After Marcel Kittel, John Degenkolb and Johannes Fröhlinger were able to come up with good news regarding new contracts in the past few days - Kittel and Degenkolb will stay with the Argos-Shimano team until 2016, Fröhlinger until 2015 - Marcus Bruurghardt can now also talk about a new contract be happy. The Swiss WorldTour team BMC continues to secure the services of the native of Zschopauer and binds him until 2016.
According to team manager Jim Ochowicz, 30-year-old Burghardt has been one of the most important drivers in the team since 2010. "Marcus is one of our most important drivers," said the American, "he is important to us in every respect because he can play an important role in every race we participate in."
Burghardt, whom Cadel Evens described as one of his most important helpers after his Tour de France victory two years ago, not least impressed this year with an offensive driving style that earned him the mountain jersey during the Tour de Romandie. “I am delighted that the team would like to continue working with me for the next three years. I feel very comfortable here, so there was no reason for me to look for another team," said Burghardt himself when announcing the contract extension.
In addition to Burghardt, BMC are also renewing the contracts of Brent Bookwalter, Yannick Eijssen, Martin Kohler and Danilo Wyss.