The team was the idea of the manager and rider Rochelle Gilmore,[2][3] and was formed with backing from the Bradley Wiggins Foundation and British Cycling.

[2] On 3 March the team achieved its first ever victory when Emily Collins won the Omloop van het Hageland one day race in Belgium.

[7] On 23 August 2013 it was announced that reigning Swedish national road race champion, Emilia Fahlin, would be joining the team for the 2014 season.

[8] Also joining the team for the 2014 season are Peta Mullens[9] and current Spanish National Time Trial champion, Anna Sanchis.

[16] On 30 September 2014 it was announced that Elisa Longo Borghini would join the team for 2015[17] with Dani King signing a contract extension.

On 7 October the team announced the signing of Anna Christian and two-time Giro Rosa champion Mara Abbott for the 2015 season.

[35] Less than 24 hours after claiming the 2015 Australian National Road Race championship, the team announced they had re-signed Peta Mullens for the 2015 season.

[37] On 1 September 2015 the team announced that Amy Pieters would be joining them for the 2016 season,[38] followed shortly afterwards by the news that Lucy Garner was signed as well.

Wiggle High5 would sign on eight new riders for 2018; Katie Archibald, Rachele Barbieri, Elinor Barker, Lisa Brennauer, Martina Ritter, Macey Stewart, Kirsten Wild, and Eri Yonamine.

Leaving the team also was technical director and then incoming DS Alex Greenfield, head mechanic Tim Haverals, and remaining soigneur Laura Weislo.

[43][44] With Cycling Australia pulling support for national development teams that were usually where Amy Gillett Foundation Cycling Scholarship recipients would race with, near the end of April it was announced that Grace Brown was selected as the 2018 scholarship holder and would start racing overseas with Wiggle High5 starting with the mid-May Tour of California.