Rohan Dennis said Team Ineos is his "dream team."

Dennis finished midway through this year's Tour de France with his new 2019 team, Bahrain Merida.

Over the next two months, Dennis trained specifically for the World Championships time trial in Yorkshire in late September, eventually defending his world title against the clock.

In mid-October, Team Ineos was favored to sign the 29-year-old South Australian amid interest from CCC Team, Movistar, and Trek-Segafredo, and Dennis said in a video posted on the new team website that he was ready for the new season.

"Cliche as it sounds, it's been a dream team for me since about 2012 when I really felt I could go pro," Dennis said.

"Back then it didn't happen with Sky, but now I'm very excited to start with the same team, Ineos," Dennis said.

Dennis referred to the rigorous demands of the time trial, clearly believing that he made the right choice with Team Ineos.

"There is always room for improvement, which is why I chose Ineos.

"The team I'm on likes to push to improve everything possible without being too crazy. But I feel that's what I bring to the team: okay, this is great, but to stay on top we have to keep pushing to get better."

"There's also the technical aspect," he continued. Not just being a bit of a fan of the team, but how accurate the team has been over the years"

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"They have a track background, and in that sense we are similar," said Dennis, who started out in track, was a two-time Team Pursuit World Champion, a silver medalist in the same event at the 2012 London Olympics, and in 2015 set an Hour record.

"Innovation, working with the best possible products on the market, is something I am really passionate about, especially when it comes to time trials.

"Personally, the Olympics (time trial) is my biggest goal for 2020. I had a bit of bad luck in Rio and missed out on a medal," Dennis said, referring to a broken aerobar in 2016.

"I want to prove that I should have been on the podium. 'I don't just want silver and bronze medals, I want gold. The Olympics only happen every four years, so if something happens in Tokyo, we'll have to wait until 2024. [On May 9, an 8.6-km prologue will be held in Budapest, Hungary, followed by a 16.5-km individual time trial in Milan on May 31. In between, stage 14 will feature a 33.7km TT, meaning that the 2020 three-week race in Italy will be just under 60km long.

"I wasn't too excited about previous Giro's, but fortunately next year there will be three time trials, which is unusual for a Grand Tour.

"Whoever the GC rider is, working for that rider, can take on the time trial at the Giro. It's also exciting to think that this team has a strong lineup as the GC leader in the Grand Tour, and that we have a good chance of getting on the podium and possibly on the top step of the podium in Milan."

Meanwhile, Dennis is looking forward to starting the season and getting to know his new teammates.

"I'm pretty excited to be coming to camp in Mallorca. As far as I know, it's very important. It's about building relationships as quickly as possible. We're racing early in the Tour Down Under, so it's important to have a close-knit group from the beginning to get the best results in January."

"I'm fortunate enough to know quite a few people already. In the peloton, I hear stories and see things, but I don't really know them. I want to know how they work and what makes them good," Dennis said.