Dudley Hoskin (BiciSport Happy Wheels) @ Freshwater Cafe @ 26 July. Dudley proudly displays his new beast in a Specialised S Works
Retro team cars are often a nice backdrop to the period - Raymond Poulidor (Team Mercier BP) wins the 1964 Milan San Remo Classic on the Via Roma with the Mercier team car in attendance in a Peugeot 403
SAY HI DURING COVID TIMES
Covid lockdowns are a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates with an sms or phone call. A simple sms goes a long way through to 28 August.
COVID RACE CANCELLATIONS LOOMING WITH 28 AUGUST LOCKDOWN
June & July was a pretty slow period for major races …. so a winter recess was part & parcel of the Covid outbreak. However, things are going to be a lot more pressing from an event promotion perspective with the Greater Sydney Covid lockdown now out to 28 August.
Current future event cancellations include
Port Macquarie Ironman - 5 September
Orange Newcrest Challenge - 11 September.
Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for any race cancellation updates
SINGLETON STATE TEAMS TIME TRIAL - TTT TRAINING NOW STARTS 5 SEPTEMBER IN TERREY HILLS (BUT THIS DATE COULD BE FURTHER DELAYED)
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 5 September at Terrey Hills based out of Miramare Gardens (Sandstone Cafe on Myoora Rd).
Details are in the Special Events section of this website
RACE SEEKER - COVID IMPACTS ON THE NSW RACE PROGRAM
August 7 - Bundanoon Handicap (Southern Highlands)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK - COVID CANCELLATIONS CONTINUE AGAIN THIS WEEK UNTIL AT LEAST 28 AUGUST
Tues 3 Aug
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 4 Aug
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 5 Aug
Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am
Belgian Waffle Ride @ 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 7 Aug - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
FDJ Professional Cycling Team (France) - 1994 to now
Founded by the legendary Marc Madiot in 1994, the team went professional in 1997. Madiot won Paris Roubaix in 1985 & 1991. Long term sponsorship & part team ownership is Francaise des Jeux (lottery), Lapierre (framesets) and Shimano (Groupsets). Grouprama (French insurance group) came on board as a sponsor with the Paris Olympics just around the corner. Team kit is highly desirable and you could do worse than to own every version (they all look good).
Team results over the years were spectacular (in parts) but they certainly didn’t dominate which was understandable with the sport running on “two speeds” for several years. Team members were many and varied with Vogondy, Gilbert, Nazon, Heulot, Rebellin (won San Sebastian & Zurich Classics), Guesdon (won Paris Roubaix Classic), three Aussies in Wilson, McGee & Cooke (Tour & Giro victories), and in more recent times Demare (sprinter & U23 World Champion), Gaudu, Kung and Pinot (won the Tour of Lombardy). Pinot can be brilliant on any given day although these days appear more historical than into the future and Pinot seems to spend more time being injured/recovering than actually winning these days.
