Michael O'Reilly

24 January 2025

News Shorts - 27 January

Michael O'Reilly

24 January 2025

**Vale Eddy Verbust @ 23 Jan**
Sad to report the loss of Eddy Verbust on 23 January after a brief illness. A valued friend who assisted several BiciSport riders in Belgium over the years Always wise counsel and a fine person who will be sorely missed. Picture above is Eddy Verbust (centre) at the Gent 6 with Mark Cavendish & Bradley Wiggins.

**Eddy M with Eddy V @ Belgium Professional Race @ 1967**

**Eddy Verbust at the LIDL Trek Service Course @ Belgium @ April 2024**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 21 Jan - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 21 Jan - Rolly Delaytz enters the Heffron Park finishing straight.**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 21 Jan - Rolly Delaytz after the finish.**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 21 Jan - Rolly Delaytz centre of picture.**

**British Cyclo Cross Championships @ Gravesend @ 13 Jan - pictures by Mike O’Brien (BiciSport)**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 28 Jan & Thurs 30 Jan

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 30 Jan

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 1 Feb

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

27 Jan
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
28 Jan - 2 Feb
- Cadel Geelong Pro Races (Geelong, Vic)
- Cadel CycloSportive (Geelong, Vic)
- UCI World Cyclo Cross Championships (France)
28 Jan
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums
1 Feb
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
- Goulburn Track Open - BiciSport starter Davide Browne
- BiciSport Training Camp (Bright, Vic) @ 1-10 February
2 Feb
- Central Coast Criteriums (Kariong, NSW)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

**Cycling minatures at the Tour de France**

**Paris Roubaix Classic - railway overbridge at Wallers Arenberg**

**UCI World Cyclo Cross Championships (Lievin, France) @ 1-2 February**

Michael O'Reilly

17 January 2025

News Shorts - 20 January

Michael O'Reilly

17 January 2025

**Tuesday Night Heffron criteriums return at Heffron Park on Tuesday 21 January. Racing starts @ 6pm.**

**Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) resumes at Heffron on 21 January**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 21 Jan & Thurs 23 Jan

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 23 Jan

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 25 Jan

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

20-26 Jan
- Tour Down Under (Adelaide, SA)
21 Jan
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - the action resumes 21 Jan 2025 at The Heff
25 Jan
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
26 Jan
- Central Coast Criteriums (Kariong, NSW)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

**Classic CycloCross with the Poulidor-Van der Poel family - Raymond Poulidor (grand father).**

**Classic CycloCross with the Poulidor-Van der Poel family - Adri van der Poel (father)**

Michael O'Reilly

11 January 2025

News Shorts - 13 January

Michael O'Reilly

11 January 2025

**Tumut Classic @ 5 Jan - Frank Signor (BiciSport Codemo Machinery Services) on the start line in Tumut.**

**Tumut Classic @ 5 Jan - Frank Signor on the 100k loop in Tumut**

**Tumut Classic @ 5 Jan - Frank Signor (centre) with the Griffith CC peloton**

**Denmark @ 5 Jan - Dudley Hoskin (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took a wrong turn out of Morocco ….**

**Belgian Cyclo Cross @ Koksijde @ 2 Jan - Womens World Champion (Fem van Empel) in action (picture by Filip DeCock - BiciSport supporter) in temperatures of just 3 degrees**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 14 Jan & Thurs 16 Jan

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 16 Jan

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 18 Jan

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

17-26 Jan
- Tour Down Under (Adelaide, SA)
21 Jan
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - the action resumes 21 Jan 2025 at The Heff
18 Jan
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
19 Jan
- Central Coast Criteriums (Kariong, NSW)
- Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)

**Belgian Beer Trucks - a feature at every Belgian bike race …. HD being the initials of *Henri Desgranges* who founded the Tour de France. Note the VW Kombi’s are all “split windscreens”**

**Belgian Beer Trucks - The HD VW is now revealed …. seats, a nice bar & beer storage in the trailer**

**Belgian Beer Trucks with your Stella Artois**

Michael O'Reilly

4 January 2025

News Shorts - 6 January

Michael O'Reilly

4 January 2025

**DGV Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the centre of the DGV line up**

**DGV Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne (centre) with Geoff Baxter (right - Randwick)**

**DGV Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne in third wheel**

**BiciSport Saturday morning coffee has relocated to Berkelow Cafe at Terrey Hills (at the top of McCarrs Creek Rd) - all welcome from 9.30am every Saturday (cancelled if wet)**

**Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills offers great bike support**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 7 Jan & Thurs 9 Jan

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 9 Jan

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 11 Jan

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

6-12 Jan
- AC National Road Championships (Perth, WA)
21 Jan
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - the action resumes 21 January 2025 at The Heff
11 Jan
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
12 Jan
- Central Coast Criteriums (Kariong, NSW)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) xx

RIP Gianni Savio (Italy) just before this New Year … something of a magician in keeping Second Division Italian cycling teams alive in tough financial times. Always with an interesting comment or a controversial view on any cycling subject.

