Congratulations to Eric and the team… what a journey.
St Ives to Broome (WA) - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the approach to Broome
St Ives to Broome (WA) - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the local brew
St Ives to Broome (WA) - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
St Ives to Broome (WA) - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
ST IVES TO BROOME (WA) - GREETINGS FROM BROOME (WA)
Congratulations to Eric Dole on something like 6,000k from St Ives to Broome with 51 ride days coupled with 10 rest days. Its one hell of a life long achievement no matter how you say it. Chapeau Eric ! !.
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
Recovery Ward - Best wishes to Raoul Westbrook after a car accident and time in RNS in recovery. Best wishes Raoul and a speedy recovery. Update @ 28 June - Raoul is now in Delmar Rehab Hospital in Dee Why.
MELBURN ROOBAIX - COVID CAUSES A DATE CHANGE TO 29 AUGUST
The Melburn Roobaix Cyclosportive set down for late June is now scheduled for 29 August courtesy of the latest Melbourne Covid lockdown
SINGLETON STATE TEAMS TIME TRIAL - RESERVE SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER
By the time you read this it could be time to dust off the time trial beast and start thinking about the NSW Team Time Trial Championships on Saturday 30 October at Singleton
BiciSport training sessions for the prospective TTT teams will commence in early August at Terrey Hills based out of Miramare Gardens (Sandstone Cafe on Myoora Rd).
Details are in the Special Events section of this website
BOWRAL CLASSIC ADDS SATURDAY CRITERIUM TO THE OCTOBER WEEKEND
The Bowral Classic has added a Saturday criterium based around the Bradman Oval on the outskirts of Bowral. Well done Bowral Classic for making a great weekend even better.
RACE SEEKER - COVID IMPACTS ON THE NSW RACE PROGRAM
July 3 - Bundanoon Handicap (Southern Highlands) - CANCELLED
July 4 - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) - CANCELLED
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK - MORE COVID CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD
Tues 29 June
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 30 June
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 1 July
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 July - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Amore & Vita Professional Cycling Team - 1948 until now
This Italian based team commenced in 1948 and has been UCI Division 3 registered team in Italy, Poland, UK, USA, Ukraine, Albania and now Latvia. Not sure what that is all about …. Despite a 1948 start date the team went “professional” in 1984 as Fanini Wuhrer with Lorenzo Fanini as the founding father, with Ivano Fanini in charge.
Team sponsors and jersey changes are too numerous to list with Amore & Vita (Love & Life anti abortion lobby) Pepsi, Beretta (pasta), McDonalds, SMP, Prodir (pens), 7UP (drinks) and Galatron. Jersey design was a continuous rotating door and changes every year.
Team members were pretty illustrious with passing visits by Cipollini, Bartoli, Massi, Gaggioli, Tafi, Sorensen, Quaranta, Gavazzi, Chioccioli, Di Basco, Magnussen & Ljungblad. Strangely the win list was pretty slim (understatement) but the public visibility remained pretty high up until the UCI World Tour categorization limited their top level racing activities.
The highlight of any team had to be having a team presentation with Pope John Paul 2 in 1989 at the Vatican.
Amore & Vita with Ivano Fanini far right
