Team Budget Forklifts
Team information
UCI codeBFL
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2008
Disbanded2015
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
BicyclesCervélo[1]
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerTim Leunig
Team name history
2008
2009–2015
Ord Minnett-Triple Play
Team Budget Forklifts

Team Budget Forklifts was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team established in 2008.[2] The team disbanded in 2015.

For the 2015 season the team was able to sign World Hour record holder Jack Bobridge[3]

Major wins

2009
Stage 8 Tour of Wellington, Jack Anderson
Oceania Time Trial Championships, Jack Anderson
Stage 1 Tour de Singkarak, Malcolm Rudolph
2013
 New Zealand National Time Trial Championships, Michael Vink
Memorial Van Coningsloo, Michael Vink
Stage 2 Tour de Singkarak, Jacob Kauffman
Stage 6 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jesse Kerrison
2014
Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Michael Vink
Prologue, Michael Vink
Overall Tour de Hokkaido, Joshua Prete
Overall Tour of Taihu Lake, Sam Witmitz
Stage 1, Jesse Kerrison
Stages 3, 6 & 7, Sam Witmitz
Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands, Jesse Kerrison
2015
Stage 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Joshua Prete
Stage 3a (ITT) Tour de Beauce, Brendan Canty

National and continental champions

2009
Oceania Time Trial Championships, Jack Anderson
2013
New Zealand National Time Trial Championships, Michael Vink

2014 roster

As at 31 December 2014

Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Barry (NZL) (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 26)
 Michael Cupitt (AUS) (1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 32)
 Karl Evans (AUS) (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 28)
 Westley Gough (NZL) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 26)
 Sam Horgan (NZL) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 26)
 Kristian Juel (AUS) (1992-05-05)5 May 1992 (aged 22)
 Jesse Kerrison (AUS) (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 20)
 Peter Loft (AUS) (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 23)
 Tommy Nankervis (AUS) (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Joshua Prete (AUS) (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 23)
 Myron Simpson (NZL) (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 24)
 Talbot Brodie (AUS) (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Michael Vink (NZL) (1991-11-22)22 November 1991 (aged 23)
 Marc Williams (AUS) (1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 30)
 Blair Windsor (AUS) (1989-05-29)29 May 1989 (aged 25)
 Sam Witmitz (AUS) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 29)
 Alex Wohler (AUS) (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22)

References

  1. ↑ "Cervélo announce partnership with Team Budget Forklifts". cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "TEAM BUDGET FORKLIFTS". UCI. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bobridge's Aussie homecoming". adelaidenow. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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