Congratulations to Lise Benjamin (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) who was recently awarded the NSW Cyclist of the Year Award in the Masters Women M7 category. Well done Lise.
Lise just won the Queensland State Criterium Championship for the Masters Women M7 category on 17 April
HEZ Criterium @ Kurri Kurri @ 17 Apr - Before the HEZ start with clean bikes and tyres that had some air … it couldn’t last. L to R in Karl Hoad, Ian Grainger & John Robb (BiciSport Anytime Fitness). Big thanks to Karl for providing the BiciSport team car for the day.
HEZ Criterium @ Kurri Kurri @ 17 Apr - every picture tells a story as John Robb & Karl Hoad await their fate on the HEZ start line in steady rain. Both punctured and Karl had a minor rubber side up (uninjured)
Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) and the St Ives to Broome epic awaits. The Tuesday morning send off is from St Ives (Pattisons Patiisiere) cnr Stanley St & Mona Vale Rd St Ives. Meet up time is 7.15am & departure time is 7.45am .
St Ives to Broome (WA) is a bit of a trip …
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
HEZ Criteriums @ Kurri Kurri @ 18 Apr - Karl Hoad & John Robb rode Division 4 & Ian Grainger Division 5. As per “standard HEZ operating procedures” both Karl & John got early punctures (everybody gets punctures at HEZ) & Ian was a peloton finish in filthy wet conditions.
Eric Dole is headed for St Ives to Broome (in WA) in 51 ride days, 10 rest days & Eric kindly offered a response in a recent interview at Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills
Why ?
It was Jeremy Lowes’ idea approximately 8 months ago, a “great opportunity”, and no there is no charity aspect nor a fund raiser
Who ?
Jeremy Lowe, Eric Dole, Peter Rau, Boon Yeo and Mark McCorkindale
The driver/support crew is Loz McCorkindale
Where
See the attached map above. Its mostly 100k-120k per day, with a couple of 180k days and a combination of camping & cabins. All roads are bitumen. The hilly days are the first 3 days getting over the Great Dividing Range from St Ives.
Bikes
Eric is riding a standard Giant (DEFI) which is a Gran Fondo style bike. Groupset is Shimano on 53/36 crankset on 30/11 rear sprockets. Tyres are 28 (by width) with some of the other riders are on 32.
Food
We’ll share the cooking and Loz in the support car will provide the ride food
Getting Home
Not 100% sure yet as plane travel is currently expensive, we may drive part of the way home … heck, why not ?…. .
AUSCYCLING NATIONAL MASTERS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS - JULY DATE ANNOUNCED
The last minute date change is due to the last Brisbane Covid lockdown and is now 28-31 July at the Anna Meares Velodrome
NEW START FINISH FOR BOWRAL CLASSIC IN OCTOBER
The new start finish for 2021 Bowral Classic is the iconic Bradman Oval in Bowral
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
19 Apr - Monday Night Criteriums @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 6.15pm (Penrith CC)
24 Apr - Great Otway Classic Cyclosportive (Geelong, Vic, Bundanoon Road Race (Southern Highlands CC)
25 Apr - West Head Road Race (Manly CC), Camden Roubaix Road Race (Camden CC), Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Tues 20 Apr
St Ives to Broome Farewell Ride @ Pattsons Patissiere @ 7.15am for 7.45am departure
Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 21 Apr
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 22 Apr
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 24 Apr - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
John Crouchley (BiciSport Master) also masters his own Mead (a combination of honey, water & yeast), a very tasteful honey based alcoholic (O% to 20% ! !) brew. Crouch’s brew is 12%-14% alcohol by volume and packs the same punch as a Tour de France stage finish. The “bitter” version took first place at the Royal Easter Show 2021 and the website is Great Southern Mead & Honey if you would like some …
Not to be outdone, the John Crouchley manufactured Mead also took Silver in the “sweet’ Mead category at the Royal Easter Show 2021.
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - 1993 to 2002
Mapei is a name unique in cycling - both in the scale of the financial support extended to the sport and the outstanding results achieved by the team over a decade. Mapei (glues & plastics) were supported by sub sponsors Clas, GB (supermarkets), Briobi & QuickStep (flooring). Framesets were Colnago and groupsets Shimano. Mapei was Giogio Squinzi and the cycling team was in the mould of Patrick Lefevere.
The team won big (Classics, Grand Tours, National & World Championships) & won everywhere not least being the complete podium at the Paris Roubaix Classic in 1996, 1998 & 1999. Team members were a who’s who in Museeuw, Bartoli, Tafi, Ballerini, Faresin, Rominger, Bugno, Olano, Evans, Camerzind, Steels, Peeters, Axel Merckx, Nardello, Friere, Bettini, VanDenBrouke, Cancellara & Escartin. Thats not a team … its a juggernaut
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paulo Bettini
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Gianni Bugno at the 1997 Tour of Langkawi
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Patrick Lefevere (in the Mapei team car) with Wilfred Peeters
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1996 … Museeuw leads Tafi
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1996 and Mapei goes 1-2-3 at the Roubaix Velodrome with Museeuw, Bortalami and Tafi
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - 1998 Paris Roubaix & Franco Ballerini on the way to victory
Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1999 and Mapei goes 1-2-3 at the Roubaix Velodrome with Peeters, Tafi and Steels
