Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2013 rider profiles

FULL list of the teams and riders in this year's 2013 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

FULL list of the teams and riders in this year's 2013 Jayco Herald Sun Tour:

Jayco Australian National Team (AUS)

1 Nathan HAAS QLD AUS 23
Reigning Jayco Herald Sun Tour champion & 2011 Japan Cup winner. Debuted on WorldTour in 2012 with Garmin-Sharp.

2 Simon CLARKE VIC 26
2012 Vuelta a Espana stage and king of the mountains jersey winner on Grand Tour debut. Won the best 23 rider classification at the 2007 Tour.

3 Simon GERRANS VIC 32
2012 Two-time winner of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour (2005 & 2006). Only Australian to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours. 2012 Australian champion, Milan - San Remo, Tour Down Under and Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec winner.

4 Matthew GOSS TAS 26
Australia's fastest sprinter, 2011 Milan - San Remo champion (first ever Australian winner), 2011 world championship road race silver medallist, two-time individual stage winner at the Giro d'Italia. Won a stage and the points classification at the 2008 JHST.

5 Jay McCARTHY QLD 20
Joins first ProTour team in 2013 signing with Team Saxo-Tinkoff. Won 2012 Tour de l'Avenir prologue and was part of Australia's under-23 road race team at the world championships.

6 Stuart O'GRADY SA 39
2008 winner. Olympic gold medalist on the track and 2007 Parix-Roubaix winner. Ridden every Tour de France since 1998 and has won two individual stages (1998 & 2004).

Grays Online New Zealand National Team (NZL)

11 Josh ATKINS NZL 20
Talented youngster who rides for the Bontrager - Livestrong Team. 2011 Tour of Southland winner who has had top ten stage finishes at the Tour of California.

12 Wesley GOUGH NZL 24
Former track star who won Olympic bronze in the team pursuit in Beijing. Time trial specialist who will be hard to beat in the prologue.

13 Greg HENDERSON NZL 36
Melbourne based veteran who has captured a world scratch race title on the track. Plenty of Grand Tour experience.  Vuelta a Espana stage winner in 2009.

14 Mike NORTHEY NZL 25
Turned pro in 2009. 2012 Tour of Southland stage winner who won also won the opening stage at the Tour du Loir-Et-Cher in France.

15 James ORAM NZL 19
Teenage who won the time trial at the junior world championships in 2011. Races alongside Atkins at Bontrager - Livestrong.

16 Tom SCULLY NZL 22
Can’t kick, but can ride. At 19, announced his potential with scratch race gold at the track world cup in Melbourne. Stage winner at the Bay Cycling Classic

Great Britain National Team (GBR)

21 Simon YATES GBR 20
Represented GB in U23 road world championships in 2012 as he still juggles his road and track racing.

22 Alistair SLATER GBR 19
Former cyclocross champion making transition to the road. British junior development squad member who represented GB at the U23 road world championships in 2011.

23 Samuel LOWE GBR 18
National youth circuit race champion in 2008/09 who is turning attention to the road after a strong junior career on the track.

24 Christopher LATHAM GBR 18
Teenager who missed the British team for the Olympics after a number of setbacks. Now has his sights set on Rio in 2016.

25 Richard LANG GBR 23
Former Jayco AIS squad member who is now based in Britain riding for Rapha Condor. 2009 Goulburn to Sydney winner and 2011 Trofeo Banca Popolare Piva victor in Italy.

26 Graham BRIGGS GBR 29
The most experienced rider on Great Britain’s team. 29-year-old sprinter who won the 2011/12 British criterium series champion.

Rapha Condor JLT (GBR)

31 Kristian HOUSE GBR 33
Leader of the Rapha Condor team. Won the King of the Mountains classification at the 2012 Tour of Britain, was 2009 British road race champion and a 2003 JHST stage winner.

32 Richard HANDLEY GBR 22
Stage winner in the 2012 Vuelta a Leon in Spain and finished 3rd at the 2012 U23 GB time trial championships.

33 Aaron BUGGLE IRL 22
Versatile rider who captured the 2009 Irish U23 Tine trial crown.

34 Luke GRIVELL-MELLOR GBR 19
Tall (6ft 5’) and powerful junior cyclocross champion who is turning his attention to the road. His mother rode in the women’s Tour de France.

35 Felix ENGLISH IRL 20
Famous for beating Sir Chris Hoy at the European track championships in 2011. Irish National criterium champion who has twice represented his country at the world road championships.

36 Michael CUMING GBR 22
2012 Strong climber and good time trialist.  His father races professional and his mother and grandfather where top UK time trailers.  U23 British road race champion.

Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers (AUS)

41 Anthony GIACOPPO WA 26
Former BMX rider announced his arrival early in 2012 collecting a win at the Bay Crits in Portarlington, then the national criterium title in Ballarat. Stage winner at the
Tour de Taiwan, Tour de Borneo, North Western Tour, Tour of Gippsland and Tour of Tasmania.

42 Jai CRAWFORD TAS 29
Strong climber who finished fourth on the national road series rankings in 2012 after a consistent season that included a stage win on the Tour of Tasmania.

43 Nathan EARLE TAS 24
2010 Grafton to Inverell winner. Won three stages at the Tour of Wellington in 2011. In 2012 won stages at the Mersey Valley Tour, Tour de Borneo and Tour of Tasmania.

44 Aaron DONNELLY NSW 21
In his third year at Team Jayco-AIS had a six-month European adventure cut short in 2012 after a nasty crash. Won the most aggressive and young rider classification at the 2012 Tour of the Murray River.

45 Pat SHAW VIC 26
Former Australian junior road team rep who won the individual national road series in 2010. A past winner at the Tour of Toowoomba, Tour of Gippsland and Tour of the Murray River.

46 Joseph COOPER NZL 27
Former PureBlack rider signed with Genesys for 2013 and will add experience to the team's general classification stocks. Tour of New Caledonia winner in 2010 and 2011.

Team Budget Forklifts (AUS)

51 Michael CUPITT ACT 30
Former triathlete returned to Australia after five years competing in the USA to join Team Budget Forklifts in 2011. A second place in the Grafton - Inverell indicates his potential.

52 Sam HORGAN NZL 25
2009 New Zealand U23 road race and time trial champion had a breakthrough season in 2012 winning the time trial at the Oceania championships, and overall GC at the Tour of Canterbury and Taupo-Napier Classic in New Zealand.

53 Marc WILLIAMS ACT 28
Versatile rider with great acceleration. Former triathlete who overcame a horrific training accident, returning to cycling in 2012 with some top performances fourth in the GC at the Mersey Valley Tour.

54 Jack ANDERSON QLD 25
Moved to Budget Forklifts for the 2013 season. 2009 Oceania time trial champion and Australian Under 23 representative.

55 Karl EVANS QLD 26
Queenslander who has been based in Perth and Adelaide in pursuit of results.  Strong climber who spent 2012 producing consistent results for the South Australian Sports Institute.

56 Shaun McCARTHY VIC 26
Bendigo-based rider who will look to steal a win in his hometown. Spent two years riding in North America before joining the team in 2012.

Drapac Cycling (AUS)

61 Darren LAPTHORNE VIC 29
Turned pro in 2006 and won the 2007 national road race championships. Stage winner at the Tour de Korea, Tour of Gippsland and overall winner of the De Bortoli Tour in 2007.

62 Will WALKER VIC 27
Returned to cycling in 2012 after overcoming a cardiac arrhythmia. Under 23 road race silver at the 2005 world championships. While overcoming his illness coached the Malaysian Commonwealth Games team and was a development officer for GreenEdge.

63 Bernard SULZBERGER TAS 28
Versatile Tasmanian who won the 2008 Australian national criterium champion and 2009 Tour of Tasmania.

64 Robbie HUCKER VIC 22
Current Australian Under 23 mountain bike champion, who transferred to Drapac in August 2012 to concentrate on the road.

65 Rhys POLLOCK NSW 32
Former Melbourne-Warrnambool victor who took a surprise win in the opening stage of the 2011 JHST and wore the leaders jersey for two days. Won the Tour of Taiwan in 2012.

66 Tom PALMER NSW 22
Former world junior kilometre time trial champion. Highly rated sprinter who ended 2012 with win at Tour de Okinawa

GPM Data #3 (AUS)

71 Chris JORY NSW 25
Former Australian national criterium champion who had a strong 2012 including a fifth in the Grafton to Inverell classic.

72 Joseph LEWIS NSW 23
2010 Tour of Bright winner who has gained experience with the Trek-Livestrong development squad.

73 Scott LAW NSW 21
Returned to Australia from Belgium in 2012 to become Australian Under 232 criterium champion and second place in the Goulburn to Sydney Cycling Classic.

74 Sam RUTHERFORD NSW 30
One of the team's strongest riders who completed a full national road series in 2011 and in 2012.

75 Josh TAYLOR NSW 21
Most Aggressive Rider at the 2012 Tour of Gippsland. An up and coming young rider who managed stage wins on the Tour of Tasmania and Tour of Toowoomba in 2012.

