Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team p/b Cervelo

Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team p/b Cervelo (UCI team code: IWS) was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. Based in Tasmania since its establishment in 2000, the team's original title sponsor was a Tasmanian restaurant chain, Praties, but Genesys Wealth Advisers, an Australian financial planning network, has taken over this role in 2010.^{[citation needed]} The team was founded by Andrew Christie-Johnson and Steve Price.^[1]

The team is currently^[when?] the top ranked team in Australia's National Road Series (NRS).^{[citation needed]} It has competed overseas in the Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC), Tour de Taiwan (2.2) and the Herald Sun Tour (2.1).^{[citation needed]}

The team was invited to compete in the Team Time Trial of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships as the Oceania representative.^[2]

For the 2016 season the team secured the sponsorship of sports nutrition company, IsoWhey Sports.^[3]

For the 2017 season the team merged with ,^[4] securing the teams immediate future after Avanti announced they would stop sponsoring the team in October 2016^[5]

The 2018 season saw Bennelong Funds Management secure primary naming rights of the team.^[6]

Team roster[]

As at 31 December 2018

Rider Date of birth  Cameron Bayly (AUS) (1990-10-11)11 October 1990 (aged 28)  Scott Bowden (AUS) (1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 23)   (AUS) (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 20)  Joseph Cooper (NZL) (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 33)  Sam Crome (AUS) (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 25)  Brendon Davids (RSA) (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 25)   (AUS) (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 28)  Michael Freiberg (AUS) (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 28)  Anthony Giacoppo (AUS) (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 32)  Chris Harper (AUS) (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 24)

Rider Date of birth  Sean Lake (AUS) (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 (aged 27)  Jason Lea (AUS) (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 22)  Alexander Porter (AUS) (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 22)  Timothy Roe (AUS) (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 29)  Scott Sunderland (AUS) (1988-03-16)16 March 1988 (aged 30)  Dylan Sunderland (AUS) (1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 22)   (AUS) (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 23)  Steele Von Hoff (AUS) (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (aged 31)   (AUS) (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 23)

Major wins[]

World, Continental & National Champions[]

National Road Series[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website