**The career of Rik van Looy (left) is celebrated by this popular murial at the Koers Cycling Museum (in the outside laneway) in Roesalare Belgium.**
**Sadly Rik left us last week at the age of 93.**
The rider on the right is also a Belgian (in Behoni Beheyet) who defeated Rik van Looy at the World Pro Road Championships in Ronse Belgium in 1962. Both being Belgian team mates this nearly caused a domestic riot after the finish ... being joined together on a wall in Roeselare would be as close as it gets without fireworks.

**Rik van Looy (right) not happy with Beheyet after the 1962 Ronse World Championship double cross**

**Rik van Looy in the World Champions jersey during the 1962 Paris Roubaix Classic**

**Rik van Looy (right) leads the charge at the Paris Roubaix Classic**

**Rik Van Looy (Belgian Champions Jersey) at the Paris Roubaix Classic**

**Rik van Looy with Hennie Kuiper (right - TI Raleigh)**

**Rik van Looy (right - World Champions jersey) at the 1962 Paris Roubaix Classic**

**The famous Van Looy “Red Guard” with Rik in the Belgian Champions Jersey (far right)**

Michael O'Reilly

28 December 2024

News Shorts - 30 December

Michael O'Reilly

28 December 2024

**Merry Christmas 2024 from all at Codemo & BiciSport’s Frank Signor**

**BiciSport @ DGV Christmas Carnival @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in 3rd wheel**

**BiciSport @ DGV Christmas Carnival @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne far right**

**BiciSport @ DGV Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne**

**BiciSport @ the Sahara in Morocco - Dudley Hoskin (with BiciSport beanie in tow) doing the ultimate gravel ride**

**BiciSport @ The Entrance Ride @ around the Central Coast @ 20 Dec - Doris Cooke (BiciSport) does the 50k lap around the popular Central Coast lake north of The Entrance.**

**BiciSport @ Bellingen @ 22 Dec - Alex Simmons (BiciSport) wishes everybody a special Christmas in 2024**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 1 Jan & Thurs 3 Jan

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills

Faster group departs @ 7.50am (don’t be late)
Slower group departs @ 8.00am (sharp … don’t be late) for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 3 Jan

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 28 Dec

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

21 Jan
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - the action resumes 21 January 2025
4 Jan
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
5 Jan
- Tumut Classic Cyclosportive (Tumut, NSW)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

**Belgian Christmas greetings 2024 - Eddy Ver Bust is a longtime BiciSport supporter wishing you a happy 2025 with the winners of the recent Gent 6 Day in Gent (Ben & Fabio)**

**Eddy Merckx (Peugeot 1967) with Eddy Ver Bust in Flanders Belgium … where were you in 1967 ?**

**A very special Flemish lunch with a serious starting line up in 2024 - from L to R … Patrick de Geyter, Eddy Merckx, Eddy Ver Bust & Roger De Vlaeminck.**

**Freddy Verleyen (left) and Eddy Ver Bust at the Koers Cycling Museum in Roeselare Belgium 2024**

**Eddy Ver Bust at the Trek-Lidl Service Course in Deinze Flanders in April 2024**

Michael O'Reilly

19 December 2024

News Shorts - 23 December

Michael O'Reilly

19 December 2024

**BiciSport Thursday Ride @ Centennial Park @ 19 Dec - Santa’s little “reindeers in lycra” have invaded Centennial Park**

**BiciSport Christmas Ride 2025 @ Centennial Park @ 12 Dec - Centennial Park ride happens every Thursday @ 10.30am starting from the Spruce Goose Cafe (all welcome)**

Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic 1993 relived @ Coffs Harbour @ 17 Dec - a chance visit to Rainbow Cycles in Coffs Harbour on 17 December and Glen Price (Rainbow Cycles) produces this 1993 retro gem - a race yellow jersey signed by the future legend in Jan Ulrich

Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic 1993 relived @ Coffs Harbour @ 17 Dec - MOR, Glen Price & Alex Simmons. Glen was something of a Bank Classic hard man and raced the event from 1987 to 1994. In 1993 the Bank Race started in Coffs Harbour and finished in Canberra. Glen raced for the NSW Team (1987), Richard Ellis (1988), Wallabies (1989), Penrith (1990, 1991 & 1992) and NBN TV (1993 & 94).
**Mike O’R was the 1993 team manager for the Australian Bananas Team for the Bank Classic**

Commonwealth Bank Classic @ 1993 - The Australian Bananas Team 1993 with L to R … Mike O’Reilly (Manager - kneeling), Ian Brindley, Steve Stannard, Ben Litchfield, Bart Hickson, Mark Rowlings & Phil Chapman (right)

**Brad Mills won the 2024 edition on 17 December - congratulations and see you 21 January 2025 for a resumption of racing**

**Easts Trophy Race @ Heffron Park Tuesday @ 17 Dec - Brad Mills does the job**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 24 Dec & Thurs 26 Dec

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 7.50am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 26 Dec

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 28 Dec

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

23 December
- Regatta Centre Penrith Criteriums (Penrith CC)
21 January
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - resume 21 January 2025
28 December
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
28-30 December
- Sydney Christmas Track Open (DGV, Bass Hill NSW)
29 December
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

**BiciSport Retro @ Flanders Belgium @ 2017 - Peter Livingstone (BiciSport) raced at the Tour of East Flanders (Under 23) for the Flanders Cycles team. Conditions were wet & grimy**

**BiciSport Retro @ Flanders Belgium 2017** - **Peter Livingstone at a stage start**

**BiciSport Retro @ Flanders Belgium @ 2017**

Michael O'Reilly

12 December 2024

News Shorts - 16 December

Michael O'Reilly

12 December 2024

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly Delaytz work office**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) second wheel**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly Delaytz on the left**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - main straight**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the black helmet**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly D (second right) avoids the finish crash**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rolly D after the finish**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 10 Dec - Rick Jordan (Chief Comm), John Sunde (Race Director) & MOR**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 10 Dec - Rolly D after the finish**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criterium @ 17 Dec - the Easts Trophy Race is go on 17 December**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 17 Dec & Thurs 19 Dec

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 19 Dec

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 21 Dec

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

16 December
- Regatta Centre Penrith Criteriums (Penrith CC)
17 December
- Sydney Dragway Criteriums (Marconi CC)
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums - Easts CC Trophy Race (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
21 December
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
21-22 December
- Wollombi Gravel Weekend (Wollombi, NSW)
22 December
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

**BiciSport retro from 1997 - the very first team presentation at St Ives**

**BiciSport retro from 1999 - the original BiciSport Womens Team to the Bay Criterium Series in Melbourne sponsored by Kool Mints confectionary**

**BiciSport retro @ Snowy Mountains Womens Tour - BiciSport Kool Mints Team with the NSW Minister of Sport**

**BiciSport Womens Team (sponsored by Band Aids) to the Melbourne Bay Criterium Series with Phil Anderson**

**BiciSport Womens Team again at the Melbourne Bay Series Criteriums with Lars Michealson & Stephen Hodge (Festina Pro Team) with Geelong Bay in the background**

Michael O'Reilly

7 December 2024

News Shorts - 9 December

Michael O'Reilly

7 December 2024

**Illawarra Track Open @ 7 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes 3rd in the Illawarra Wheelrace**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes a top 10 GC placing at the Mt Buffalo stage 3 finish**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) climbs the Rosewhite Climb in serenity direction the Kiewa Valley**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - The view from Mt Beauty in the Kiewa Valley**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - Rust never sleeps at the BiciSport Service Corse at Porepunkah near Bright**

**BiciSport is going to the Mudgee Classic in May 2025. Start planning …**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 10 Dec & Thurs 12 Dec

# Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

Thurs 12 Dec

# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

Sat 14 Dec

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

10 December
- Sydney Dragway Criteriums (Marconi CC)
10 December
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
14 December
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
15 December
- Shimano Super Criterium (Waratah Park Sutherland)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

**BiciSport goes retro at the Tour of Bright 2024 - Jason Keane sports the original Bici skinsuit from approximately 1998**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - Jason Keane at the Stage 2 Buckland Valley time trial**

**Tour of Bright 2024 reprise - Jason Keane at the Stage 2 Buckland Valley time trial in another BiciSport retro clothing classic from 2009 ! ! !**

Michael O'Reilly

30 November 2024

News Shorts - 2 December

Michael O'Reilly

30 November 2024

**Wagga Track Open @ 23 Nov - Davide Browne (right) takes third in the Wagga Wheelrace**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 26 Nov - Rafael Avecedo is pinned up by BiciSport team mate Rolly Delaytz**

Tour of Bright 2024 @ 29 Nov - from the left ….Ian, Peter, Steve, Dudley, Frank, Marty, Doris, MOR, Craig & Mike. Thankyou to Codemo Machinery Services for sponsoring the BiciSport team to the Tour of Bright.

