News Shorts - 27 December

Santa has been and delivered and seen returning to the cobbles of Paris Roubaix

BiciSport Griffith @ 25 Dec - coffee at Maccas on Christmas Day with (L to R) - Mike Taylor, Frank Signor & Roger Thompson Seagrave

Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 26 Dec - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 7th in C grade

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) has had a outstanding Heffron season and was promoted to A grade for the 21 December start. It was fast & furious through the famous “Squircle” (square circle) section of the Heffron circuit .

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly has time to wave to the crowd entering the Squircle

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Nov - Rolly passes the Heffron grandstand with the peloton full gas.

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly after the finish

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly before the start of the Heffron criterium with the Led Zeppelin IV support “roadie”

Sydney Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) features at the DGV from 28-30 Dec from 3pm each day

Tumut Cycle Classic @ 9 Jan - BiciSport is taking a strong starting line up to Tumut on 9 January. Hope to see you there.

Tumut Cycle Classic is a great community event raising funds for the Tumut Hospital

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 28-30 Dec - Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals (all Dunc Gray Velodrome)

  • 2 Jan - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 28 Dec

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Wed 29 Dec

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 30 Dec

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

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

    • Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

  • Fri 31 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sun 2 Jan (closed 1 Jan) - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Lotto Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1985 to today

Simply impossible to snapshot this team into a few paragraphs. The cornerstone of Belgian & world professional cycling. As the team is rich in history then so to the sponsors from Lotto, Soudal, Superclub, Isoglass, Mobistar, Adecco, Domo, Davitamon, Predictor, Silence, Omega Pharma & Belisol. Team management started with Walter Godefroot & Patrick Lefevere with later day managers in Marc Sargent & Herman Frison (both retired as managers this year). Bikes were either MBK, Merckx or Ridley and components either Mavic or Campagnolo but rumor has it SheMaNO in 2022

Team talent was endless with several Aussies (McEwen, Ewan, Sweeney, Lloyd & Evans). The remainder was a endlees list of top talent with Eeckhout, Steels, Steegmans, De Gendt, Phil Gilbert, Wellens, Criquielion, Museeuw, Verbrugghe, Bruyneel (pictured above), Tchmil, Hoste, Greipel & Campenaerts. They won it all be it numerous Classics, Tours, and several Six Day events.

Johan Museeuw

Claude Criquielion