling in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006 he cycled for the Bürgis Cycling Team and won the Mountain Championship for U23 cyclists. In the 200 ...
tested positive for
erythropoietin (EPO), Frei was immediately withdrawn from racing by the team. Frei was later sacked by the team.
In August 2017, the UCI confirmed that
Samuel Sanchez had returned a positive out of competition drug test for GHRP-2 (
Pralmorelin). He was immediately suspended by the team pending analysis of his B-sample.
In February 2019, ''
Kronen Zeitung
The ''Kronen Zeitung'' (), commonly known as the ''Krone'', is Austria's largest newspaper. It is known for being Eurosceptic.
History
The first issue of the ''Kronen Zeitung'' appeared on 2 January 1900. Gustav Davis, a former army officer, ...
'' broke news that a number of professional cyclists had been implicated in the doping scandal uncovered at the
2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The 41st FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were held from 20 February to 3 March 2019 in Seefeld in Tirol, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. It was the second time Seefeld in Tirol hosted the world championships, the event having been hosted there p ...
. Later,
Stefan Denifl confessed to blood doping in a police interview. Denifl had been due to join CCC Team in 2019 but his contract was terminated at Denifl's request in December 2018. CCC Team general manager Jim Ochowicz confirmed that the team's medical assessment of Denifl's biological passport showed no warning signs of blood doping.
Final team roster
Major wins
National and world champions
;2011
:
![MaillotNoruega](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/MaillotNoruega.PNG)
Norway Road Race,
Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2007 and 2011. His biggest victories have been the 2014 Milan ...
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Time Trial,
Martin Kohler
Martin Kohler (born 17 July 1985) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2018 and 2016 for the , and squads.
He competed in the 2010 Giro d'Italia but had to withdraw in the second stage due to a crash.
Kohler ...
;2012
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Road Race,
Martin Kohler
Martin Kohler (born 17 July 1985) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2018 and 2016 for the , and squads.
He competed in the 2010 Giro d'Italia but had to withdraw in the second stage due to a crash.
Kohler ...
:
![Jersey rainbow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Jersey_rainbow.svg)
World Road Race,
Philippe Gilbert
;2013
:
![Jersey italianflag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/MaillotItalia.svg)
Italian Road Race,
Ivan Santaromita
:
![Jersey italianflag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/MaillotItalia.svg)
Italian Time Trial,
Marco Pinotti
Marco Pinotti (born 25 February 1976 in Osio Sotto, Lombardy) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. An individual time trial specialist, Pinotti was a six-time Italian Time Trial Champ ...
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Road Race,
Michael Schär
Michael Schär (born 29 September 1986) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Born in Geuensee, Schär has competed in thirteen Grand Tours during his career, and was the winner of the Swiss Nation ...
:
![MaillotNoruega](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/MaillotNoruega.PNG)
Norway Road Race,
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...
;2014
:
![MaillotUSA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotUSA.PNG)
USA Time Trial,
Taylor Phinney
Taylor Carpenter-Phinney (born June 27, 1990) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the , and teams. Phinney specialized in time trials on the road as well as the individual ...
:
![MaillotSlovakia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/MaillotSlovakia.svg)
Slovakia Time Trial,
Peter Velits
;2015
:
![Jersey rainbow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Jersey_rainbow.svg)
World Track (Individual pursuit),
Stefan Küng
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Time Trial,
Silvan Dillier
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Road Race,
Danilo Wyss
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Track (Individual pursuit),
Stefan Küng
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Track (Points race),
Stefan Küng
;2016
:
![MaillotAustralia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/MaillotAustralia.PNG)
Australian Time Trial,
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual t ...
:
![MaillotUSA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotUSA.PNG)
USA Time Trial,
Taylor Phinney
Taylor Carpenter-Phinney (born June 27, 1990) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the , and teams. Phinney specialized in time trials on the road as well as the individual ...
:
![Jersey italianflag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/MaillotItalia.svg)
Italian Time Trial,
Manuel Quinziato
Manuel Quinziato (born 30 October 1979 in Bolzano) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2017 for the , , and squads.
Major results
;1997
: 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Cham ...
:
![MaillotBélgica](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG)
Belgium Road Race Championships,
Philippe Gilbert
;2017
:
![MaillotAustralia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/MaillotAustralia.PNG)
Australian Time Trial,
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual t ...
:
![MaillotAustralia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/MaillotAustralia.PNG)
Australian Road Race,
Miles Scotson
Miles Scotson (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian track and road cycling racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Scotson was a student at Trinity College Gawler, completing his studies in 2011. Scotson's first professional victory w ...
:
![MaillotLuxemburgo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/MaillotLuxemburgo.PNG)
Luxembourg Time Trial,
Jempy Drucker
Jean-Pierre "Jempy" Drucker (born 3 September 1986) is a retired Luxembourgish professional racing cyclist.
Career
Fidea (2004–2008)
Born in Sandweiler, Drucker signed with in 2004, a team specializing in cyclo-cross, at age 18. He rode with ...
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Time Trial,
Stefan Küng
:
![MaillotUSA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotUSA.PNG)
USA Time Trial,
Joey Rosskopf
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Road Race,
Silvan Dillier
;2018
:
![MaillotAustralia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/MaillotAustralia.PNG)
Australian Time Trial,
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual t ...
:
![MaillotUSA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotUSA.PNG)
USA Time Trial,
Joey Rosskopf
:
![MaillotSuiza](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/MaillotSuiza.PNG)
Switzerland Time Trial,
Stefan Küng
:
![Jersey rainbow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Jersey_rainbow.svg)
World Time Trial,
Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He won back to back UCI men's individual t ...
;2019
:
![MaillotNuevaZelanda](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG)
New Zealand Time Trial,
Patrick Bevin
Patrick Bevin (born 15 February 1991) is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Personal life
Bevin grew up in Taupō. He moved to Cambridge in 2014 when the Avantidrome opened to train with the ...
:
![MaillotPolonia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/MaillotPolonia.PNG)
Poland Road Race,
Michal Paluta
;2020
:
![MaillotRepúblicaCheca](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/MaillotRep%C3%BAblicaCheca.PNG)
Czech Republic Time Trial,
Josef Černý
Josef Černý (born October 18, 1939 in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Bohemia and Moravia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a three medals at four Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Gam ...
:
![MaillotPolonia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/MaillotPolonia.PNG)
Poland Time Trial,
Kamil Gradek
Kamil Gradek (born 17 September 1990) is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.
Major results
;2 ...
Sponsors
In 2019, besides CCC, notable sponsors include
Giant
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, and
Etxeondo.
References
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