About BMC
About BMC
Born to Create Speed
It all started in Grenchen, a quiet town in Switzerland where someone had a BIG idea, one that would end up changing the world of cycling. No chasing trends, no cutting corners. Just one clear goal: build the fastest, most precise race bike out there.
Swiss engineering played a huge part in shaping that vision, every line, every detail, every ride. It’s where obsession meets precision and where nothing is left to chance.
From winding local roads to the roar of the Tour de France podium, BMC has always pushed the limits of what performance on two wheels can look like.
We were never here to follow the pack. We were born to create speed.
Where Vision Met Swiss Engineering
BMC’s story goes back to 1986 and it all started pretty humbly, assembling licensed Raleigh bikes, but it didn’t stay that way for long. By 1994, the BMC name officially came to life. It was still a bit under the radar, but the ambition? That was there from day one.
Things really shifted in 2000, when Andy Rihs, chairman of the Phonak Group and the Phonak Cycling Team, stepped in. Andy didn’t just see bikes, he saw potential. Big potential. He wanted to build the “Porsche of race bikes”. From that point on, BMC wasn’t just making bikes, it was making a statement.
In 2002, we created the Teammachine for the Phonak team. The year after, we started shipping our bikes beyond Swiss borders, sharing that signature innovation with riders around the world. And by 2004, we were on the Tour de France stage, showing up with groundbreaking models like the Timemachine TT01 and the Promachine SLC01.
In 2005, we got our first Tour de France stage win, a moment that really put us on the map.
But we didn’t stop at the road. In 2007, we launched the Fourstroke and raised the bar for mountain biking too. Andy wasn’t one to do things halfway, so he built a cutting-edge carbon production facility right in Grenchen. That drive to innovate led to the opening of the Impec Lab in 2010, a place where ideas go from sketches to reality faster than anywhere else in the industry.
For us, this has never been just about building bikes. It’s about pushing limits, chasing perfection and rethinking what speed can really be.
A legacy shaped by those who dared to win
From Grand Tours to World Championships, these are the moments that defined BMC, through the legs, heartsand victories of legends.
2011
On a BMC Teammachine, Cadel Evans donned the yellow jersey in Paris, delivering one of the most emotional wins in cycling history, proving Swiss engineering could conquer the Tour de France.
2012
Philippe Gilbert powered to the UCI Men’s Elite Road World Championships aboard a BMC.
2014–2015
Julien Absalon dominated the cross‑country XCO MTB disciplines. Meanwhile, the BMC Racing Team claimed three Tour de France stages and retained the UCI Team Time Trial World title twice.
2016
Greg van Avermaet’s Olympic gold in Rio became a shining moment of success for BMC’s Teammachine SLR01, proving its excellence on the world stage. That same year, Roadmachine debuted as a milestone in fully integrated, performance‑driven design.
2017
Van Avermaet’s victory at Paris‑Roubaix marked a milestone for BMC; soon after, the Teammachine SLR Disc redefined what was possible for disc‑brake race bikes.
2020
The Teammachine SLR 01 is revolutionized, raising the performance bar further. Jordan Sarrou wins the UCI MTB XC World Championships on the Fourstroke 01.
2021
BMC welcomes a new World Tour roadteam, AG2R Citroen, and women’s cycling icon, Pauline Ferrand Prevot. The team wins a stage in every grand tour, and the Fourstroke wins gold in Tokyo, wait what?
2022
The year of the Kaius, performance gravel was never the same, with Kaius and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot winning Gravel World Championships on debut. BMC Pro Tri win Kona with Chelsea Sodaro.
2023
BMC and Tudor Pro Cycling launch partnership of a new kind.
2024
Tudor Pro Cycling wins their first WorldTour races aboard the Teammachine R 01. BMC launch the first ever MTB Factory racing team and Jordan Sarrou returns to the brand.
2025
Where do we begin... Loana Lecomte joins the BMC Factory Racing team, Julian Alaphilippe as well as Marc Hirschi join the BMC family and BMC returns to the Tour de France with Tudor Pro cycling. The new revolution of the Teammachine SLR 01 is launched.
2026
And BMC’s winning story continues...
Gravel, growth and new frontiers
In 2019, we introduced the URS, a gravel bike that didn’t just join the gravel movement, it shook it up. It was bold, different and redefined what a gravel bike could be.
Then came 2020, and the return of a legend: the Teammachine SLR, now lighter, stiffer and more dialed-in than ever. That same year, the Fourstroke 01 turned heads around the world when Jordan Sarrou rode it straight to the MTB XC World Championship title. A huge win, not just for him, but for every engineer behind the scenes.
Today: expanding horizons, deeper mission
From 2021 onward, BMC entered new partnerships: supporting WorldTour teams like AG2R Citroën and iconic riders like Pauline Ferrand‑Prevot, winning stages across every Grand Tour and let’s just say the Fourstroke somehow found its way to gold in Tokyo, even if it wasn't officially invited.
In 2025, BMC returned to cycling’s pinnacle, the Tour de France, with Tudor Pro Cycling, a partnership rooted in trust and a shared Swiss identity. During the mountain stages, select team riders relied on the newly launched Teammachine SLR 01, BMC’s latest evolution of the ultimate climbing bike, designed to deliver unmatched performance when the road pointed upward.
Today, BMC remains headquartered at Sportstrasse 49 in Grenchen, employing over 100 people and supporting athletes across road, mountain, gravel, triathlon and urban disciplines.
The Future is Fast
We’re not here to follow what everyone else is doing, we’re here to set the pace. Whether it’s carbon frames that changed the game, smart design that just makes sense, or gravel bikes that rewrote the rules, we’ve always been about pushing things forward.
Innovation is in our DNA. It’s driven by precision and a deep-down need to keep leading, not just keeping up.
Our goal? Simple: to deliver top-level performance on every ride, no matter the terrain, no matter the day. So if you're into riding faster, smarter and with purpose, come ride with us.
Because the future is fast and we’re only getting started.
The Visionary Who Redefined Excellence
When Andy Rihs took the helm in 2000, he didn’t just lead BMC, he transformed it. His unwavering commitment to Swiss precision birthed the carbon production facility and the Impec Lab, making BMC a beacon of innovation. His passing in 2018 left a void felt deeply across cycling.
Andy was more than a founder... he was a friend, a visionary and a relentless dreamer who inspired us all.
Our mission remains clear: to design, engineer and create the world’s most advanced and iconic bikes.
