CCC Pro Team () was a UCI WorldTeam 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,

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, a Polish shoe retailer, pulled out due to financial difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 took over the team's license and was promoted to a UCI WorldTeam.

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

and Gavin Chilcott.

History

The team was founded as BMC Racing Team in 2007, sponsored by the bicycle manufacturer BMC Switzerland. The team signed a number of major international riders for the 2010 season, including 2009 World Champion, two-time Tour de France runner-up and 2011 winner Cadel Evans, 2009 U.S. Road Race Champion George Hincapie, 2008 World Champion Alessandro Ballan and Spring Classics specialists Karsten Kroon and Marcus Burghardt. In 2010 the team participated in their first Grand Tours, having been invited to compete in the

2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996 ...

and the

2010 Giro d'Italia The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country. The route included climbs ...

. In 2011, the team attained UCI ProTeam status, the most prestigious classification available, and BMC rider Cadel Evans 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 en ...

. For 2012 the team signed Thor Hushovd and

Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...

, 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 The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour consisted of twenty-one stage ...

, 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, 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 Damiano Caruso (born 12 October 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Caruso was also the 2008 under-23 Italian national champion for the road race. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, i ...

and Jempy Drucker for the 2015 season The team also announced they had signed Rohan Dennis - 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. 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 tested positive for

erythropoietin Erythropoietin (; EPO), also known as erythropoetin, haematopoietin, or haemopoietin, is a glycoprotein cytokine secreted mainly by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia; it stimulates red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the bo ...

(EPO), Frei was immediately withdrawn from racing by the team. Frei was later sacked by the team. In August 2017, the UCI confirmed that

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had returned a positive out of competition drug test for GHRP-2 (

Pralmorelin Pralmorelin (INN) (brand name GHRP Kaken 100; former developmental code names KP-102, GPA-748, WAY-GPA-748), also known as pralmorelin hydrochloride (JAN) and pralmorelin dihydrochloride (USAN), as well as, notably, growth hormone-releasing peptid ...

). He was immediately suspended by the team pending analysis of his B-sample. In February 2019, '' Kronen Zeitung'' broke news that a number of professional cyclists had been implicated in the doping scandal uncovered at the

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. Later,

Stefan Denifl Stefan Denifl (born 22 September 1987) is an Austrian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018 for seven different professional teams. In 2019, Denifl confessed to doping during a five-year period in his career, ...

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 :

Norway Road Race, Alexander Kristoff : MaillotSuiza

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 :

Switzerland Road Race,

World Road Race,

;2013 :

Italian Road Race, Ivan Santaromita : Jersey italianflag

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 ...

Switzerland Road Race, Michael Schär : MaillotNoruega

Norway Road Race, Thor Hushovd ;2014 : MaillotUSA

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 p ...

Slovakia Time Trial,

Peter Velits Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Champi ...

;2015 :

World Track (Individual pursuit),

Stefan Küng Stefan Küng (born 16 November 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is also a citizen of Liechtenstein. Career Küng won the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit, individual purs ...

Switzerland Time Trial,

Silvan Dillier Silvan Dillier (born 3 August 1990) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Amateur career Dillier was born in Baden, Switzerland. In 2008, he was the Swiss national junior time trial champion, Under-23 road champion in ...

Switzerland Road Race,

Danilo Wyss Danilo Wyss (born 26 August 1985) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020 for the and . He is no relation to fellow Swiss cyclist Daniel Wyss who won the Race Across America in 2006 and 2009. Care ...

Switzerland Track (Individual pursuit),

Switzerland Track (Points race),

;2016 :

Australian Time Trial, Rohan Dennis : MaillotUSA

USA Time Trial,

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 ...

Belgium Road Race Championships,

;2017 :

Australian Time Trial, Rohan Dennis : MaillotAustralia

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 was ...

Luxembourg Time Trial, Jempy Drucker : MaillotSuiza

Switzerland Time Trial,

USA Time Trial,

Joey Rosskopf Joseph Rosskopf (born September 5, 1989) is an American cyclist from Decatur, Georgia, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career A professional since 2010, Rosskopf was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the start list ...

Switzerland Road Race,

;2018 :

Australian Time Trial, Rohan Dennis : MaillotUSA

USA Time Trial,

Switzerland Time Trial,

World Time Trial, Rohan Dennis ;2019 : MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Time Trial, Patrick Bevin : MaillotPolonia

Poland Road Race, Michal Paluta ;2020 : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Republic Time Trial, Josef Černý : MaillotPolonia

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 ;20 ...

References

External links

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Ownership

History

Doping

Final team roster

Major wins

National and world champions

Sponsors

References

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