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Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team p/b Cervelo () was an Australian
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focusing on
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. Based in
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
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 (NRS). It has competed overseas in the
Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002 and is named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as ...
(2.HC),
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
(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 annuall ...
(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 ...
as the
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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 Avanti (in Italian, meaning 'ahead', 'forward', or 'before', and also an unrelated Sanskrit name) may refer to: Vehicles * Studebaker Avanti, a model of automobile built by Studebaker * Avanti II, a successor model made by Avanti Motor Corporati ...
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) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tou ...
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Richie Porte Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian former professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022. His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Pa ...
;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 ...
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Richie Porte Richard Julian Porte (born 30 January 1985) is an Australian former professional Road bicycle racing, road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022. His successes include wins at 8 UCI World Tour, World Tour stage races: Pa ...
;2010 :Stage 4
Tour of Wellington The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tou ...
, Joel Pearson :Stage 1
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, 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 annuall ...
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Nathan Haas Nathan Peter Haas (born 12 March 1989) is an Australian cyclist. He competed as a professional road racer until the end of 2021. He started competing full time in gravel events 2022. Career Early career Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ...
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Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ...
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Nathan Haas Nathan Peter Haas (born 12 March 1989) is an Australian cyclist. He competed as a professional road racer until the end of 2021. He started competing full time in gravel events 2022. Career Early career Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ...
;2012 :Stage 1
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
, Campbell Flakemore :Stages 1 & 3
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, Anthony Giacoppo :Stages 2 & 4
Tour of Borneo The Tour de Borneo is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan in East Malaysia since 2012, named after Borneo where they are located. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tou ...
, Nathan Earle :Stage 3
Tour of Borneo The Tour de Borneo is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan in East Malaysia since 2012, named after Borneo where they are located. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tou ...
, Anthony Giacoppo :Prologue
Tour de Kumano The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first run in 2006 at the amateur level, and moved to the professional level in 2008, when included into the UCI Asia Tour Th ...
, Anthony Giacoppo ;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 annuall ...
, Aaron Donnelly :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 annuall ...
, Nathan Earle : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
, Nathan Earle ::Stage 1 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, 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 typ ...
), Joseph Cooper ::Stages 2 & 4, Nathan Earle :Stage 2
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, 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 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...
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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, Oce ...
: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 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...
, Nathan Earle :Stage 2
Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. The race consist ...
, Aaron Donnelly :Stage 4
Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. The race consist ...
, Anthony Giacoppo ;2014 :Stage 3
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
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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 race stage, 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 Cyc ...
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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) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
, Taylor Gunman ::Prologue, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 1,
Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League until the end of the 2023-24 season. He was previously the head coach of th ...
: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 annuall ...
, Patrick Bevin : The REV Classic, Patrick Bevin :Stage 2
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, Patrick Bevin :Prologue & Stage 1
Tour de Kumano The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first run in 2006 at the amateur level, and moved to the professional level in 2008, when included into the UCI Asia Tour Th ...
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Neil Van der Ploeg Neil Van der Ploeg (born 23 September 1987) is an Australian cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team Albury Wodonga Panthers Cycling Club. Van der Ploeg also rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the , and teams, an ...
: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 Neil Van der Ploeg (born 23 September 1987) is an Australian cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team Albury Wodonga Panthers Cycling Club. Van der Ploeg also rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the , and teams, an ...
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Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005. Until 2007, ...
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Jason Christie Jason Christie (born April 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League until the end of the 2023-24 season. He was previously the head coach of th ...
;2016 : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
, Ben O'Connor ::Stage 4, Ben O'Connor :Overall
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, 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 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...
, Anthony Giacoppo :Stage 8 Tour of Japan, Sam Crome ;2017 : Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...
, Joseph Cooper ::Stage 1, Tim Roe ::Stage 2, Sam Crome :Stage 1
Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...
, 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 () 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, and the Budapest–Szo ...
, Scott Sunderland :Stages 3 & 4 (
ITT ITT may refer to: Communication *Tank phone, 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 typ ...
)
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 annuall ...
, Sam Crome :Stage 4
Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...
, Cameron Bayly :
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...
Road Race, Steele Von Hoff :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 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...
, 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


World, Continental & National Champions

;2013 : New Zealand Time Trial, Joseph Cooper ;2014 : New Zealand Time Trial, Taylor Gunman : 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 Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United ...


National Road Series

;2012 : Stage 3 Mersey Valley Tour, Nathan Earle : Stage 2 North Western Tour, Anthony Giacoppo : Stage 3 Tour of Gippsland, Anthony Giacoppo : Overall Tour of the Great South Coast, Anthony Giacoppo ::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 ::Stage 9, Campbell Flakemore : Stages 2, 3 & 5 Tour of the Murray River, Anthony Giacoppo : Stages 4 & 14 Tour of the Murray River, Joel Pearson : 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 ::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 : Stages 3, 4 & 5 Tour of the Great South West, Anthony Giacoppo ;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 : Overall Tour of Toowoomba, Jack Haig ::Stages 1 & 5,
Neil van der Ploeg Neil Van der Ploeg (born 23 September 1987) is an Australian cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team Albury Wodonga Panthers Cycling Club. Van der Ploeg also rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the , and teams, an ...
::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


References


External links

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