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 29 Nov - at the BiciSport Service Corse with (from left) MOR, Peter Figg & Frank Signor**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 29 Nov - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode the Friday night criterium in the centre of Bright in steady rain.**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Craig Pager at the Stage 1 start in Bright in steady rain. Craig went top 10 in Masters C grade at the top of Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Ian Grant in Masters 55+ at the wet Bright start on Stage 1**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Steve Holland (left) at the Stage 1 start in Bright in the Masters 55+**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Craig Pager cracks top 10 in Stage 1 of Masters C grade at the top of Tawonga Gap in steady rain**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Masters 55+ and Ian Grant was top 15 on Stage 1 at Tawongs Gap**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Steve Holland in Masters 55+ atop Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Stage 2 individual time trial in the Buckland Valley near Bright and Craig Pager (left) had Dudley Hoskin (right) for support off the start line**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - an elegant Steve Holland forever the style master in the individual time trial**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - Steve Holland (left) with Frank Signor making sure all was good in the world in the Buckland Valley. Conditions were bleak in steady rain.**

Tour of Bright 2024 @ 30 Nov - The nerve center of the BiciSport management team at the Tour of Bright 2024 … Peter Figg (left) seemingly pulling his hair out, under the watchful guise of Marty Wright, then the legend Dudley Hoskin, with Steve Holland in warm up mode on the rollers with Frank Signor checking his share market prices on the Milan stock market. Many thanks to Peter Figg for his leadership, advice & commitment & the use of Flanders team tent.

Tour of Bright 2024 @ 1 Dec - Stage 3 was Bright to the summit of Mt Buffalo at just 38k and mostly uphill to the Mt Buffalo summit. Craig Pager finished an excellent 10th on overall GC in Masters C grade

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 1 Dec - In Masters 55+ Ian Grant (left) finished 13th on the overall GC and another cracking ride in testing conditions**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 1 Dec - Masters 55 + and Steve Holland had a great ToB 2024 with 19th on GC**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 1 Dec - Base Camp @ the Mt Buffalo summit in driving rain (conditions were bleak) with Peter Figg, MOR & Frank Signor**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 1 Dec - Luke Plapp (Jayco Alula Pro Team) won Mens A Grade on GC (photo MOR) and in fine form for the National Championships in Perth in January**

BICISPORT CHRISTMAS COFFEE - SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER

BiciSport Christmas coffee is set for Saturday 7 December @ 9.30am @ Berkelow Cafe at the top of McCarrs Creek Rd at Terrey Hillls

RACING THIS WEEK

2 December
- Penrith Regatta Centre Criteriums (Penrith CC)
3 December
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
7 December
- Christmas Classic (Eastern Creek Raceway) - Camden CC
- BiciSport Christmas Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
8 December
- West Head “The Wall” Handicap - start finish @ West Head (not Elvina Track)
- Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters)

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Wednesday before - Craig Pager & MOR near Myrtleford in the Ovens Valley**

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - At the top of Tawonga Gap outside Bright with from left - Martin Wright, MOR, Craig Pager, Mike Lawson & Dudley Hoskin**

Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - BiciSport peloton on the way to Tawonga Gap with from left - Ian Grant (light blue jersey) with Dudley (dark blue jersey) & Marty Wright (orange jersey)

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - Marty Wright climbing Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - Craig Pager & Dudley Hoskin climbing Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - Dudley Hoskin near the top of Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright pre race prelude @ Thursday before - Mike Lawson nearing the top of Tawonga Gap**

**Tour of Bright race prelude @ Friday before - on the revamped Porepunkah cycle path … Dudley Hoskin leads with Steve Holland direction Buckland Valley for a recce of the Stage 2 ITT course**

**Tour of Bright prelude ride @ Friday before - at the end of the Buckland Valley**

**Tour of Bright prelude ride the Friday before - a nice Feather Top red wine (a local Bright winery) to get the heart racing**

**Tour of Bright 2024 @ 29 Nov - a chance meeting of the owners of Feather Top Winery at the Friday night criterium in central Bright**

