Heffron Park Criteriums @ 16 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (second left, BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the thick of the action at Heffron Park
Eastern Creek Masters @ 21 Feb - Peter Verhoeven (pictured) rode well in A2 grade with Ian Grainger 6th in C grade
Dunc Gray Velodrome @ 15 Feb - BiciSport ventured out to the DGV guided by the Track Maestro in John Crouchley.
Pictured above is Ian Grainger, John Crouchley & Karl Hoad
Kurri Kurri Criterium @ 21 Feb - Ruth Strapp (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the start in wet & soggy conditions
The European Spring Classics start on 26 February with the Het Niewsblad Classic in Belgium
CYCLOSPORTIVES DATES ANNOUNCED - SNOWY VALLEY 28 MARCH & SINGELTON 11 APRIL
The Snowy Valley Challenge runs out of Adelong (near Tumut) on 28 March. Start & finish is in Adelong with a route via backroads to Batlow and return
The Mail Run on 11 April is a long running cyclosportive in the Hunter Valley based out of Singleton on roads used in the NSW Teams Time Trial Championships around Glendon. A great weekend is guaranteed.
Both event details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.
EASTERN CREEK MASTERS RACES NOW A 6.45AM START
Effective immediately all Waratah Masters races at ECR go to a 6.45am start
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
23 Feb - Heffron Park Criteriums (Maroubra)
27-28 Feb - NSW Masters Track Championships (DGV)
28 Feb - Heffron Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Tues 23 Feb
Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
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
Wed 24 Feb
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 25 Feb
Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am
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
Sat 27 Feb - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Singleton Mail Run @ Sunday 11 April starts finishes from the Singleton Council Chambers
Polti Professional Cycling Team (1994-2000)
Sponsors were Polti (high quality vacuum steam cleaners), with Fausto Coppi (bikes) and groupsets being Shimano. The jersey design comfortably ranks #1 as the Worst Jersey Design of All Time ….
To say it was a difficult time in cycling would be a mild understatement with a myriad of distractions. The team itself consistently performed well (won stages at both Tour & Giro) and several one day Classics with Bugno (Flanders 1994) and Gianetti (Liege B Liege 1995).
If cycling history was somewhat bent out of shape during the teams existence then some of the individuals possibly fell into that category. Vansteins & Bugno both won World Road Championships, Gotti (a Giro), and other prominent individuals included Abdoujaparov, Virenque, Cassani, Jaksche, Gianetti, Herve, Celestino, Fidanza & Rebellin. History would suggest that’s a pretty memorable team line up in more ways than one.
Polti Professional Cycling Team - Gianni Bugno wins the 1994 Tour of Flanders by the narrowest of margins
