2020 Mitchelton–Scott (men's team) season

The 2020 season for the Mitchelton–Scott cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Mitchelton–Scott
2020 season
UCI code	MTS
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Shayne Bannan
Main sponsor(s)	Mitchelton Wines, Scott
Based	Australia
Bicycles	Scott
Groupset	Shimano
Jersey

Team roster

As of 15 May 2020.[1][2]

Rider Date of birth  Edoardo Affini (ITA) (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 23)  Michael Albasini[N 1] (SUI) (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 39)  Jack Bauer (NZL) (1985-04-07)7 April 1985 (aged 34)  Sam Bewley (NZL) (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 32)  Brent Bookwalter (USA) (1984-02-16)16 February 1984 (aged 35)  Esteban Chaves (COL) (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 29)  Luke Durbridge (AUS) (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 28)  Alex Edmondson (AUS) (1993-12-22)22 December 1993 (aged 26)  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 28)  Kaden Groves (AUS) (1998-12-23)23 December 1998 (aged 21)  Jack Haig (AUS) (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 26)  Lucas Hamilton (AUS) (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 23)  Michael Hepburn (AUS) (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 28)  Damien Howson (AUS) (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 27)

Rider Date of birth  Daryl Impey (RSA) (1984-12-06)6 December 1984 (aged 35)  Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN) (1989-07-06)6 July 1989 (aged 30)  Alexander Konychev (ITA) (1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 21)  Cameron Meyer (AUS) (1988-01-11)11 January 1988 (aged 31)  Luka Mezgec (SLO) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 31)  Mikel Nieve (ESP) (1984-05-26)26 May 1984 (aged 35)  Barnabás Peák (HUN) (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 (aged 21)  Nick Schultz (AUS) (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (aged 25)  Callum Scotson (AUS) (1996-08-10)10 August 1996 (aged 23)  Dion Smith (NZL) (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 26)  Robert Stannard (AUS) (1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 21)  Adam Yates (GBR) (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 (aged 27)  Simon Yates (GBR) (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 (aged 27)  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 33)

1. Albasini will retire from the sport on June 14.[3]

Riders who joined the team for the 2020 season Rider 2019 team Kaden Groves[4] neo-pro (SEG Racing Academy) Alexander Konychev[5] neo-pro (Dimension Data for Qhubeka) Andrey Zeits[6] Astana

Riders who left the team during or after the 2019 season Rider 2020 team Mathew Hayman[7] Retired Matteo Trentin[8] CCC Team

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
7 February	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 3	UCI Oceania Tour	Kaden Groves (AUS)	Australia	Wangaratta
9 February	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 5	UCI Oceania Tour	Kaden Groves (AUS)	Australia	Melbourne
22 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Jack Haig (AUS)	Spain	Granada
25 February	UAE Tour, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Adam Yates (GBR)	United Arab Emirates	Jebel Hafeet
27 February	UAE Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Adam Yates (GBR)	United Arab Emirates
1 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	[N 1]	Spain
6 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 1 (TTT)	UCI Europe Tour	[N 2]	Czech Republic	Uničov
9 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Damien Howson (AUS)	Czech Republic	Šternberk
9 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Damien Howson (AUS)	Czech Republic
9 August	Tour de Pologne, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	Luka Mezgec (SLO)	Poland
9 August	Tour de Pologne, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	[N 3]	Poland

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
8 January	Australian National Time Trial Championships		Luke Durbridge (AUS)	Australia	Buninyong
12 January	Australian National Road Race Championships		Cameron Meyer (AUS)	Australia	Buninyong
7 February	South African National Time Trial Championships		Daryl Impey (RSA)	South Africa	Swadini Resort

Footnotes

1. The riders in the squad were Esteban Chaves, Alex Edmondson, Jack Haig, Lucas Hamilton, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Mikel Nieve and Simon Yates.
2. The winning riders were Edoardo Affini, Jack Bauer, Luke Durbridge, Kaden Groves, Lucas Hamilton, Michael Hepburn, and Damien Howson.
3. The riders in the squad were Sam Bewley, Esteban Chaves, Daryl Impey, Luka Mezgec, Mikel Nieve, Barnabás Peák, and Simon Yates.

References

1. "Mitchelton-SCOTT GreenEDGE 2020 Team". GreenEDGE. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. Fletcher, Patrick (25 November 2019). "Transfer Mechanics: Analysing teams 2020 – Part 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
3. "Michael Albasini announces 2020 mid-season retirement". CyclingNews. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
4. "Groves steps up to Mitchelton-Scott WorldTour team". CyclingNews. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
5. "Under-23 NTT Continental Team finalises 2020 roster". CyclingNews. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
6. "Zeits signs for Mitchelton-Scott after twelve years with Astana". CyclingNews. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
7. "Hayman: I couldn't think of a better way to retire". CyclingNews. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
8. Fletcher, Patrick (3 November 2019). "Trentin hopes to form QuickStep-style partnership with Van Avermaet". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links

• Official website
• 2020 Mitchelton–Scott (men's team) season at ProCyclingStats