The BMC Pro Triathlon Team has outlined ambitious targets and has presented its team roster for 2021. Seven pro athletes have been confirmed, representing six nations. BMC continues its long-term partnership for another two years, while 2XU is the team’s new ‘powered by’ sponsor.
The team also has new partnerships with 6D Sports Nutrition, Muc-Off, ZEN8 & Supersapiens.
Team CEO, Bob De Wolf said “Since the launch of the international team in 2014 the results have been outstanding. There is no denying that last season was an incredibly tough year. But I am immensely grateful for the tremendous support from all our sponsors & partners.
“Despite all the limitations and challenges I am also very proud of the commitment of our athletes. To finish the season with three IRONMAN wins and several other outstanding performances is an incredible achievement in such an unprecedented year.
“We are entering our eighth season as a top international team, and it is fantastic to be able to continue building on such a great project. I am elated with the continued support from BMC Switzerland for the next two seasons and we are very pleased to start working with 2XU as our dedicated ‘powered by’ partner.
“The commitment and support from BMC has been pivotal over the past 8 years. BMC has been a real driving force behind our project and enabled us to develop into the team we are today. As a team the BMC Pro Triathlon Team p/b 2XU is built on key values of professionalism and high performance.
“Obviously, such can only be achieved through the commitment and contributions of our sponsors and partners. With the addition of 2XU as ‘powered by’ partner of the team we’re thrilled to take the BMC Pro Triathlon Team from strength to strength.
“The partnership with 2XU offers us the opportunity to deliver real physiological benefits on the garments side – enabling our athletes to train harder, perform stronger and recover faster. As the world’s most technical sportswear company, 2XU brings the knowhow, expertise and scientifically proven benefits to provide our athletes with best-in-class race & training apparel and compression wear to optimize overall performance.”
De Wolf continued, “We want to continue winning big races this year and keep our position as one of the leading teams in the world. It is our ultimate ambition to win a world title [at the IRONMAN World Championship] over the coming two years
“We have been Vice – World Champion twice and had two podium finishes at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona in the past few years. I know this is an extremely ambitious target, but in the long run I strongly believe we have the operational set up, the support of fantastic partners and the quality in the team to do so.”
David Zurcher, CEO of BMC Switzerland, said “Over the past seven years, we have been able to celebrate several major successes with the athletes and the team. BMC is extremely proud to play our pivotal part in the team’s continued rise on the world triathlon stage.
“The BMC Timemachine is the benchmark in triathlon equipment, and we are convinced that it is the weapon that leads success. We have no doubt that this will remain the case for this season and beyond. We look forward to following another successful season with the team.”
Luke O’Shea, Chief Marketing Office at 2XU, added “We are very excited to begin this journey with Team BMC, beyond the obvious opportunities across product development, R&D, testing and immediate feedback from top level athletes is the wider impact we can make through incorporating our brand mission of creating a fitter, healthier world – through the sport of triathlon, with this team and these athletes it gives us a very unique opportunity.
“The team and athletes, while performance is a priority is unique in that while they have individual goals they have team goals and that really unifies the impact and reach, we have some very exciting things planned in the pipeline that will allow the athletes to perform at their best but also bring something new to the world of triathlon so watch this space.”
Team line-up confirmed
- Pablo Dapena Gonzalez (ESP);
- Kristian Høgenhaug (DEN);
- Chris Leiferman (USA);
- Katrina Matthews (GBR);
- Max Neumann (AUS);
- Patrik Nilsson (SWE);
- and Chelsea Reilly Sodaro (USA)
