West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Travis Shields went solo on both the opening lap but more importantly on the last one as well to take the win.
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - With Travis up the road taking the victory flowers, the peloton sprint contained Dudley Hoskin (3rd - second left), David Munro (centre) & Darren Benson (right)
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Tom Green (right) did a power of team work at the front of the peloton followed by Darren Benson, Dudley Hoskin, David Munro & Craig Pager
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Travis Shields & Dudley Hoskin on the podium
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Randolph Baral & Stew Campbell (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) in the sprint finish
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - David Munro & Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) both rode well at West Head
Brisbane MTB Race @ 18 Apr - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
St Ives to Broome @ 24 Apr - Eric Dole outside the Exchange Hotel … that must be a small Bistro and even smaller accommodation !!
St Ives to Broome @ 24 Apr - maybe racing to see who gets under the hot shower first
St Ives to Broome @ St Ives @ 20 Apr - Eric Dole (left) with BiciSport team mate Steve Holland
St Ives to Broome @ St Ives @ 20 Apr - the long march to Broome begins
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - BiciSport had a strong start list with the Grafton to Inverell Classic just a couple of weeks away courtesy of Dudley Hoskin, Mike Lawson, Tom Green, Stew Campbell, Darren Benson, Randolph Baral, Matt Coy, David Munro, Craig Pager & Travis Shields. Travis & Dudley went podium and big shout out to Tom Green for laying it down for the team.
Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 25 Apr - Ian Grainger, Peter Verhoeven & Raoul Westbrook all featured
COFFS HARBOUR TO SYDNEY & SEAN MURA
Sean Mura (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) is doing Coffs Harbour to Sydney for the Chain Reaction Charity Fund together with Andrew Bloxham.
The charity ride commenced Saturday 24 April and concludes in St Leonards Park this coming Friday. Ride details are at www.chain-reaction.org.au/event/2021-sydney/home
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
1 May - Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (NRS, Vic), Hanging Rock Handicap (Southern Highlands)
2 May - Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive (Mudgee, NSW), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Tues 27 Apr
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 28 Apr
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 29 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 1 May - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Coffs Harbour Club Ride @ 25 Apr - Alex Simmons (BiciSport + V) doing the Sunday morning club ride with Coff Harbour CC members. It included a celebratory coffee at Sawtell
Androni Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1996 to 2021 and still going
If anything displays clever Italian longevity then that is this team and Mr Italian Cycling himself in Gianni Savio. QuickStep has Patrick Lefevere, FDJ a Marc Madiot, well then Italy has Gianni Savio since 1996. You name it … Gianni has leveraged the deal with both sponsors & riders.
Team sponsors are too many and varied to name, some impossible to name with Androni Giocattoli (children’s toys), Kross (bikes), Lauretana (mineral water), Selle Italia (cycling components), Tre Colli (industrial brushes), Venezuala (a whole country no less !!), Bottecchia (bikes), Sidermec (tin plate processing & treated steel) and how about Serramenti PVC Doquigiovanni (aluminium window frames) for a sub sponsor.
Living in the shadow of the cycling World Tour must be exceedingly fragile but Savio survives with finding young talent and either using it, but sometimes even “leveraging” it in the case of a prospective Egan Bernal. Savio could sell coal to Newcastle or beer to the Belgians. Yes … and be assured an Androni rider is always but always in the television “break of the day” getting sponsorship exposure.
Team riders are as many as they are varied from Trent Wilson (Aust) to the likes of Franco Pellizotti, Danilo Hondo, Gabriele Missaglia, Danielle Nardello, Leo Moser, Jose Serpa, Rubens Bertogliati, a youthful Egan Bernal, Ivan Sosa, Pierino Gavazzi & a future star in the Italian Mosnada. If you have a heartbeat and have real talent, then Gianni will call you …
Androni Professional Cycling Team - Ivan Sosa
Androni Professional Cycling Team - a youthful Egan Bernal & Gianni Savio
Androni Professional Cycling Team - circa 2008 with Gilberto Simoni (centre) beside Gianni Savio (again in the photo) with sponsors squeezed onto every corner of the jersey
Androni Professional Cycling Team - Pierino Gavazzi wins the Tour of Tuscany
Androni Professional Cycling Team - Gianni Savio (centre) always but always gets in the team photo