Ten year history
Team UniSA-Australia 2010
TBA
Team UniSA-Australia 2009
Aaron Kemps, Baden Cooke, Jack Bobridge, Matthew Wilson, Scott Davis, Simon Clarke, Travis Meyer, Dave Sanders (manager)
2009 saw a blend of experience and fresh talent in the Team UniSA-Australia riders as they tried to make their mark in the race with some aggressive riding. The race gave new talent Jack Bobridge and Travis Meyer a good opportunity to get noticed, with impressive riding in several stages including a Stage 5 Most Aggressive Rider jersey for Bobridge, and Meyer riding in a three-man break-away for most of Stage 4. Bobridge also helped to set up a second place in Stage 1 for Baden Cooke in blistering heat. Other highlights included Aaron Kemps winning the two sprints during Stage 2 and the Most Aggressive Rider jersey; and Matthew Wilson winning the first intermediate sprint during Stage 3.
Team UniSA-Australia 2008
Simon Clark, Allan Davis, Karl Menzies, Luke Roberts, Wesley Sulzberger, Matthew Wilson, Richie Porte, Dave Sanders (manager)
Team UniSA-Australia combined forces to propel Allan Davis into second place in the overall classifications in 2008. Davis started strong, placing fourth in the first stage and then following it up with a third placing in Stage 2 and first placing in Stage 3 with a big helping hand from Wesley Sulzberger who was involved with break-away packs on the third day. Youngster Richie Porte made his mark, leading a break-away for more than 70km in Stage 1, while Karl Menzies was courageous in his efforts after taking a hard spill in the first stage.
Team UniSA-Australia 2007
Allan Davis, Brett Aitken, Chris Jongewaard, Karl Menzies, Matthew White, Mitchell Docker, Robert McLachlan, Russell van Hout, Dave Sanders (manager)
A determined team effort and some impressive personal performances saw Karl Menzies miss out by a mere three seconds as overall classification winner of the 2007 Tour Down Under. Menzies had a blistering Stage 1 win which, with the excellent support of his colleagues, set him up to wear the coveted ochre jersey for four stages of the Tour. Chris Jongewaard finished second in Stage 3, with Allan Davis securing third place in Stage 5 and fifth place in the Tour Down Under Classic curtain-raiser.
Team UniSA-Australia 2006
Ben Day, Chris Jongewaard, Gene Bates, Matthew Hayman, Paul Crake, Robert McLachlan, Russell van Hout, Sean Sullivan, Dave Sanders (manager)
Another outstanding team effort saw Team UniSA-Australia take victory in the teams classification and Gene Bates (fifth), Russell van Hout (seventh) and Chris Jongewaard (ninth) all finishing in the top 10 in the overall classification. Russell van Hout was second in the sprinters' classification and led Paul Crake home on Stage 4 for a superb 1-2 finish. Paul Crake also clinched another second place on Stage 2. In the King of the Mountain standings, Matthew Hayman, Russel van Hout, Gene Bates and Paul Crake snared the fourth to seventh slots.
Team UniSA 2005
Adrian Laidler, Chris Jongewaard, Corey Sweet, Gene Bates, James Hannam, Matthew Rex, Russell van Hout, Stephen Cunningham, Michele Primaro (manager)
With the most competitive entry list to date, Team UniSA put in another strong performance, coming fourth overall in the team rankings. Gene Bates proved to be the standout rider for Team UniSA, securing his first King of the Mountain title on his way to finishing eleventh overall. Bates also finished fourth in the Sprinters classifications and had two top 10 stage finishes. Matthew Rex grabbed a top 10 finish in the opening stage of what many considered to be the most gruelling Jacob’s Creek Tour Down Under to date.
Team UniSA 2004
Adrian Laidler, Gene Bates, James Hannam, Luke Roberts, Matthew Rex, Patrick Jonker, Russell van Hout, Steve Cunningham, Michele Primaro (manager)
What a year for Team UniSA! Patrick Jonker was overall winner in what was to be his final professional ride; and top 10 overall finishes from Luke Roberts (ninth) and Gene Bates (tenth) helped propel Team UniSA to the top of the team standings. Jonker also recorded top 10 finishes in the Sprint (fifth) and King of the Mountain (eighth) classifications, as well as receiving the Most Aggressive Rider award for Stage 3. Gene Bates grabbed second place in a closely fought third stage and Luke Roberts achieved three top 10 stage finishes.
Team UniSA 2003
Adrian Laidler, Brett Aitken, Gene Bates, Jay Sweet, Luke Roberts, Patrick Jonker, Russell van Hout, Steve Cunningham, Michele Primaro (manager)
Team UniSA continued its move up the rankings by finishing fifth overall on the teams' leaderboard. Patrick Jonker was best rider in the overall standings, finishing seventh, with Russell van Hout, Gene Bates and Luke Roberts also finishing in the top 20. Gene Bates won his second Under-23 classification, with Adrian Laidler also sneaking into the top 10. Russell van Hout was fifth overall in the King of the Mountain and seventh in the Sprinters classification, with Adrian
Laidler following him home in eighth place. Steve Cunningham and Adrian Laidler won the most aggressive rider award for Stages 3 and 4 respectively.
Team UniSA 2002
Adrian Laidler, Brett Aitken, Corey Sweet, Gene Bates, Luke Roberts, Patrick Jonker, Russell van Hout, Steve Cunningham, Michele Primaro (manager)
Team UniSA used its local knowledge from the previous year to full advantage and improved to finish sixth in the team standings with Patrick Jonker taking a commendable third overall in the riders' standings. Russell van Hout once again was runner-up in the King of the Mountain and Corey Sweet snared the Most Aggressive Rider award on his way to finishing a superb second in the opening stage. A swag of top 10 stage finishes by six Team UniSA riders confirmed the overall depth of talent in the squad.
Team UniSA 2001
Adrian Laidler, Gene Bates, Kristjan Snorrasson, Lado Fumic, Luke Roberts, Matt Wilson, Russell van Hout, Steve Cunningham, Michele Primaro (manager)
The inaugural year of Team UniSA's involvement in the Tour Down Under and a valuable experience with the team finishing 11th overall. There were some standout performances – Luke Roberts won Stage 4 (Unley to Strathalbyn); Gene Bates won the Under-23 classification; and Russell van Hout finished runner-up in the King of the Mountain standings with Steve Cunningham, fifth. Team UniSA riders picked up a swag of most aggressive rider awards with Kristjan Snorrasson (Stage 1), Steve Cunningham (Stage 3) and Russell van Hout (Stage 5) all getting in the action.