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Team Jayco–AIS
Team Jayco–AIS () was an Australian road cycling team. The team was sponsored by the Australian division of recreational vehicle company Jayco and the Australian Institute of Sport. Jayco Australia's founder Gerry Ryan now funds Team Jayco AlUla, a fellow Australian team that started in 2012, the same year Team Jayco–AIS folded. The team competed on the UCI Continental Tour mostly on the Oceania and Europe circuit. The team functioned as a launchpad for young Australian cyclists. Team Jayco–AIS riders * Jack Bobridge (2008–2009) * Simon Clarke (2006–2008) * Rohan Dennis (2009–2010, 2012) * Luke Durbridge (2010–2011) * Matthew Goss (2006) * Michael Hepburn (2010–2011) * Leigh Howard (2009) * Damien Howson (2011–2012) * Michael Matthews (2009–2010) * Jay McCarthy (2011–2012) * Travis Meyer (2008–2009) * Glenn O'Shea (2009–2012) * Wesley Sulzberger (2006–2008) * Calvin Watson Calvin Watson (born 6 January 1993) is an Australian former professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Bicycle Racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a handicap) and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries. Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at the professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual World Championships for men and women, the biggest even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Howson
Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . For the 2023 season he will ride for new team . Career Howson started his athletic career in basketball, becoming a state champion at age of 13. He moved to cycling when South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team. He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour. In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France. Personal life In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near Macclesfield in his home state of South Australia. He is an old scholar of Pedare Christian College. Major results ;2011 : Oceania Under-23 Road Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Continental Teams (Oceania)
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Defunct Cycling Teams Based In Australia
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Cycling Teams Disestablished In 2012
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in densely populated European cities. Cycling is widely regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances. Bicycles provide numerous possible benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Watson
Calvin Watson (born 6 January 1993) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2018 for the Team Jayco–AIS, , and teams. Major results ;2010 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 6th Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships ;2011 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour du Valromey ;2012 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia : 8th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano : 8th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 10th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic ;2013 : 1st Overall Herald Sun Tour : 10th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano The Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U. Winners References Cycle races in Italy UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events es ... References External links * 1993 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Sulzberger
Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016. Career Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com–AIS and later joined . After three years with the team, Sulzberger moved to the team for the 2012 season. He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined for the 2014 season; he joined his brother Bernard Sulzberger, on the squad. Major results ;2006 : 1st Overall Tour of Gippsland ::1st Stage 7 : Tour of Tasmania ::1st Stages 6, 10 & 11 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour : 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2008 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan ;2009 : 1st Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze : 5th Overall Tour Down Under ;2010 : 1st Grand Prix de Plum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn O'Shea
Glenn O'Shea (born 14 June 1989, Swan Hill) is an Australian track cyclist who won the Omnium at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also a member of the Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics. O'Shea briefly quit cycling as an under-23 in 2010 after contracting a severe case of glandular fever. However, after a representing the Australia in team pursuit and omnium in both the Worlds and the Olympics in 2012, he joined the continental cycling team for 2013. A third place at Ronde de l'Oise, in which he celebrated a stage win and wore the leader's jersey led to interest from for whom he rode in the 2013 World Ports Classic. He started the 2013 Tour of Britain as lead-out man for Steele Von Hoff. He remained with into 2014. In 2014, he won gold in the men's team pursuit (in a new Games record) and silver in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In November 2014 O'Shea was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Meyer (cyclist)
Travis Meyer (born 8 June 1989 in Viveash) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016. His first Pro Tour race was the 2009 Tour Down Under. At the beginning of 2010 he was the winner of the Australian National Road Race Championships elite road race. Personal life His brother Cameron Meyer is also a cyclist, and rode with Travis at in 2012 and 2013. Major results ;2006 : UCI Junior Track World Championships ::1st Madison ::1st Team pursuit ;2007 : UCI Juniors World Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Scratch ::1st Team pursuit ::10th Road race ;2008 : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin : 1st Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Stages 3 & 7 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard ;2009 : 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships : 1st Overall Tour de Perth : 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Overall Tour of Japan ;2010 : 1st Road race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay McCarthy
Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career He finished in 91st place in the 2014 Giro d'Italia. In 2015, McCarthy showed promise by reaping a third place in the overall classification of the Tour of Turkey thanks to good placings in the mountains. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships ;2010 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Road race ::2nd Time trial : UCI Juniors Road World Championships ::2nd Road race ::5th Time trial ;2011 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 ::1st Stages 1 & 2 ( TTT) ;2012 : 1st Overa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
