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Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team p/b Cervelo () was an Australian UCI Continental
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focusing on
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. 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. The team was founded by Andrew Christie-Johnson and Steve Price. In 2014 team was the top ranked team in Australia's
National Road Series The National Road Series is a series of bicycle races held each year in Australia, constituting the chief domestic road racing competition for cyclists. Overview The series is organised by Cycling Australia. It includes one-day races, multi-sta ...
(NRS). It has competed overseas in the Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC), Tour de Taiwan (2.2) and the
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
(2.1). The team was invited to compete in the
Team Time Trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
of the
2013 UCI Road World Championships The 2013 UCI Road World Championships took place in Tuscany, Italy, between 22 and 29 September 2013. The Championships consisted of 12 events for elite, under-23 and junior cyclists. It was the 86th Road World Championships, the 13th in Italy a ...
as the Oceania representative. For the 2016 season the team secured the sponsorship of sports nutrition company, IsoWhey Sports. For the 2017 season the team merged with SwissWellness, securing the teams immediate future after Avanti announced they would stop sponsoring the team in October 2016 The 2018 season saw Bennelong Funds Management secure primary naming rights of the team.


Team roster

As at 31 December 2018


Major wins

;2008 :Stage 2
Tour of Wellington The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour. ...
, Richie Porte ;2009 :Stage 2
Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia The Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a professional cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycli ...
, Richie Porte ;2010 :Stage 4
Tour of Wellington The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour. ...
,
Joel Pearson Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...
:Stage 1 Tour de Taiwan, Will Clarke ;2011 : Overall
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
, Nathan Haas : Japan Cup, Nathan Haas ;2012 :Stage 1
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
, Campbell Flakemore :Stages 1 & 3 Tour de Taiwan,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
:Stages 2 & 4 Tour of Borneo, Nathan Earle :Stage 3 Tour of Borneo,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
:Prologue Tour de Kumano,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
;2013 :Stage 1
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
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Aaron Donnelly Aaron Martin Donnelly (born 8 June 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for club Nottingham Forest and the Northern Ireland national team. He turned professional at Nottingham Forest in August 2021. He spent the second hal ...
:Stage 3
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
, Nathan Earle : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
, Nathan Earle ::Stage 1 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication * Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional type theory B ...
), Joseph Cooper ::Stages 2 & 4, Nathan Earle :Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan, Nathan Earle :Stage 4
Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...
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Ben Dyball Benjamin Dyball (born 20 April 1989 in Blacktown) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2009 : 9th Time trial, Oc ...
:Stage 5
Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...
, Nathan Earle :Stage 2 Jelajah Malaysia,
Aaron Donnelly Aaron Martin Donnelly (born 8 June 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for club Nottingham Forest and the Northern Ireland national team. He turned professional at Nottingham Forest in August 2021. He spent the second hal ...
:Stage 4 Jelajah Malaysia,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
;2014 :Stage 3
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
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Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
:Stages 7 & 9
Tour de Singkarak Tour de Singkarak (abbreviated TdS) is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and named after the Lake Singkarak. First staged in 2009, Tour de Singkarak is classified by the Union Cycling Inte ...
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Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
;2015 : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
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Taylor Gunman Taylor Karl Gunman (born 14 March 1991 in Takapuna) is a New Zealand cyclist who last rode for . He won the 2015 UCI Oceania Tour following his victory in the Oceania Continental Championships road race. Major results ;2009 : 1st Stage 3 Tour ...
::Prologue, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 1,
Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of the Bloomington PrairieThunde ...
:Stage 4
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
, Patrick Bevin : The REV Classic, Patrick Bevin :Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan, Patrick Bevin :Prologue & Stage 1 Tour de Kumano, Neil Van der Ploeg :Stage 4
Tour de Korea The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...
, Patrick Bevin :Prologue
Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...
I, Neil Van der Ploeg : Tour de Okinawa,
Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of the Bloomington PrairieThunde ...
;2016 : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
, Ben O'Connor ::Stage 4, Ben O'Connor :Overall Tour de Taiwan, Robbie Hucker ::Stage 5, Robbie Hucker :Stages 1 & 3
Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...
,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
:Stage 8 Tour of Japan,
Sam Crome Sam Crome (born 16 December 1993) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Crowe was born in Bendigo. In 2016, Crome joined UCI Continental team and won the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Japan. ...
;2017 : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tour ...
, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 1, Tim Roe ::Stage 2,
Sam Crome Sam Crome (born 16 December 1993) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Crowe was born in Bendigo. In 2016, Crome joined UCI Continental team and won the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Japan. ...
:Stage 1 Tour de Langkawi, Scott Sunderland :Stage 3
Tour de Korea The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...
, Scott Sunderland :Prologue & Stage 5
Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, an ...
, Scott Sunderland :Stages 3 & 4 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication * Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles. Mathematics *Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory *Intensional type theory B ...
)
Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...
I, Joseph Cooper ;2018 :Stage 4
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
,
Sam Crome Sam Crome (born 16 December 1993) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career Crowe was born in Bendigo. In 2016, Crome joined UCI Continental team and won the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Japan. ...
:Stage 4 Tour de Taiwan,
Cameron Bayly Cameron Bayly (born 11 October 1990) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He won the mountains classification of the 2015 Herald Sun Tour and the third stage of the 2016 Tour of Taihu Lake. Major results ;2014 : 3rd Overall Tour de K ...
: Commonwealth Games Road Race,
Steele Von Hoff Steele Von Hoff (born 31 December 1987) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team InForm TMX MAKE. In 2018, Von Hoff won the gold medal in the road race at the Commonwealth Games. Career In 2011 ...
:Young rider classification
Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...
, Chris Harper :Stage 4
Tour de Korea The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...
, Joseph Cooper :Prologue & Stage 2
Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...
II,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...


