strong riders at this time including Greg Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert, the time trial specialist Rohan Dennis and Taylor Phinney. Porte finished 5th in the 2016 Tour de France and between 2016 and 2018 the team won several races including many team times trials as well as the Tour Down Under, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Luxembourg, Tour de Suisse and a gold medal in the road race of the 2016 Summer Olympics with Van Avermaet. During the 2018 Tour de France BMC won the team time trial and as a result there was a very rare tie for the yellow jersey between Van Avermaet and van Garderen. Van Avermaet was awarded the jersey and seemed to be in a position to hold it for several stages. At this time the team was struggling to maintain its sponsorship and even though they were in the lead at the biggest bike race in the world, their future as a team was uncertain. Ochowicz was able to secure a deal with Polish shoe manufacturer CCC to ensure the continued existence of the team. Meanwhile, the Tour rolled on and Van Avermaet was able to stay in the lead for eight stages. By 2021 the team had changed sponsors again, this time to Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux. Despite no longer being a dominant team as they had been in the mid-2010s, they still performed strongly in major races including the 2021 Vuelta a España where Rein Taaramäe and Odd Christian Eiking both got involved in successful breakaways resulting in the team defending the leader's jersey for nearly half the race. Personal life Jim Ochowicz is the husband of former track cyclist and Olympic speed skater Sheila Grace Young-Ochowicz and the father of Olympic speed skater Elli Ochowicz. References External links Interview 2011 Pezcyclingnews interview of Jim Ochowicz by Matt Wood 1951 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the United States Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics CCC Pro Team American track cyclists