Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 28 Mar - On the start line at the picturesque Adelong Showground with L to R … Peter Budd, Albert Ravanello & Dudley Hoskin
Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 28 Mar - Dudley Hoskin (left) took first home in the 160k category and Ian Grainger a fine 5th in 144k category.
Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 28 Mar - Dudley Hoskin and Melissa Budd at Adelong
Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 28 Mar - Peter Budd arrives at Adelong finish with Frank Signor in support. Peter had an “interesting” day (lost 2 bidons early on, then took a deviation courtesy of some non existent circuit signage).
Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 27 Mar - the day before the SM Challenge and the BiciSport Griffith grupetto ventured out from Tumut and climbed up the Blowering Dam wall to the lake itself.
L to R … Melissa Budd, Frank Signor, Albert Ravanello & Peter Budd.
Snowy Mountains Challenge @ 28 Mar - At the Adelong Showgrounds start with Will Walker (left) and Frank Signor
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
Snowy Valley Challenge @ 28 Mar - Snowy Mountains Challenge was hosted by Tumut Rotary with a picturesque start at the Adelong Showground. For the majority it was 144k loop through Batlow, Tumbarumba & Rosewood with finish back at Adelong. Well done to Bill & Sandra Walker, Ian Grainger, Frank Signor, Dudley Hoskin, Melissa & Peter Budd, Albert Ravanello & Mike O’Reilly.
Bobbin Head Classic @ 28 Mar - BiciSport starters included Peter Davis and Happy Wheels training group led by Stewart Campbell
SINGELTON MAIL RUN CYCLOSPORTIVE ON 11 APRIL
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.
Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
30 Mar - Final Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criterium (Maroubra, NSW)
31 Mar-1 Apr - AusCycling National Masters Track Championships (Brisbane) - POSTPONED
4 Apr - Clare Classic Cyclosportive (South Australia), Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
5 Apr - Eric Mather Cup Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Tues 30 Mar
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 31 Mar
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 1 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 3 Apr - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe @ 27 Mar - Andy Feltham (third left) graced the Sandstone coffee peloton at Terrey Hills on a holiday visit from Brisbane. L to R … Paul McDonald, Ian Grainger, Andy Feltham, Ian Garrity, Ken Edwards, Nigel Smith & Mike Lawson
Blast from the Historical Vault # 1 - Andy Feltham at Tempe Velodrome circa 1997 in the original BiciSport team kit (Hamill Press-Banholm Bakehouse-Maxim)
Blast from the Historical Vault # 2 - Andy Feltham (in a (then) new BiciSport red-white-blue team kit) followed by Richard Mulberry (in the Hamill Press jersey) in a Waratah Masters race at Underwood Rd Homebush in 1998
Blast from the Historical Vault # 3 - the 1997 Concord Shopping Centre criterium and Andy Feltham took third behind Keith Oliver (left) and Kevin Young (both Keith & Kevin being renowned sprinters).
Del Tongo Colnago Professional Cycling Team 1982-91
One of the best Italian cycling teams of the era, when all teams coming out of Italy were seemingly sponsored by some form of household appliances be it kitchen manufacturers (like De Tongo), famous coffee brands or home improvement paving products. Framesets were Colnago, groupsets were Campagnolo, team management was the highly regarded Pietro Algeri.
The team itself was loaded with top end Italian talent, but equally employed the odd notable foreigner in the form of Didi Thurau or a Rolf Golz (both Germany). Team victories were many & varied but with a clear Italian bias.
Italian riders included Beppe Saronni (won the ‘82 Worlds Road Race, ‘83 Giro, plus a Tour of Lombardy & Milan San Remo), then the one the only Mario Cipollini, Maurizio Fondriest (‘88 Worlds Road Race), Franco Ballerini, Fabio Baldato, Gibi Baronchelli (won Tour of Lombardy) and Franco Chioccioli (the ’91 Giro).
Del Tongo Colnago Professional Cycling Team - Rolf Golz (Germany)
Del Tongo Colnago Professional Cycling Team - Didi Thurau in the 1983 Het Volk Classic in Belgium
