West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Mike O’Reilly, Eric Dole, Craig Pager, Randolph Baral & Steve Holland
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - on the start line with Steve Holland (left) and Eric Dole
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - start line
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the B grade start line
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Craig Pager (centre)
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Eric Dole attacks on the last lap
West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Steve Holland & Eric Dole sort out the coffee order at Sandstone Cafe
Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 1 May - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the chilly Mudgee start line. A big welcome to Ian as a new member to the BiciSport team.
Grafton to Inverell Classic - Best wishes to the five BiciSport riders (Steve Holland, Eric Dole, Klayton Smith, Randolph Baral & Craig Pager) competing in the Grafton to Inverell Classic next Saturday. This 228k epic is no walk in a park …. the journey out of Grafton is far from flat and reminds one of the West Head Road repeated several times over and that is before you even get the 15k long Gibraltar Range climb. The picture above is from the 2021 event and featured Travis Shields (3rd wheel) and Darren Benson (2nd wheel) from BiciSport Happy Wheels.
A full race report will be posted here on 9 May.
Grafton to Inverell Classic - the Gribraltar Range is the main challenge of the day
The best drop of meaningful pro cyclist intel spotted from the recent Tour of Flanders - Mathieu Van Der Poel’s nutrition plan for 272k … kilometres covered are on the left, blue dots are rice cakes (early on), food is hard style bars (early on) then gels later, the yellow emoji is a caffiene gel and some 8 bidons over three different liquid types.
VdP is not only a champion cyclist but a champion eater ! …. starts eating after just 20 kilometres and just never stops
It’s time …. the Tour of Italy (Giro) starts on 6 May and its a seriously open affair with no clear favorite.
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
7 May
Grafton to Inverell Classic
BiciSport starters - Steve Holland, Randolph Baral, Graig Pager, Klayton Smith & Eric Dole
8 May
Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 3 May
Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am 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 4 May
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 5 May
Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am 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 6 May
De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 7 May
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Capri Sonne Pro Cycling Team - 1981-82
Capri Sonne came out of the Ijsboerke team (started in 1972) and managed by legendary Godefroot & Lefevere (now QuickStep). Capri Sonne was a German juice drink with Koga Miyata & Merckx as bike sponsors. Groupsets were Campagnolo.
The team personnel were the who’s who of Flemish cycling with De Witte, Haghedooren, Lieckens, Pevenage, Willems (pictured above), Wayenberg and non Belgians in Braun, Winnen & De Rooy. A classy peloton by any measure
Daniel Willems (right)
Gregor Braun on the Kemmelberg at Ghent Wevelgem