Michael O'Reilly

20 November 2024

News Shorts - 25 November

Michael O'Reilly

20 November 2024

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Rafael Acevedo (left BiciSport Happy Wheels) & Julian Soto**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Julian Arias (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Julian, Rafael, MOR, Rolly & Julian before the start**

**BiciSport to the Tour of Bright 2024 - The 12 person BiciSport grupetto descends on the north Victorian Alpine village of Bright from 26 November.**
**A Friday night criterium in the centre of Bright plus the Tour of Bright proper over the Saturday (two stages of a road race & ITT) & the Sunday (road race to Mt Buffalo).**
**Thank you to Codemo Machinery Services & Frank Signor (BiciSport) for supporting the BiciSport program to the Tour of Bright 2024.**
**The Tour of Bright stage maps are posted below & full reports will follow next week**

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

25 November
- No racing
26 November
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
29 November-1 December
- Tour of Bright (Vic)
30 November-1 December
- Bathurst-Orange Track Open
1 December
- Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters)

**Salvarani Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1963-72**
**Salvarani was (still is) Italian kitchens & bikes were Bianchi, with groupsets by Campagnolo on Universal brakes. All Italian.**
Only a small team of 16 riders but they won big and not just restricted to Italy. Vittorio Adorni won the Giro in ‘65, the Felice Gimondi won the Tour (’65), Roubaix & Lombardy & Giro (‘66) & Giro again in ‘69. Rudi Altig won Milan San Remo in ‘68. Other great team mates were Dino Zandegu & Italo Zilioli.

**Felice Gimondi at the Paris Roubaix cobbled Classic in 1966**

**Felice Gimondi won the Tour of Italy in 1966 & 1969**

**Felice Gimondi at the Tour of Italy in 1966**

Michael O'Reilly

15 November 2024

News Shorts - 18 November

Michael O'Reilly

15 November 2024

**Gent 6 Day Velodrome race @ 12-17 Nov @ t’kuipe Velodrome in Gent Belgium**

**Gent 6 Day Velodrome race @ 12-17 Nov @ t’kuipe Velodrome behind the derny motorbikes in Gent Belgium**

Gent 6 Day Velodrome race @ 12-17 Nov @ t’kuipe Velodrome Belgium - when two pieces of BiciSport Belgium collide at the Gent 6 …. Eddy VerBust (centre) has a long history with the Gent 6 & a great BiciSport supporter. Others in the picture are from the village of Velle (where BiciSport sponsors a Junior race in March and an Elite race in August). Their paths crossed nicely in the Gent 6 VIP beer tent.

**Heffron Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 9 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the middle of the Heffron peloton bunch gallop**

**Heffron Park Criteriums @ 12 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) crosses the finish in B grade**

**Heffron Park Criteriums @ 12 Nov - Rolly Delaytz with suburb of Heffron as a backdrop**

**Heffron Park Criteriums @ 12 Nov - local Heffron wildlife near the Heffron Centre Training Centre for the South Sydney Rugby League team**

**Heffron Park Criteriums @ 12 Nov - Rolly Delaytz after the finish**

**Heffron Park Criteriums @ 12 Nov - Heffron Park and a dedicated First Aid peloton**

**Newington Armoury Criteriums Homebush @ 15 Nov - Davide Browne (third wheel - BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the action at Homebush**

**Dubbo Track Open @ 10 Nov - Davide Browne (left - BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the podium**

**Dubbo Track Open @ 10 Nov - Davide Browne**

Graham Jones (BiciSport) Memorial @ Narrabeen Lakes Walkway @ 10 Nov - Graham was a long time BiciSport member and was killed whilst out training from a collision with a bus at Chatswood on 10 November 2002. RIP Graham.

**Graham Jones (BiciSport) Memorial @ Narrabeen Lakes Walkway @ 10 Nov**

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

18 November
- Penrith Regatta Centre Criteriums (Penrith CC)
19 November
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
23 November
- Hartley Cycle Challenge (Jindabyne, NSW)
- Wagga Track Open (NSW)
23-24 November
- Giro della Donna CycloSportive (Warragul Vic)
24 November
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Tour de France team cars with modified doors # 1**

**Tour de France team cars with modified doors # 2**

**Tour de France team cars with modified doors # 3**

**Tour de France team cars with modified doors # 4**

**Tour de France team cars with modified doors # 5**

Michael O'Reilly

8 November 2024

News Shorts - 11 November

Michael O'Reilly

8 November 2024

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov - picture taken just 250 metres to the finish. A real scramble**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov - Julian Arias (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in B grade**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov - Julian Arias in center of the picture in mid race**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov - Julian Arias after the finish**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 5 Nov - Julian Arias (left) after the finish**

