V Australia (cycling team)

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V Australia
Team data
UCI code VAU
nationality AustraliaAustralia Australia
License Continental team
operator Pegasus Racing Pty Ltd
First season 2009
Last season 2011
discipline Street
Wheel manufacturer De Rosa
staff
Team manager AustraliaAustralia Christopher White
Name story
Years Surname
2009-2010
2011
Fly V Australia
V Australia
shirt
Jersey V Australia
Website
www.pegasusracing.com.au

V Australia was an Australian road cycling team .

history

The team was founded in 2009 and partially emerged from the US team Successfulliving.com-Parkpre . It took part in the UCI Continental Circuits as a Continental team . The manager was Christopher White, who was supported by the sporting directors Henk Vogels and Edward Beamon. The team was equipped with De Rosa bikes .

From 2011, the team wanted to start under the name Pegasus Sports with a license as a ProTeam . Well-known newcomers such as the Australian Robbie McEwen , the Canadian Svein Tuft , the South African Robert Hunter and the then German champion Christian Knees were signed on . However, the application was rejected by the UCI, which had introduced a new rating system. The application for a license as a Professional Continental Team was later rejected. As a result, the team disbanded.

Jersey history

2011 season

Success in the UCI Asia Tour

date run Cat. driver
2nd July China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China1st stage Tour of Qinghai Lake 2.HC AustraliaAustralia Aaron Kemps
September 20th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China9th stage Tour of China 2.1 AustraliaAustralia Aaron Kemps
November 3rd China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China3rd stage Tour of Taihu 2.2 AustraliaAustralia Aaron Kemps

Additions Disposals

Accesses Team 2010 Departures Team 2011
AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker Footon Servetto AustraliaAustralia David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard
AustraliaAustralia Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche ItalyItaly Alessandro Bazzana Team Type 1
AustraliaAustralia Michael Freiberg Team Jayco skins AustraliaAustralia David Kemp Veranda's Willems Accent
AustraliaAustralia Nicholas Walker Cinelli Down Under (2009) South AfricaSouth Africa Jay Robert Thomson Bissell
AustraliaAustralia Sean Sullivan Team Hotel San José AustraliaAustralia Jai Crawford Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
AustraliaAustralia Scott Law Neoprofi AustraliaAustralia Ben Day Kenda-5-Hour Energy Cycling Team
AustraliaAustralia Cameron Peterson Neoprofi South AfricaSouth Africa Darren Lill DCM
United StatesUnited States Taylor Sheldon Neoprofi CanadaCanada Charles Dionne Unknown
AustraliaAustralia Chris Winn Neoprofi United StatesUnited States Phil Zajicek Unknown
AustraliaAustralia Peter McDonald (until May 31) Unknown

team

Surname birthday nationality Team 2012
Hayden Brooks May 12, 1986 AustraliaAustralia Australia RBS Morgans-ATS
Jonathan Cantwell January 8, 1982 AustraliaAustralia Australia Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Zachary Davies December 27, 1985 United StatesUnited States United States Team Exergy
Michael Freiberg October 10, 1990 AustraliaAustralia Australia Team Jayco-AIS
Aaron Kemps September 10, 1983 AustraliaAustralia Australia Champion system
Ben Kersten September 21, 1981 AustraliaAustralia Australia RBS Morgans-ATS
Scott Law March 9, 1991 AustraliaAustralia Australia To Post Sean Kelly
Cameron Peterson 4th December 1983 AustraliaAustralia Australia RBS Morgans-ATS
Darren Rolfe November 11, 1981 AustraliaAustralia Australia RBS Morgans-ATS
Taylor Sheldon March 31, 1987 United StatesUnited States United States Competitive Cyclist Racing Team
Sean Sullivan August 8, 1978 AustraliaAustralia Australia
Bernard Sulzberger 5th December 1983 AustraliaAustralia Australia Team Raleigh-GAC
Johnnie Walker March 17, 1987 AustraliaAustralia Australia RBS Morgans-ATS
Nicholas Walker September 13, 1988 AustraliaAustralia Australia
Chris Winn March 12, 1984 AustraliaAustralia Australia

Placements in UCI rankings

UCI America Tour 2011
driver Points
218. AustraliaAustralia Darren Rolfe 10
245. AustraliaAustralia Aaron Kemps 9
326. AustraliaAustralia Michael Freiberg 5
385. AustraliaAustralia Bernard Sulzberger 2
385. AustraliaAustralia Jonathan Cantwell 2
UCI Asia Tour 2011
driver Points
40. AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker 78
47. AustraliaAustralia Aaron Kemps 61
70. AustraliaAustralia Jonathan Cantwell 42
UCI Oceania Tour 2011
driver Points
10. AustraliaAustralia Bernard Sulzberger 24
31. AustraliaAustralia Scott Law 6th

Placements in UCI rankings

UCI Africa Tour

season Team ranking Driver ranking
2009 - -
2010 5. South AfricaSouth Africa Jay Robert Thomson (8.)
2011 - -

UCI America Tour

season Team ranking Driver ranking
2009 17th CanadaCanada Charles Dionne (70th)
2010 6th AustraliaAustralia Ben Day (16.)
2011 26th AustraliaAustralia Darren Rolfe (218.)

UCI Asia Tour

season Team ranking Driver ranking
2009 - -
2010 18th AustraliaAustralia David Tanner (50th)
2011 15th AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker (40th)

UCI Oceania Tour

season Team ranking Driver ranking
2009 11. AustraliaAustralia Ben Day (10.)
2010 2. AustraliaAustralia Jonathan Cantwell (3rd)
2011 7th AustraliaAustralia Bernard Sulzberger (10.)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Cycling news from November 3rd, 2010: No ProTeam license for Pegasus
  2. UCI press release of December 20, 2010: Pegasus Sports: registration refused  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English France)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.uci.ch  

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