The BMC Racing Team today announced the signing of current World Professional Road
Champion Cadel Evans to a three year contract. This partnership will create mutually beneficial
opportunities for both the current World Champion as well as the BMC Racing Team.
“Cadel brings a wealth of experience in the Grand Tours to the team.” BMC Racing Team President
Jim Ochowicz stated. “As I said earlier, our team will have multiple chances to measure ourselves
against the greatest teams in the world. We are pleased that we will have the opportunities to send out our most successful riders, now including Cadel Evans, to tackle these challenges,” Jim Ochowicz
added. Cadel Evans compliments the current team roster that consists of seasoned professionals and
young emerging talents.
Winning a Grand Tour
Cadel Evans took second place in both the 2007 and 2008 Tours de France. Now Cadel Evans wants
to win a Grand Tour. “Cadel Evans heard about how our team was expanding by signing big-name
riders like George Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan, Marcus Burghardt, Karsten Kroon and other strong
racers, and this news immediately fired him up with the idea of riding for such a flexible, engaged and
passionate team,” explained BMC Bicycles owner and BMC Racing Team co-owner Andy Rihs. The
thirty-two year old Australian cyclist who lives in Switzerland is looking forward to building a newly
fortified program with the BMC Racing Team. Cadel Evans believes the BMC Racing Team will help
him accomplish his goal of winning a Grand Tour.