**BiciSport Social Night Out @ Cremorne Orpheum Cinema @ 17 Nov @ 5.45pm. Led Zeppelin T shirts are essential.**

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

12 November
- Sydney Dragway Criteriums (Marconi CC)
12 November
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
12-17 November
- Gent 6 Day @ t’Kuipe Velodrome (Belgium)
16 November
- Downes Nursey Classic (Eastern Creek Raceway) Camden Cycle Club
17 November
- West Head Road Race (Manly CC)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Gent 6 Day @ Gent Belgium @ 12-17 Nov**

**Van Rysel Roubaix Pro Cycling Team (France) -1981 to today**
A separate team to the long standing Velo Club Roubaix, the Van Rysel set up is the professional team based at the famous Roubaix Velodrome. A small 15 rider team and a complete French roster save for Baptiste Planckaert (Belgium) arriving in 2025

Michael O'Reilly

1 November 2024

News Shorts - 4 November

Michael O'Reilly

1 November 2024

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) taking second outright in a hectic bunch sprint**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Another angle …. Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) taking second outright in a hectic bunch sprint**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the podium**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Rolly Delaytz … show me the money**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Rolly Delaytz (left) with BiciSport team mate Julian Arias**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Julian Arias (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Rolly Delaytz**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Julian Soto (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Heffron Tuesday Criteriums @ 29 Oct - Julian Arias (left), MOR & Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) after the finish**

**TREK 1000 @ DGV @ 19 Oct - Davide Browne (right) in the Madison with his Happy Wheels team mate**

**TREK 1000 @ DGV @ 19 Oct - Davide getting “pinned up” good and proper**

**Bundy DGV race @ DGV @ 20 Oct - Davide Browne on a full gas lap of the DGV**

**Bundy DGV race @ DGV @ 20 Oct - Davide in the start ramps**

**Bundy DGV race @ DGV @ 20 Oct - Davide at the finish**

**Graham Jones (BiciSport) was killed in a motor car accident in Chatswood on 10 November 2002 and was an active cycling supporter.**
Graham was instrumental in establishing the current walking-cycling track around the Narrabeen Lakes. The Warringah Council erected a memorial on the Narrabeen Lakes walk near the Deep Creek Reserve carpark.
**A brief ceremony will be held @ 9.30am on 10 November 2024 at the Jones Memorial**

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

4 November
- Penrith Regatta Centre Criteriums (Penrith CC)
5 November
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
9 November
- Bass Coast Cycle Classic (Inverloch, Vic)
10 November
- Jones Memorial @ Narrabeen Lakes @ 9.30am
- Snowy Valley Cycle Challenge (Adelong NSW)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Gent 6 Day @ Gent Belgium @ 12-17 Nov - The Gent 6 runs at the historic t’Kuipe Velodrome in central Gent. The full lap is just 167 metres which translates to just 9 seconds per lap on 45 degree bankings. Racing is fierce and starts at 8pm each night and concludes around 1.30am. Beer drinking and having a great time is mandatory. Mark Cavendish (#4) is pictured above

Gent 6 Day @ Gent Belgium @ 12-17 Nov - the atmosphere is electric. The Middleplein in the track centre has several beer stations and the atmosphere is something else. Thursday night is “Student Night”.

**Gent 6 Day @ Gent Belgium @ 12-17 Nov - a classic retro Gent 6 picture from 1977 with Eddy Merckx (left), Freddy Maertens (centre) and Patrick Sercu**

Michael O'Reilly

27 October 2024

News Shorts - 28 October

Michael O'Reilly

27 October 2024

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 22 Oct - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels - 4th from the right) takes second in B grade**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 22 Oct - Rolly Delaytz over the Heffron Pimple climb with the finishing straight in the background**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 22 Oct - Rolly Delaytz on the Heffron concrete**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 22 Oct - Rolly Delaytz on the Heffron Park finishing straight**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 22 Oct - Rolly Delaytz getting pinned**

