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.

Team BridgeLane
Team information
UCI codeBLN
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2015 (2015)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusNational (2015–2017)
UCI Continental (2018–)
BicyclesCervelo
ComponentsShimano
WebsiteTeam 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 history

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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

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As of 13 February 2024.[7]
Rider Date of birth
  Luke Burns (AUS) (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)
  Matthew Greenwood (AUS) (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)
  Curtis Harrison (AUS) (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)
  Sam Jenner (AUS) (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)
  Zac Marriage (AUS) (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)
  Bailey Mcdonald (AUS) (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)
  Samuel Mckee (AUS) (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19)
  Jackson Medway (AUS) (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 20)
Rider Date of birth
  Ben Metcalfe (AUS) (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)
  James Panizza (AUS) (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 20)
  Tristan Saunders (AUS) (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24)
  Jack Schouten (AUS) (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)
  Elliot Schultz (AUS) (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)
  Dalton Stretton (AUS) (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21)
  Liam Walsh (AUS) (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)
  Jack Ward (AUS) (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19)

Major results

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "NRS Teams". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (26 January 2017). "Tom Petty dreaming big with mobius Future Racing". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ Matt de Neef (2 November 2016). "What Cycling Australia concluded from its NRS review and what happens now". Cycling Tips. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ "NRS Rankings". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. ^ "FIELD 2017 NZCC". Cycletournz.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Road – Calendar". Uci.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Team BridgeLane". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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