Nero Continental

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Nero Continental
Team information
UCI codeNER
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2016 (2016)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerLuke Manion
Team manager(s)Kiichi Yamada
Team name history
2016–2017
2018
2019
2020–2022
Nero Racing [1]
Nero–KOM Financial Advice Racing [2]
Nero Bianchi [3]
Nero Continental

Nero Continental was a UCI Continental cycling team which was founded in Australia in 2016.

Contents

Overview

The team was based in the Sydney suburb of Balmain. [4] The sports director was Luke Manion. [5] Veteran cyclist Chris Miller was listed as the owner in 2018. [2]

In 2020, Nero raced on Devel bicycles with a Campagnolo groupset and Maxxis tyres. [6] Sponsors have included Aptium Financial Services, Atelier d’Velo, Athletes Gel, Bianchi, CeramicSpeed, KOM Financial Advice, Mercedes-Benz, Shimano, Sony, and the Sydney Uni Velo Club, which is the source of many of the team's riders. [1] [2]

Team roster

As of 21 February 2021. [7]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Iven Bennett (AUS) (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Carman (AUS) (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 28)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Coyle (AUS) (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan Farley (AUS) (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 21)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan McKenna (AUS) (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 25)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Miller (AUS) (1981-06-25) 25 June 1981 (age 42)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Phillips (AUS) (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Sayers (AUS) (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Myles Stewart (AUS) (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 24)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leo Yip (HKG) (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 25)

Major wins

Sources: [8] [9]

2019
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Tropics, Jay Vine [3]
Stage 1, Samuel Hill
Stage 3, Jay Vine
Stage 3 Tour de Filipinas, Samuel Hill [10]
Stage 4 Tour de Filipinas, Jesse Coyle [10]
Tour Great South Coast
Stage 2, Rylee Field
Stage 6, Jesse Coyle
Modesto, Samuel Hill
2020
Stage 1 National Tour NRS, Jay Vine

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