**Trek 1000 @ DGV @ 19 Oct - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) second wheel on the DGV fence**

**Trek 1000 @ DGV @ 19 Oct - Davide Browne takes a victory**

**BiciSport in Korea @ 24 Oct - Zac Vigar in Korea headed for a training ride towards the DMZ perhaps**

**Alpine Victoria @ Bogong @ 21 Oct - Andy Feltham (BiciSport) enjoying the delights of Mt Beauty in the Kiewa Valley**

**Alpine Victoria @ Bogong @ 21 Oct - Andy Feltham at Mt Bogong near Mt Beauty**

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

29 October
- Sydney Dragway Monday Night Criteriums (Eastern Creek)
29 October
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
2-3 November
- Grafton Criteriums & Road Races (northern NSW)
3 November
- Community Ride - Gong Ride (Sydney to the Gong)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Fibok Sidermec Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1987**
The team spanned 1983-87 and strictly an Italian team of just 16 riders. The team itself only ever had limited results in Cesare Cipolini and Silvano Ricco who won a stage of the 1985 Tour of Italy. Ricco went on to have a career ruined by excessive EPO drug use. Sidermec is a long time supporter of Italian pro cycling and resurfaced on the Androni pro jersey as late in 2021.

**Fibok Sidermec Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - Team Fibok at the 1987 Giro**

**Fibok Sidermec Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - Team Fibok (right) at the Tour of Italy 1987**

Michael O'Reilly

20 October 2024

News Shorts - 21 October

Michael O'Reilly

20 October 2024

**Sydney 1000 @ DGV Velodrome @ 19 Oct - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) third from right. The promotion was moved to DGV from Tempe Velodrome due to thunderstorms**

**RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst (BiciSport Team Force) getting ready for the retro race in Stekene East Flanders**

RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst's weapon of choice is a retro Concorde frame (used by the PDM professional team in the 1990's) , with Shimano downshifters circa 1989 and no disc brakes to be seen.

RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst in the SAFIR professional jersey (thumbs up) from the 1980's. SAFIR was a Belgian beer from Aalst in East Flanders. The Zetelhallen jersey on the right was an old Belgian professional team.

**RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst third wheel in Stekene**

RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst in second wheel with the rider immediately in front on a Belgian Splendor bike & leather strip helmet AND toe clips & straps. Not a piece of carbon or disc brakes in sight ...

**RetroKoerse @ Flanders Belgium @ 29 Sept - Koen VerHulst at the finish**

**BiciSport Team Force @ Beveren Flanders Belgium @ 13 Oct - Koen VerHulst (BiciSport - left) in the Beveren kermesse race**

**BiciSport Team Force @ Beveren Flanders Belgium @ 13 Oct - Koen VerHulst (second right) in the Beveren laneways through the local farm lands**

RACING THIS WEEK

21 October
- Penrith CC Monday Night Criteriums (Penrith Lakes)
22 October
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
27 October
- West Head Road Race (Manly CC)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Remac Fanini Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1987**
**The team itself eclipsed 1984-88 but Remac featured in 1987.**
Remac was agricultural machinery with Mr Fanini very much in the Mr Squinzi (Mapei) role as a primary $$$ benefactor. Money was correspondingly limited with just 15 riders on the team roster with an Italian program. Framesets were Alan and they flexed in the extreme with excessive bottom bracket sway. Sorenson, Beccia, Gavazzi & Cimini took wins in Italy but that was about it. The team completely folded at the end of 1988.

**Remac Fanini Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - at the 1987 Tour of Italy**

**Remac Fanini Pro Cycling Team (Italy)**

Michael O'Reilly

11 October 2024

News Shorts - 14 October

Michael O'Reilly

11 October 2024

**Tour of Lombardy @ 12 Oct @ Madonna di Ghisallo Church high above Lake Como - The Monuments are now over for 2024 & see you in 2025 at Milan San Remo in March 2025**

BiciSport Ciccia Cafe @ Freshwater @ 11 Oct - Ciccia Cafe is a trendy boutique cafe in central Freshwater with nothing but the best in delightful Italian coffee and other food delights (all naturally Italian). Welcome to both Michaela & Silvia with placing the Ciccia yellow logo on the 2025 BiciSport club jersey.

**BiciSport Ciccia Cafe @ Freshwater @ 11 Oct - Ciccia Cafe Freshwater with Michaela & Silvia**

**BiciSport Ciccia Cafe @ Freshwater @ 11 Oct - MOR, Michaela & Silvia**

Tuesday Night Heffron Season 40 @ 15 Oct - Season 40 kicks off on Tuesday 15 October and this polished promotion remains the best entertainment in town. Entries open at 5pm and racing starts 6pm. Be there be the crowd.
**The retro picture above features Stew "Computa" Campbell of Happy Wheels Waterloo fame in the blue knicks on the left of picture.**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Season 40 @ 15 Oct - Stew Campbell in very retro fiery red on the left**