World, Continental & National Champions

;2013 : New Zealand Time Trial, Joseph Cooper ;2014 : New Zealand Time Trial,
Taylor Gunman Taylor Karl Gunman (born 14 March 1991 in Takapuna) is a New Zealand cyclist who last rode for . He won the 2015 UCI Oceania Tour following his victory in the Oceania Continental Championships road race. Major results ;2009 : 1st Stage 3 Tour ...
: Oceania Time Trial, Joseph Cooper : World U23 Time Trial, Campbell Flakemore ;2015 : New Zealand Road Race, Joseph Cooper ;2016 : Oceania Time Trial,
Sean Lake Sean Lake (born 6 December 1991) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He won the King of the Mountains jersey on the first stage of the 2016 Tour Down Under. Lake is a two-time Oceania Time trial champion. Major results ;2015 : 1st St ...
: Oceania Road Race,
Sean Lake Sean Lake (born 6 December 1991) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He won the King of the Mountains jersey on the first stage of the 2016 Tour Down Under. Lake is a two-time Oceania Time trial champion. Major results ;2015 : 1st St ...
;2017 : New Zealand Road Race, Joseph Cooper ;2018 : Oceania Road Race, Chris Harper : Australia Track (Madison),
Alexander Porter Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...


National Road Series

;2012 : Stage 3 Mersey Valley Tour, Nathan Earle : Stage 2 North Western Tour,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
: Stage 3 Tour of Gippsland,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
: Overall Tour of the Great South Coast,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
::Stages 1 & 3,
Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
::Stage 7,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
::Stage 9, Campbell Flakemore : Stages 2, 3 & 5 Tour of the Murray River,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
: Stages 4 & 14 Tour of the Murray River,
Joel Pearson Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...
: Stage 9 Tour of the Murray River, Campbell Flakemore : Stage 1 (TTT), Tour of Tasmania : Stage 8, Campbell Flakemore ;2013 : Overall Woodside Tour de Perth, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 2 (ITT), Joseph Cooper ::Stage 3, Nathan Earle : Overall Battle on the Border, Jack Haig ::Stage 1, Jack Haig ::Stage 2,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
::Stage 3 (ITT), Joseph Cooper : Overall Tour of Toowoomba, Nathan Earle ::Stage 2, Nathan Earle ::Stage 3 (TTT) : Overall Santos North West Tour, Nathan Earle ::Stage 1 (ITT), Jack Haig ::Stage 4, Nathan Earle : Stages 1, 4 & 6 Tour of Gippsland,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
: Stages 3, 4 & 5 Tour of the Great South West,
Anthony Giacoppo Anthony Giacoppo (born 13 May 1986) is an Australian cyclist riding for Avanti IsoWhey Sports. Major results ;2011 :2nd National Criterium Championships ;2012 :1st 20px National Criterium Championships :5th Tour de Taiwan ::1st Stages 1 & ...
;2014 : Overall Tour de Perth, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 3, Joseph Cooper : Stage 2 Adelaide Tour,
Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
: Stage 4 Adelaide Tour, Jack Beckinsale : Overall Battle on the Border, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 1, Mark O'Brien ::Stage 3, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 4,
Scott Law Scott Law is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with guitar and mandolin. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has been a professional musician since 1992, performing within genres such as rock, ...
: Overall Tour of Toowoomba, Jack Haig ::Stages 1 & 5, Neil van der Ploeg ::Stage 2, Jack Haig ::Stage 3, TTT : Stages 1, 3 & 4 Tour of the Murray River,
Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
: Overall Tour of the Great South Coast,
Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
::Stages 3 & 5,
Brenton Jones Brenton Jones (born 12 December 1991) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Australian amateur team Inform TMX MAKE. Major results ;2012 : 10th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st ...
: Stage 1 Tour of Gippsland,
Scott Law Scott Law is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with guitar and mandolin. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has been a professional musician since 1992, performing within genres such as rock, ...


References


External links

*{{Official website, http://avantiracingteam.com.au/ Cycling teams based in Australia UCI Continental Teams (Oceania) Cycling teams established in 2000