BikeExchange-Jayco's women's team has transformed from a team dependent on one or two key leaders to one with a wider range of options, with the Australian team announcing its completed 15-rider roster on Tuesday.

The team will add two riders from 2022, most notably the addition of Letizia Paternoster from Trek Segafredo, who was already announced in August. Three Australians, Amber Pate, Alyssa Polites, and Georgie Howe, will also join the team with new UCI neo-pro qualifications, as will Ingvild Gorsken from Team Cope - High Tech Products.

The team began with Annemiek van Fruten, who was dominant at the end of 2020, followed by Grace Brown the following season, and now Amanda Spratt, who has also moved to Trek-Segafredo. However, while the team's ranking and win total took a significant dip in 2021, the 14 UCI wins in 2022 doubled the 2021 total, with riders from across the team contributing.

"The team had a great season with seven riders winning, which gives us a lot of confidence going into the new year. We don't need to rely on one leader, we have a wide variety of talent."

In addition, the team's infusion of new talent may further broaden the base, as Alex Manley, Kristen Faulkner, Georgia Baker, and Ruby Roseman-Gannon join 2022.

Howe, 28, is an Oceania time trial champion and former rower who began making an impact on the bike soon after she started racing. She spent most of the year in Europe with the Keuken's Redundant Cycling Team, finishing in the top 10 in her first two days with the team at the Lotto Belgium Tour and fourth overall at the Baloise Ladies Tour.

Pate was second behind Howe in the continental championship time trial and second behind Grace Brown in the Australian road championships. He was also a guest rider for Bike Exchange-Jayco at the Santos Festival of Cycling in January, playing a major role in helping Ruby Roseman-Gannon on her way to the overall win.

Polites won the Australian U23 time trial title and the age group road title in 2022, and finished third overall in the elite/U23 combined race At 19, she is the youngest rider on the team.

New UCI Women's World Tour regulations for 2023 allow teams to have a maximum of 20 riders plus two neo-pros instead of 16, but as the sport continues to develop, most teams are expected to fall well below the maximum number BikeExchange-. Jayco's 15-rider team is the largest women's roster in the sport's 12-year history, with 10 to 11 riders in 2020 and 13 in 2021 and 2022.

"We've seen how far women's cycling has come in the last few years," said Jayco's CEO, Jake Baker. And this year, the Tour de France Femme has been made a huge success by Zwift." Naturally, with the inclusion of such a high-profile stage race, the team's focus is tilted toward overall success in the stage races."

For the stage races, the team will rely on Tour de Suisse runner-up Faulkner, who won the Giro d'Italia Donne with a mountain prize, two stage wins, and the Maria Rosa. Manley, a stage winner at the Lotto-Thuringen Ladies Tour and Tour of Scandinavia, will also get more time in the spotlight.

"I believe we have a well-balanced team for 2023, with riders who are ready for the overall podium and a win," Copeland said. Riders like Kristen Faulkner and Alex Manley have shown great potential by consistently running long stage races."

The team also added new sport directors, two of whom, Sean Clark and Megan Chard, will be dedicated to the women's program.