BRETT AITKEN

Date of birth: 25 January 1971

Weight: 65kg

Height: 1.73m

Brett is one of the most accomplished and awarded cyclists in the nation. His list of achievements includes Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship gold medals. He is a 17 time gold medallist at National Championship level and won the 1999 Tour Down Under sprint classification.

 

 

Achievements

•            1989 & 2000 Australian Cyclist of the Year

•            2000 South Australian Sports Star of the Year

•            2001 Order of Australia Medal

•            World Championships - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

•            Olympic Games - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

•            Commonwealth Games - 2 Gold, 1 Silver

•            2003 National Road Series Winner

 

 

RUSSELL VAN HOUT

Date of birth: 15 July 1976

Weight: 70 kg

Height: 1.78m

Russell is one of the most experienced heads in the Savings & Loans Cycling Team, having raced extensively in professional teams overseas. Russell was the 2006 Australian Road Champion and a Tour Down Under stage winner.

 

Achievements

•            2006 Australian Road Champion

•            2006 Tour Down Under stage winner

•            Two-time Giro d'Italia rider

•            2005 and 2006 South Australian Champion

•            Three-time bronze medallist in the National Time Trials (2000, 2001, 2005)

 

 

DAVID PELL

Date of birth: 9 June 1980

Weight: 70 Kg

Height: 1.76m

Bendigo's David Pell is another experienced rider in the Savings & Loans Cycling Team. He has tasted considerable success on the national circuit in recent years, including bronze in the time trial discipline at the 2007 National Championships.

 

 

Achievements

•            2007 1^st General Classification - Top End Tour

•            2007 King of the Mountains winner – Tour of Wellington

•            2007 1^st Stage 5 - Tour of Wellington

•            2006 and 2007 3^rd Time Trial Australian Road Championships

•            2006 2^nd Road Race Oceania Road Championships

•            2006 2^nd Time Trial Oceania Road Championships

•            2002 Member Australian U/23 team - World Road Championships

 

CRAIG MCCARTNEY

Date of birth: 30 September 1980 

Weight: 70 Kg

Height: 1.78m

Craig is the second of the Savings & Loans Cycling Team's Victorian riders and has enjoyed a strong first year of racing with the team. His best results came in New Zealand’s Tour of Wellington, where he finished second overall.

 

 

Achievements

•            2007 2^nd General Classification - Tour of Wellington

•            2006 9^th General Classification - Tour of Tasmania Tattersalls Cup

•            2006 7^th International Superweek Criterium, Sheboygan Wisconsin USA

•            2006 1^st Hugo Road Race, Hugo Colorado USA

•            2006 1^st Circuit Race Lincoln Plating Stage Race Lincoln Nebraska USA

•            2005 Most Aggressive Jersey - Tattersall Cup

 

 

WILL DICKESON

Date of birth: 26 March 1983

Weight: 72kg

Height: 1.82m

Will is a versatile cyclist who has raced at a national level on the road, in mountain biking and BMX. His major tours to date include the Tour of Canberra and the Tour of Gippsland.

 

 

 

Achievements

•            2006 3^rd Stage 2 - Tour of Gippsland.

•            2005, 2003 3^rd South Australian Time Trial Championships

•            2005 2^nd Stage 2 - Tour of Gippsland

 

 

SIMON PEARSON

Date of birth: 6 September 1983

Weight: 85kg

Height: 1.94m

Another of the younger cyclists in the team, Simon's major tours include the Tour of Gippsland, the Tour of Canberra and the Tour of New Caledonia.

 

 

 

Achievements

•            2006 6^th South Australian Road Championships

•            2005 33^rd Tour New Caledonia.

 

 

TOM MIDDLETON

Date of birth: 24th June 1986
Weight: 69kg
Height: 1.78m
The youngest member of the Savings & Loans Cycling Team, Tom has had an outstanding 2007 which has included strong results in the Top End Tour and the Tour of the Murray. Tom is an up and coming rider on the Australian cycling scene.

 

 

Achievements

•            2007 9^th General Classification - Tour of the Murray

•            2007 6^th Australian Cycling Grand Prix Road Race

•            2007 3^rd Stage 6 - Tour of Gippsland

•            2007 2^nd General Classification - Top End Tour

•            2007 King of the Mountains - Top End Tour

•            2007 4^th General Classification - Tour of the Southern Grampians

•            2006 11^th South Australian State Road Championships

 

PETER MUELLER

Date of birth: 17 May 1980

Weight: 77kg

Height: 1.90m

Peter has been a solid contributor to the Savings & Loans Cycling Team for a number of years now, with the highlight of his career wearing the leaders jersey at the 2005 Jayco Herald Sun Tour.

 

Achievements:

•            2005 1^st Stage 1 Jayco Herald Sun Tour

•            2005 Holder of the leaders jersey Jayco Herald Sun Tour

•            South Australian Time Trial Champion

•            11^th National Time Trial Championships

•            12^th Melbourne to Warrnambool

 

 

STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM - TEAM MANAGER

Without the hard work and commitment of Stephen Cunningham it's unlikely the Savings & Loans Cycling team would exist. Stephen had a vision to assemble the first SA based professional team, which he achieved and then expanded to include cyclists from other Australian states. Before moving into a management role with the team this year, Stephen was an integral member of the team. Over his career, Stephen has been an accomplished cyclist whose major achievements are: member of the winning team in the 2004 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under, 2004 Australian Open Sprint Champion and winner of the Most Aggressive Rider Award in 2003 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. He was also a stage winner at the 2005 Herald Sun Tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PATRICK JONKER - SPORTS DIRECTOR

Patrick has travelled the world on a pushbike, living and breathing cycling most of his life. A five times Tour de France competitor (12th overall in 1996), Patrick has also represented Australia at the Olympics (coming eighth in the Barcelona Games) and Commonwealth Games. A bittersweet memory for many cycling enthusiasts is Patrick leading his team to victory in the 2004 Tour Down Under and announcing his retirement from the sport.

Patrick continues to be heavily involved in cycling and plays a key role in the Savings & Loans Cycling Team, mentoring cyclists and sharing his experiences with the riders.