Mike Smith at DGV set a new National record for the flying 200m of 10.783secs
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS - SMITH BREAKS NATIONAL RECORD
* Sprint Series Round 2 @ DGV @ December 2 - Mike Smith (BiciSport Master) cracked a personal best of 10.783secs for the flying 200m in the M4 category at DGV on December 2. This was a new National record. Damien Bottero is climbing the Sprint result sheets and will be in fine form come the Masters Track Nationals in late February.
* BiciSport Derny Restoration Project - By the end of December - five of the eight dernys will be restored to their former glory (that doesn't mean they work, but at least they look presentable) as the restoration project nears completion. A big thankyou to John Crouchley.
The BiciSport Christmas Ride is on Sunday 17 December. Departing from the Piemonte Cafe carpark at Terrey Hills at 8.00am for the Akuna Bay Loop. Coffee is back at Piemonte Cafe from 9.30am. All welcome.
RACING THIS WEEK
* Dec 16 - Bowral Track Open (Southern Highlands), Austral Wheelrace (Melbourne)
* Dec 17 - Southern Hemisphere Cup (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney), Shimano Criterium Series (St Kilda, Vic)
CYCLING NSW 2018 OPEN ROAD CALENDAR POSTED
* The 2018 CyclingNSW Open Road calendar was released last week and all events are now listed in the Calendar Section of this website. The comprehensive BiciSport 2018 calendar also carries Cycling Australia NRS events and all cyclosportives.
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Dec 11 - DGV Track Training @ 2.00pm with John Crouchley
* Dec 13 - M7 Cyclepath Walgrove Rd @ 6.00am @ BP Wallgrove Rd
* Dec 14 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ Centennial Park Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am
* Dec 15 - School Term Ends - traffic is lighter until late January, M7 Cyclepath Wallgrove Rd @ 6.00am @ BP Wallgrove Rd
* Dec 16 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Cafe (coffee only) from 9.30am
* Dec 17 - BiciSport Christmas Ride from Piemonte Cafe Terrey Hills carpark @ 8.00am
Ghent Velodrome Belgium from the early 1970's - A nice black & white pic of David Allan (Melbourne) leading Eddy Merckx with Graeme Gilmore (Tasmania) just to the right of Eddy.