Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub

Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub
	The support car in the 2007 season
Team information
UCI code	KON
Registered	South Africa
Founded	2005
Disbanded	2009
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Continental
Key personnel
General manager	Conrad Venter
Team manager(s)	John Robertson
Team name history
2005–2007; 2008–2009	Team Konica Minolta; Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub

Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub (UCI team code: KON) was a South African cycling team that participated in the UCI Continental Circuits, primarily in the UCI Africa Tour, from 2005 until the end of the 2009 season. The team's main sponsor was Japanese technology company Konica Minolta.^[2] Notable former riders include four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, who rode for the team in 2007.^[3]

2009 squad

As of 1 January 2009.^[1]

	Rider	Date of birth
Mauritz Faber (RSA)		(1989-04-14)14 April 1989 (aged 19)
Kosie Loubser (RSA)		(1977-01-03)3 January 1977 (aged 31)
Casey Munro (AUS)		(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23)
Tim Oliver Schlichting (GER)		(1990-06-24)24 June 1990 (aged 18)
Pieter Seyffert (RSA)		(1986-12-27)27 December 1986 (aged 22)

	Rider	Date of birth
Tiaan Swart (RSA)		(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 18)
Ab Van Der Walt (NED)		(1989-07-04)4 July 1989 (aged 19)
Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA)		(1984-10-19)19 October 1984 (aged 24)
Paul Van Zweel (RSA)		(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 18)
Shaun Ward (RSA)		(1985-07-25)25 July 1985 (aged 23)