**Tuesday Night Heffron Season 40 @ 15 Oct - Stew Campbell harder to locate this time (5th from the right) with Chris Sutton (Cofidis professional) in the centre of the Heffron picture**

**BiciSport Team Force @ Flanders Belgium @ 30 Sept - the annual Team Force closing weekend with a Flemish winter approaching.**

**BiciSport Team Force @ Flanders Belgium @ 30 Sept - Koen VerHulst (BiciSport - 3rd left, light coloured jacket) & Nick Felix (centre - with sunglasses).**

RACING THIS WEEK

15 October
- Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)
  - BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
19 October
- Sydney 1000 Track Classic (Tempe Velodrome)
  - BiciSport starter - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
20 October
- Bowral Classic Cyclosportive (Bowral, NSW)
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Yvette Horner was a famous French musician (accordonist & composer) who played "live" in the Tour de France publicity caravan in the 1950's and 1960's). The picture above is from 1960.**

Michael O'Reilly

5 October 2024

News Shorts - 7 October

Michael O'Reilly

5 October 2024

**In the January 2024 edition of the Italian BiciSport magazine they forecast the famous triple - Giro, Tour & Worlds.**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Masters M7 category podium with Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) first & Matt Coy (BiciSport PIlu Racing) in third place**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes the victory in the M7 category with Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) a close third on the right**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Eric Dole**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Matt Coy**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Eric Dole (left) & Matt Coy (right)**

**Sydney Masters Championships @ Lansdowne @ 5 Oct - Matt Coy & MOR**

**Griffith NSW @ 30 Sept - Peter Piccolo (left), Rosa Piccolo & Frank Signor (BiciSport Codemo)**

Griffith NSW @ 30 Sept - Roger Thompson Seagrave (left) and Frank Signor (BiciSport Codemo). The retro Hillman bike (made in Melbourne) is circa 1982 with circa rim brakes, toe clips & double lever gear down shifters

RACING THIS WEEK

7 October (Mon)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
12 October
- Odd Spoke Criteriums (Eastern Creek Raceway)
13 October
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
15 October (Tues)
- Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums (Eastern Suburbs CC)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**The best show in town .... every Tuesday with race starts at 6pm**

Michael O'Reilly

28 September 2024

News Shorts - 30 September

Michael O'Reilly

28 September 2024

BiciSport Codemo sponsors presentation @ Griffith @ 27 Sept - Codemo Machinery Services are kindly sponsoring the BiciSport team to the Tour of Bright 2024 (Nov 30 to Dec 2) and the presentation was made at the Codemo headquarters in Griffith. The Codemo specialty is heavy farm machinery in all shapes and sizes (mostly big & bigger). and they sell and service on the premises.
The Bici team Cannondale Super 6 in the presentation was that of *Noel La Rose* who recently passed away. It was rewarding to remember Noel at this time with two club rides around Griffith on the Saturday & Sunday. MOR is far left & Frank Signor in the centre of the Codemo team lineup.

**BiciSport Codemo sponsors presentation @ Griffith @ 27 Sept - maybe not the ideal BiciSport team car at a cycle race but you get to see all of the action.**

**BiciSport Codemo sponsors presentation @ Griffith @ 27 Sept - Frank Signor & MOR**

**Anzac Bridge Sydney - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the approach towards Anzac Bridge**

**Anzac Bridge Sydney - Craig Pager climbing west towards Balmain**

RACING THIS WEEK

5 October
- Sydney Road Championships (Lansdowne Reserve)
  - BiciSport starters - Matt Coy, Eric Dole
- Lismore Criteriums & Cyclosportive (NSW)
- Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (NSW)
6 October
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
7 October (Monday)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Paini Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1987**
A team based around the Malvor Bottechia team that spanned 12 years. Malvor sponsored both sides of the 1987 season & Paini was only there for one season. If there were any 1987 results the Bici web editor couldn't find any. When it came to team results it was "a gap year" and Malvor took over again in 1988 and things began to improve.

Michael O'Reilly

21 September 2024

News Shorts - 23 September

Michael O'Reilly

21 September 2024

***Amy Gillett Ride @ Lorne Vic @ 15 Sept - Doris Cooke on the Great Ocean Road in freezing conditions***

***Amy Gillett Ride @ Lorne Vic @ 15 Sept - BiciSport Pilu Racing team member (left) on the Lorne start line***

RACING THIS WEEK

27 September
- Friday Night Racing @ DGV
28 September
- 27-29 Sept - BiciSport Codemo photo shoot @ Griffith NSW
- Parramatta Interclub Race @ Oakville, NSW
29 September
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)