Jim Ochowicz

From the archive: The full story of the 1988 Giro d'Italia is about so much more than the freezing climb of the Passo di Gavia. Hampsten had to be willing to lose.

In April 2010, VeloNews took a look back at the then 25th anniversary of the 7-Eleven team's bold entry into European racing.

A look inside the 7-Eleven Cycling Team and the early days of American professional cycling.

The Belgian squad steps up to the WorldTour level in 2021: But who the heck are they, and what can we expect from them next year?

Belgian team Circus-Wanty will step into the UCI WorldTour in 2021 after purchasing the license of CCC Team.

Stage wins top priority for Ochowicz in face of sponsor crisis and stream of riders leaving team.

Ochowicz says hunt for new sponsor continues as three top riders leave.

Newly healthy young American plans to stay loyal to imperiled team and fulfill the potential that took him to WorldTour.

Olympic champion, valid WorldTour license key parts of securing new deal.

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Longtime manager won't comment on Rally links, says world pandemic presents unique opportunity to save team for 2021.

Belgian star plans to remain true to the team and longtime manager Jim Ochowicz, but is working on a Plan B.

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Status of women's team remains uncertain, but men's side hopes strong performances will help secure new backers for 2021.

CCC Team President Jim Ochowicz said the team has been forced to take these measures in the hope that racing will resume later this year.

Team boss Jim Ochowicz optimistic for CCC-Team's prospects now that tricky first year is behind them.

Trentin relishing opportunity to team up with Greg van Avermaet in hunt for classics victories and grand tour stage wins

A dismantling of 'Fortress Froome' would level peloton, though possibility of wealthy team purchasing a block of Sky and becoming new dominant force remains.

BMC Racing and CCC-Sprandi-Polkowice are merging into one squad for 2019, which is bringing about many changes.

With a UCI WorldTour license in hand, Jim Ochowicz woos Polish bilionaire to support continuation of team.

A week before the start of the Tour de France, BMC Racing’s general manager Jim Ochowicz is sounding more optimistic about the team’s destiny.

The U.S.-registered team is seeking sponsor dollars for 2019, but time is running short.

BMC Racing has not confirmed sponsors for 2019 and beyond, but Jim Ochowicz remains calm amid the pre-Tour of Flanders hype.

BMC Racing manager Jim Ochowicz says Richie Porte is not the favorite to win yellow, contrary to what Chris Froome said.

BMC Racing boss Jim Ochowicz says that although the new UCI points rules are simpler, they will burden the peloton's domestiques too much.

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Friday’s unilateral decision by race organizers to trim grand tour team sizes has BMC's Jim Ochowicz scratching his head.

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BMC Racing is rumored to be seeking a new title sponsor. Team officials deny that the team is at risk of folding and say that BMC wants to remain involved.

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Pairing of Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte has BMC aiming for outright Tour victory

BMC Racing's general manager says changes to the UCI's racing and team structure are far from final, but progress was made this week.

Though Richie Porte has little success as a grand tour leader, BMC insists the Tasmanian can deliver on cycling's biggest stages.

General manager Jim Ochowicz tells VeloNews the "1-2 punch" will help the team's chances in the race for yellow next summer.

Testimony from Lance Armstrong points to BMC manager Jim Ochowicz in 1993 Triple Crown race-fixing scandal.

BMC Racing team owners addressed rumors that the team’s future is uncertain beyond 2016, saying that they are actively building towards 2017 and 2018

Simon Yates takes to Twitter to voice his frustration over the reaction to his twin's victory in the Clásica San Sebastián

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The peloton pays its respects to Fabio Casartelli, who died 20 years ago in a crash on the Portet-d'Aspet

Midway through nervous, crash-filled week at Tour, Jim Ochowicz says that he feels the peloton is too big, with too many second-tier teams

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BMC Racing thinks American Tejay van Garderen has a legitimate chance of landing on the Tour de France podium

Outspoken Tinkoff-Saxo owner feels that cycling needs to change to offer better, safer racing, especially at the grand tours

Androni-Sidermec team manager clashes with BMC's Ochowicz's over assertion that Pro Continental teams should not be invited to big races

The peloton’s crash problem can be partially alleviated by removing lower-tier teams from major WorldTour races, and decreasing field sizes

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BMC president Jim Ochowicz says his team has "a lot more goals yet to try to reach"

Team director for U.S.-based squad says he has unfinished business with BMC

BMC Racing manager and former USA Cycling president is not commenting on Floyd Landis' claim that he was aware of doping at US Postal team

BMC Racing has brought Allan Peiper and Jackson Stewart on board in management positions for 2013

The stories of riders like Mehdi Sohrabi, Amets Txurruka and Steve Houanard highlight the unintended consequences of the UCI's points system

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has laid its overwhelming cards on the table in the Armstrong case. What does it mean for those involved?

"You know, it’s a tough day for cycling but we’re going to carry on from here," says Armstrong's longtime friend

Living the Ride brings together 7-Eleven, BMC Racing squads to support the Davis Phinney Foundation

Ochowicz says the team will keep fighting and that it was clear that Sky was under pressure from the BMC tactics in stage 11

Peiper, Demol and Ochowicz strategize on how to beat back Sky's suffocating offensive

Sky's strategy is a simple one, says director Sean Yates: Keep turning the screw

Hincapie and Evans mix it up with the sprinters’ teams late in stage 2

Bruyneel claims he never spoke with Contador's camp about signing the Spaniard and ending his relationship with the Schlecks

In an exclusive video interview from BrakeThrough Media, George Hincapie says Taylor Phinney will be the first American to win Paris-Roubaix and the young protegé says he knows he can ride the race at the front

BMC Racing boss talks mixing superstar personalities for the cobbles

BMC Racing’s full 2012 roster unveiled

A part-time soigneur with American squad BMC Racing was arrested Monday in connection with an 18-month investigation into performance enhancing drugs in Belgium. Belgian daily Het Nieuwsblad reported that “Sven S., of Zonnebeke” was taken into custody by a magistrate earlier this week after a search of his home uncovered syringes and other doping equipment.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (VN) - George Hincapie and Jim Ochowicz of BMC Racing were two of embattled Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s closest companions for much of his career. Ochowicz Thursday night called former U.S. Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton’s accusations that he witnessed Armstrong use EPO “outrageous,” while Hincapie reserved comment.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (VN) - On Sunday Jim Ochowicz stood outside the BMC Racing bus in Stateline, Nevada, while a group of team directors and riders negotiated with race organizers over alterations made to the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Twenty-four years ago, Ochowicz stood atop the Passo Gavia in northern Italy, waiting to hand eventual race winner Andy Hampsten a new set of clothes as snow piled up during the queen stage of the Giro d’Italia.

At least one team is breaking rank with the peloton this weekend and will sit out any protest of the UCI ban on race radios. BMC Racing general manager Jim Ochowicz said in a release Thursday that his team would not take part in any demonstration planned for the opening weekend of the spring classics in Flanders, Belgium.

Former USA Cycling president Jim Ochowicz has downplayed allegations from Floyd Landis that he has been involved in political maneuvering between U.S. riders and the UCI.

BMC Racing's Jim Ochowicz talks with VeloNews about signing Taylor Phinney and the team's role in developing young riders.