76 Edward WHITE NSW 24
Accomplished rower and Sydney University Blue who will enter his second year on the GPM team.

Target Trek Racing Team (AUS)

81 Jay Bourke VIC 32
Ballarat based cyclist who plays a mentoring role within the team. A regular figure on the national road series circuit.

82 Rowan DEVER VIC 30
Climber who enjoys it tough and long. Rowan enjoys climbing on the bike and the tougher and longer races.

83 Oliver KENT-SPARK VIC 19
Geelong rider who was a regular on the national road series in 2012 riding for John West Cycling.

84 Dylan HATELY VIC
A quality all-round rider with a decent sprint. Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncles who all raced.

85 Brock ROBERTS NSW 25
New Zealand born rider. Strong time trialler who finished 4th in the Oceania championships.

86 Nathan ELLIOTT VIC 21
Former footballer who has sought a career in cycling.  Aggressive rider who will be seeking a spot in the early breakaways.

Search2retain / health.com.au (AUS)

91 Cameron BAYLY SA 22
Former South Australian junior pursuit, time trial and road race champion.

92 Cal BRITTEN VIC 24
BMX and mountain background before moving to road racing. Strong climber evident by topping the KOM classification on two stages at the 2011 Tour of Bright.

93 Rico ROGERS NZL 35
Former mountain biker, with successes in Asia before signing for British UCI Continental team Node 4-Giordana in 2012.

94 Neil VAN DER PLOEG VIC 25
Heading into his fourth year with Search2 Retain, the experienced mountain biker was one of the few to finish last year’s punishing national championships. 

95 Tom DONALD AUS 28
Late starter to cycling having first finished a science degree in geometrics. 

96 Stuart SMITH VIC 21
Quickly developing young rider who finished tenth at the 2012 Australian U23 road race championships.

SASI Cycling / Feelgood Fitness (AUS)                   

101 Zak DEMPSTER VIC 25
Bendigo rider represented Australia at the world championships on the track.  Will return to Europe again in 2013 with e NetApp-Endura squad.

102 Mark O'BRIEN VIC 25
Horsham rider who grabbed a podium finish in the national road series in 2012 for Budget Forklifts.  2012 winner of Tour of Toowoomba and North Western Tour, and finished runner-up in the Tour of Tasmania.

103 Luke DAVISON NSW 21
2008 Australian junior track cyclist of the year. Finished sixth at the 2011 Melbourne - Warrnambool and in 2012 came fourth in the U23 time trial at the Australian national championships.

104 Alex EDMONDSON  SA 18
London Olympian who won a world junior champion on the track at in the madison in 2011. Sister Annette won Olympic bronze in the omnium. 

105 Sam WITMITZ VIC 27
Victorian all-rounder who brings experience to SASI Cycling after stints in Asia and North America.

106 Andrew ROE SA 25
Brother Tim rides with Cadel Evans at BMC. Will be riding in support of Edmonson.

Pro Team Down Under (AUS)                  

111 Jasper OCKELOEN NED 22
Young Dutch rider who won the 2012 Tour de la Province de Namur in Belgium.

112 Nick WOODS NSW 22
2011 Queensland criterium champion, relative cousin of the Sutton family. Worker for the team who is due for own win.   

113 Mathew MARSHALL NZL 22   
New Zealand rider based in Australia last couple of years. Finished 3rd in the U23 New Zealand championship in 2010.           

114 Jayden COPP QLD 23 
New to the sport of cycling, rode his first ever Tour at the tour of Murray in 2012 and successfully lead out a teammate for a stage win.

115 Sean WHITFIELD ACT 17 
One of the youngest in the Tour but will be one of the biggest. This tall and solid rider will learn a lot from the likes of Gerrans and O’Grady.   

116 Ian RICHARD QLD 19  
Has racing experience in Europe and will race for Dutch team Baby-dump - Lemmens - Wilvo in 2013.

Jayco VIS Apollo (AUS)                   

121 Julian DEAN NZL 37   
One of New Zealand’s most decorated cyclists and one of the world’s strongest lead out men.  Twice finished second in stages of the Tour de France. 

122 Patrick LANE VIC 21   
Pint-sized criterium specialist was a member of the Australian team at the 2009 junior road race championships.

123 Calvin WATSON VIC 19
Australian junior road race team member at the world championships in 2010.  Third in the Under 23 national road title in 2012.

124 Lachlan NORRIS VIC 25
Rode for HTC at the US Pro Cycling Challenge in 2011. Australian Mountain bike representative who finished 12th overall in the 2011 Tour.

125 Thomas HAMILTON VIC 18
Rising young Ararat cyclist who picked up Australian junior track championship titles. Will look to Dean for guidance in his first Tour.         

