Team roster
As at 31 December 2018
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| Team information | |
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| UCI code | IWS |
| Registered | Australia |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Disbanded | 2018 Merged with Mobius BridgeLane to form Team BridgeLane. |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Bicycles | Cervelo |
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Andrew Christie-Johnson Steve Price |
| Team name history | |
2000–2009 2010–2012 2013 2014–2015 2016 2017 2018 | Praties Genesys Wealth Advisers Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers Avanti Racing Team Avanti IsoWhey Sports IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 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. [1] The team was founded by Andrew Christie-Johnson and Steve Price. [2]
In 2014 team was the top ranked team in Australia's National Road Series (NRS). [3] It has competed overseas in the Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC), Tour de Taiwan (2.2) and the Herald Sun Tour (2.1). [4] [5] [6]
The team was invited to compete in the Team Time Trial of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships as the Oceania representative. [7]
For the 2016 season the team secured the sponsorship of sports nutrition company, IsoWhey Sports. [8]
For the 2017 season the team merged with SwissWellness, [9] securing the teams immediate future after Avanti announced they would stop sponsoring the team in October 2016 [10]
The 2018 season saw Bennelong Funds Management secure primary naming rights of the team. [11]
As at 31 December 2018
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Overall Herald Sun Tour, Nathan Haas Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Nathan Earle Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Taylor Gunman Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Ben O'Connor Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Joseph Cooper 
New Zealand Time Trial, Joseph Cooper New Zealand Time Trial, Taylor Gunman 
Oceania Time Trial, Joseph Cooper 
World U23 Time Trial, Campbell Flakemore New Zealand Road Race, Joseph Cooper Oceania Time Trial, Sean Lake Oceania Road Race, Sean Lake New Zealand Road Race, Joseph Cooper Oceania Road Race, Chris Harper 
Australia Track (Madison), Alexander Porter 
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