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.

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

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 26 January 2022.[7][8]
Rider Date of birth
 Tom Chapman (AUS) (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995
 Alastair Christie-Johnston (AUS) (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998
 Malachi Covington (AUS) (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003
 Matthew Dinham (AUS) (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000
 Samual Eddy (AUS) (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001
 Rylee Field (AUS) (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994
 Sam Fox (AUS) (2000-08-08) 8 August 2000
 Dylan George (AUS) (2003-05-28) 28 May 2003
 Sam Jenner (AUS) (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997
 Zac Marriage (AUS) (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003
Rider Date of birth
 Ben Metcalfe (AUS) (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
 Drew Morey (AUS) (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996
 James Panizza (AUS) (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003
 Rhys Robotham (AUS) (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000
 Mathew Ross (AUS) (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996
 Aiden Sinclair (AUS) (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003
 Juan-Pierre van der Merwe (AUS) (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999
 James Whelan (AUS) (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996
 Nicholas White (AUS) (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997

Major results
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
  1. "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. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. "Team Bridgelane". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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