Nero Continental

Nero Continental is a UCI Continental cycling team which was founded in Australia in 2016.

Nero Continental
Team information
UCI codeNER
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2016 (2016)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Team name history
2016–2017
2018
2019
2020–
Nero Racing[1]
Nero–KOM Financial Advice Racing[2]
Nero Bianchi[3]
Nero Continental

Overview

The team is based in the Sydney suburb of Balmain.[4] The sports director is Luke Manion.[5] Veteran cyclist Chris Miller was listed as the owner in 2018.[2]

As of 2020, Nero raced on Devel bicycles with a Campagnolo groupset and Maxxis tyres.[6] Sponsors have included Aptium Financial Services, Atelier d’Velo, Athletes Gel, Bianchi, CeramicSpeed, KOM Financial Advice, Mercedes-Benz, Shimano, Sony, and the Sydney Uni Velo Club, which is the source of many of the team's riders.[1][2]

Team roster
As of 24 May 2020.[5]
Rider Date of birth
 Ben Carman (AUS) (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995
 Jesse Coyle (AUS) (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994
 Daisuke Kaneko (JPN) (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991
 Dylan McKenna (AUS) (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998
 Chris Miller (AUS) (1981-06-25) 25 June 1981
 Bentley Niquet-Olden (AUS) (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998
Rider Date of birth
 Leigh Phillips (AUS) (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997
 Cooper Sayers (AUS) (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999
 Myles Stewart (AUS) (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999
 Jay Vine (AUS) (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995
 Leo Yip (USA) (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998

Major results
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2019
1st Tour of the Tropics, Jay Vine[3]
1st Stage 3, Tour de Filipinas, Samuel Hill[7]
1st Stage 4, Tour de Filipinas, Jesse Coyle[7]
2020
5th Overall Herald Sun Tour, Jay Vine[8][9]
gollark: Mostly xenowyrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrms though.
gollark: I quite like coppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeers
gollark: All hail the __**FISH OF SUNS**__.
gollark: In real life I actually have about six chickens.
gollark: _is chicken-poor_

References
  1. "Nero Continental (NCT)". National Road Series. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "NRS team profile: Nero KOM Financial advice racing". Ride Media. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. Polkinghorne, David (5 August 2019). "Left to wither on the Canberra Vine, Jay shines". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Contact us". Nero Continental. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Nero Continental". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "Nero Continental (CT) 2020". PCS. ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Le Tour de Filipinas 2019 10th Edition Jersey Stage Winners". Le Tour de Filipinas. 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. Bacon, Ellis (9 February 2020). "Hindley sews up Herald Sun Tour title as Groves takes final stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. "Nero Continental (CT) 2020: Program per month". PCS. ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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