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BMC Racing Team takes classics Team to Berlin

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Category: Race 2011

Published on Thursday, 19 May 2011 20:38

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Many of the same riders who led the BMC Racing Team to success in the spring classics will reunite Sunday for Skoda Velothon Berlin, a first-year race in Germany.

Race for Sprinters

The flat, 180-kilometer race in Berlin will give BMC Racing Team's Marcus Burghardt a rare chance to race in his home country. "It's a nice thing for the future of cycling," Burghardt said. "It will show us off to the fans and young children. It's not a race that favors me, so I'll try to help one of our sprinters." BMC Racing Team Directeur Sportif John Lelangue said the six-man rosters make the race more difficult to control. "If it goes to a sprint, we will look to John Murphy," Lelangue said.

BMC Racing Team Skoda Velothon Berlin Roster (May 22)

Marcus Burghardt (GER), Karsten Kroon (NED), John Murphy (USA), Greg Van Avermaet (BEL), Manuel Quinziato (ITA), Michael Schär (SUI)

Directeur Sportif:

John Lelangue (BEL)

Staff:

Mechanics: Jürgen Landrie (BEL), Nick Mondelaers (BEL). Soigneurs: Sven Schoutteten (BEL), Filip Sercu (BEL).