126 Sam Spokes NSW 20
Rode for Omega Pharma Quickstep development team in 2012 and selected to represent the newly form Etixx-Ihned team in 2013.

Team Polygon Australia (AUS)                   

131 Ben GRENDA TAS 22
Launceston rider who road with Rapha Condor in 2012. Father Michael won Olympic gold in team pursuit in 1984. Goulburn to Sydney winner, a fast finisher with sharp race instincts.

132 Sam McCALLUM VIC 19
National level middle distance runner who switched to cycling in 2010.

133 Joel STEARNES TAS 31 
Entering his fifth season in the national road series in 2013. Finished 16th overall at the 2010 Melbourne to Warrnambool.

134 Jack MATTHEWS TAS 19
Former school swimming champion who has made the switch to cycling. Father competing as an international triathlete.

135 Jake McMAHON TAS 18
Made his debut on the national road series in 2012 after finish school. 2012 Burnie Wheel winner.

136 Oliver MARTIN TAS 17
Discovered via the national talented identification program.      Fourth at the 2011 Australia junior national road race championships.

Suzuki - Bontrager (AUS)                   

141 Stuart SHAW ACT 35
Great mentor for young riders. In 2011 finished third at the Australian criterium championships.

142 Dean WINDSOR NSW 26
Criterium specialist who has spent the past three seasons in Europe with Rapha Condor - Sharpe and Edura Racing.

143 Mitchell LOVELOCK-FAY ACT 20
Member of the Australian team for the 2011 Track World Cup in Manchester and Beijing. Sprint jersey at the 2012 Tour of Toowoomba.

144 Jordan KERBY QLD 20
2012 Tour of Gippsland stage winner who won gold in the points race and team pursuit at the Junior world track championships.

145 Brendan JOHNSTON ACT 21   
Originally a mountain biker, Johnston now competes in both road and mountain bike races. U/23 ACT road race and criterium champion.

146 Dan McCONNELL VIC 27
A member of the Australian mountain bike team at the 2012 London Olympic Games and reigning Australian and Oceania champion.

Satalyst Giant Racing Team (AUS)                   

151 Peter SMITH VIC 25   
Back racing in Australia after a few years in France.

152 Aaron SLAVIK WA 30
Known for his attacking style of riding. Continued to develop in 2012 with team Plan B.

153 Alex SMYTH VIC 24
Accomplished sprinter who won an Australian junior madison title with Leigh Howard.            

154 Henry MORLEY WA 28
Will ride in support for the team after a return to racing following a long hiatus.  

155 Geoff STRAUB NSW 23
After spending most of 2011 riding in Belgium returned to Australia to ride with Satalyst Giant Racing team in 2013.

156 Alex MALONE NSW 28
Journalist at CyclingNews who will be able to provide a view from inside the peloton. Raced thought Australasia in 2012.

Degani Bakery Café World Tour Academy Team (AUS)                   

161 Jack BECKINSALE NSW 19
A young rider who has already made his mark with the first stage win of his career in the 2012 Tour of Gippsland.

162 Alex CLEMENTS TAS 19
A promising young rider with impressive climbing ability.  $th overall with Australian U23 team in Tour of Singarak in Indonesia.

163 Campbell FLAKEMORE TAS 20
A fast improver with Genesys Wealth Advisers who has impressed with his climbing and time trial skills

164 Damien HOWSON SA 20
U23 Oceania time trial champion who is considered one of Australia’s best rising talents.

165 Bradley LINFIELD WA 18
In 2012 won the 2U19 Oceania road race championship.

166 Adam PHELAN ACT 21
A young rider with an impressive list of achievements including  a Prologue win at the 2011 Tour of Taiwan and winning the 2012 U23 GP Poggiana in Italy.

Hyster / Rush Racing (AUS)                   

171 Tom LEAPER VIC 37
Leaper brings GrandTour experienced to Hyster/Rush Racing having ridden the Giro d'italia twice, the 37-year-old finished second at the 1998 Australian championships.

172 Michael CROSBIE VIC 20
Mountain bike specialist who has represented Australia on Europe circuit and at world championships over last two years.       

173 Jason SPENCER VIC 24
Regular on the national road series who finished 21st in the national road race championship in 2012 and won the Mt Buller road race.

174 Ryan MACANALLY VIC 20
Former mountain bike rider who has picked up multiple podium spots in national road series events and will ride for Italian outfit Team Bibanese in 2013.

175 Shannon JOHNSON VIC 32
Former national Superbike, Supersport and Supermoto champion. Won the 2012 support race at the 2012 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic.       

176 David KELLY VIC 27
Former representative rower who moved across to cycling in 2011 aged 26.Won the Phillip Island Grand Prix in 2012.       

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