Team BridgeLane

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Team BridgeLane
Team information
UCI codeBLN
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2015 (2015)
Discipline(s) Road
StatusNational (2015–2017)
UCI Continental (2018–)
Bicycles Cervelo
Components Shimano
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General managerThomas Petty
Andrew Christie-Johnson
Team manager(s)
  • Andrew Christie-Johnson
  • Neil Walker
Team name history
2015–2017
2018
2019–
Mobius Future Racing
Mobius–BridgeLane
Team BridgeLane

Team BridgeLane ( UCI team code:BLN) is an Australian UCI Continental road cycling team based in Sydney, Australia. [1] Team BridgeLane competes in the Australian National Road Series (NRS) as well the UCI Oceania Tour.

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Team history

Established in January 2015 by Tom Petty as Mobius Future Racing, with major sponsorship from Mobius Marketing and Design Consultants principals Jane Tribe and Guy Bicknell, these days Team BridgeLane takes its name from the BridgeLane Group, an investment firm located in Sydney, Australia. The team finished 2nd overall in the 2016 National Road Series behind Avanti IsoWhey Sports and 3rd in 2017. [2] [3] [4]

Outside of the NRS, the team has raced UCI events in the USA such as Tour of the Gila in 2017 and had riders represent Australia and New Zealand at World Championships on the track and the road. It has well established presence in various local racing scenes throughout Australia, as well as consistent success in State and National Open events. Several riders also compete in races in Europe and Asia throughout the year. [1]

For the 2019 racing season, Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team and the Mobius BridgeLane teams merged to become "Team BridgeLane" and retained their UCI Continental licence. [5] [6]

Team roster

As of 13 February 2024. [7]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Burns  (AUS) (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Greenwood (AUS) (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Harrison (AUS) (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Jenner (AUS) (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zac Marriage (AUS) (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bailey Mcdonald (AUS) (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Mckee (AUS) (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Medway (AUS) (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 19)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Metcalfe (AUS) (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Panizza (AUS) (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 20)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Saunders (AUS) (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Schouten (AUS) (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 21)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Elliot Schultz  (AUS) (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dalton Stretton (AUS) (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Liam Walsh  (AUS) (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Ward (AUS) (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 18)

Major results

2015
Jersey rainbow.svg UCI Track World Championships (Team Pursuit), Alex Frame
Jersey rainbow.svg UCI Track World Championships (Team Pursuit), Pieter Bulling
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Road Championships Hill Climb, Scott Bradburn
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales U19 Road Championships Criterium, Liam Magennis
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales U19 Road Championships Road Race, Liam Magennis
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales U19 Road Championships Time Trial, Liam Magennis
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania U19 Continental Road Race Championships, Jackson Carman
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania U19 Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Jackson Carman
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania U19 Track Championships (Maddison), Jackson Carman
2016
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand U19 National Time Trial Championships, James Fouché
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand U19 National Road Race Championships, Robert Stannard
Stage 6 Tour of the Great South Coast, Nick Kergozou
Stage 7 Tour of the Great South Coast, Robert Stannard
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania U19 Continental Time Trial Championships, James Fouché
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania U19 Continental Road Race Championships, James Fouché
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Tasmania, Ben Dyball
Stage 4, Ben Dyball
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Satalyst Tour of Margaret River
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Road Championships Hill Climb, Scott Bradburn
2018
Gravel and Tar, Ethan Berends
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountain classification New Zealand Cycle Classic, Dylan Newbery
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia National Championships C5 Para-cycling Road Race, Alistair Donohoe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia National Championships C5 Para-cycling Time Trial, Alistair Donohoe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia National Championships C5 Para-cycling Road Race, Alistair Donohoe
2019
Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Nick White
Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Nick White
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Japan, Chris Harper
Stage 2, Ayden Toovey
Stage 6, Chris Harper
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Le Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc, Chris Harper
Stages 4 & 5, Chris Harper
2020
Jersey yellow.svg Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Rylee Field
Jersey green.svg Points classification, Jensen Plowright
Stage 3, Jensen Plowright
Stage 4, Rylee Field
Overall Tour de Taiwan, Nick White
Stage 3, Nick White
2021
Jersey yellow.svg Teams GC Santos Festival of Cycling
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia u19 National Road Race Championships, Dylan George
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Track National Championships (Elite Team Pursuit), Pat Eddy, Jensen Plowright

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