Team Jayco-AlUla
Team Jayco AlUla is an Australian UCI WorldTour professional cycling team managed by Brent Copeland. Founded in 2012 as GreenEDGE Cycling, the team has raced under several names, including Orica–GreenEDGE and Mitchelton–Scott, before adopting its current identity in 2023. Key riders include Ben O'Connor, Michael Matthews and Luke Plapp.
Full official team name and common short name
The registered name is Team Jayco AlUla, with their nickname being Jayco and their UCI identifier being JAY.
What is the team's category and status?
Jayco AlUla races as a UCI WorldTeam, cycling’s top tier, with guaranteed starts at all WorldTour events, including the three Grand Tours and the five Monuments.
Primary disciplines
Men’s elite road racing is the core focus, spanning Grand Tours, week-long stage races and one-day classics. A sister Women’s WorldTeam, Liv AlUla Jayco, competes on the women’s calendar.
Country of registration and base location
The team is Australian-registered, with operations running out of Europe and Australia to support a full WorldTour programme.
Founding year and origin story
Launched in 2012 as GreenEDGE Cycling, the team became Australia’s first WorldTour outfit, built around a clear brief from owner Gerry Ryan: create a top-tier platform for Australian talent and win the sport’s biggest races.
Current title sponsor and key partners
Jayco (Australian RV and automotive) and AlUla (Royal Commission for AlUla) are title partners. The men’s team races on Giant TCR Advanced SL and Propel Advanced SL road bikes and Trinity TT, with Shimano Dura‑Ace Di2 groupsets, CADEX wheels and cockpit components, and tubeless race setups (CADEX tyres). Team kit is supplied by Santini.
Previous team names and sponsor history
GreenEDGE and Orica–GreenEDGE (2012–2016), Orica–BikeExchange (2016), Orica–Scott (2017), Mitchelton–Scott (2018–2020), Team BikeExchange (2021), Team BikeExchange–Jayco (2022) and Team Jayco AlUla (2023–present).
Team mission and identity
An Australian WorldTour mainstay with a global footprint, Jayco AlUla blends a development-first pathway for Aussie riders with a results-driven approach across sprints, classics and stage races, underpinned by meticulous preparation and a tight, team-first culture.
What are the key achievements of Jayco-Alula?
Grand Tour overall victories with Simon Yates at the Vuelta a España (2018), multiple Tour de France stage wins with Caleb Ewan and Dylan Groenewegen, and WorldTour classics victories with Michael Matthews. The team has also won Giro TTTs and stacked national titles across road and time trial.
Notable riders (2026)
Ben O’Connor leads Grand Tour and one‑week GC ambitions, with Luke Plapp as a co-leader and time trial pillar.
Michael Matthews remains the go-to for hilly sprints and Ardennes‑style classics, while Pascal Ackermann adds pure top‑end speed for flat finishes, backed by Luka Mezgec and Kelland O’Brien in the lead‑out. Luke Durbridge captains the cobbles and crosswinds, with Jasha Sütterlin and Dries De Bondt as heavy engines.
Mauro Schmid brings stage‑hunting versatility, Andrea Vendrame and Alessandro Covi give punch on rolling finales, and Koen Bouwman is the trusted mountain domestique who can win from breaks. Fast finishers Felix Engelhardt and Amaury Capiot deepen the sprint options.
The next wave is already in motion: Hamish McKenzie’s TT and climbing blend, Finlay Pickering’s GC upside, and Asbjørn Hellemose’s high‑mountain profile give Jayco meaningful depth for the full WorldTour calendar.
Key staff
Team Jayco AlUla is led by general manager Brent Copeland, with Gene Bates directing race operations.
A deep bench of assistant sports directors brings vast WorldTour and classics experience: Alessandro De Marchi, Brian Stephens, David McPartland, Fabio Baronti, Giovanni Visconti, Marco Pinotti, Mathew Hayman, Neil Stephens, Pieter Weening, Rafael Valls, Steve Cummings, Tristan Hoffman and Valerio Piva.
The mix is purposeful: Pinotti adds time trial and performance expertise; Hayman, Hoffman and Piva bring cobbled and classics know‑how; Cummings and Weening contribute race‑craft for breakaway and stage‑race scenarios; Visconti and Valls add climber’s insight for Grand Tours. Together they provide clear role definition, pragmatic tactics and rider development support across sprints, classics and GC campaigns.