Team information | |
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UCI code | ORS |
Registered | Australia |
Founded | 2012 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team |
Bicycles | SCOTT |
Website | Team home page |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Shayne Bannan |
Team manager(s) | Gene Bates Martin Barras Dave McPartland |
Team name history | |
2012 2013–2016 2017– |
GreenEDGE–AIS (GEW) Orica–AIS (GEW) Orica–Scott (ORS) |
Orica–Scott (UCI Code: ORS) is a women's professional cycling team based in Australia, sponsored by Orica for its first five years. Riders for Orica–Scott compete in the UCI Women's World Tour and other elite women's events throughout the world.
On June 17, the team announced the signing of Katrin Garfoot for the remainder of the 2014 season. On 16 October Chloe McConville, Sarah Roy and Lizzie Williams signed with the team for the 2015 season with Amanda Spratt signing a contract extension. On October 28 Gracie Elvin signed a contract extension. On November 4, Katrin Garfoot signed a contract extension. On November 13 Melissa Hoskins signed a contract extension. On December 3, Macey Stewart and Alexandra Manly joined the team.
On November 13 Carlee Taylor left the team to join Lotto Belisol Ladies.
The team opened its account at the Bay Classic Series where Gracie Elvin took victory in the second stage of the race. This was followed up by a double win in the Santos Womens Cup courtesy of Valentina Scandolara and Melissa Hoskins.
Former road race world championship silver medallist Rachel Neylan joined Orica-AIS at the end of March.
Loes Gunnewijk would have to prematurely retire from racing early after sustaining a broken shoulder from the year before, Gunnewijk would return to Orica-AIS in 2016 as a trainee director sportif. In August 2015, it was announced that Johansson would leave the team at the end of the 2015 season and join Wiggle High5 on a two-year deal for the 2016 season.Melissa Hoskins would move away from Orica-AIS to concentrate her efforts on the track in the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Valentina Scandolara moved to Cylance looking to advance a more leadership role and hoping to secure an Olympic placement.