Lady Macquaries Chair on Sydney Harbour @ 14 Aug - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) and the latest Factor
Lady Macquaries Chair @ 14 Aug - Randolph Baral & Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)
Akuna Bay Marina @ 14 Aug - Dom Zumbo & Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
Archau Velodrome Germany - At just 114 metres per lap the peloton sizes were tiny with the crowd up nice & close
Archau Velodrome Germany - The shortest velodrome ever built at only 114m per lap ! ! ! and notwithstanding the steep corners there were times the advertising hoarding came in real handy !
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 end September.
RACE CANCELLATIONS IN SEPTEMBER & EXPECT MORE INTO OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
From a racing perspective September is now history and October is looking in serious doubt.
The latest event cancellations now include -
Tamworth Weekend (CyclingNSW) - 28 Aug (cancelled)
Tour of the Great South Coast (NRS-Vic) - 31 Aug (cancelled)
Port Macquarie Ironman - 5 Sept (cancelled)
Orange Newcrest Challenge (Bicycle Network) - 11 Sept (cancelled)
NSW Masters Champs Singleton - 24-26 Sept moved to 29-31 Oct
Western Sydney Ironman - 26 Sept (cancelled)
Metro & Country Champs (Penrith) - moved to 2 Oct
Sutherland Shimano Criterium - moved to 3 Oct
Noosa Classic (Qld) - moved to 10 Oct
Bowral Classic - 16-17 Oct … decision pending on 30 August or maybe earlier
NSW Team Time Trial Championships - 31 Oct (cancelled)
Bass Coast Classic Cyclosportive (Inverloch, Vic) - 4 Nov (cancelled)
Wagga Golden Wheel Track Open (CyclingNSW) - 4-5 Nov (cancelled)
Tour of the Tropics (NRS, Qld) - moved to 5-7 Nov
NSW ITT & RR Champs (Gunning) - moved to 13 Nov
Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to 21 Nov
L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)
Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.
Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for further race cancellations
RACE SEEKER - COVID IMPACTS ON THE NSW RACE PROGRAM
Currently there is no racing available
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK - COVID CANCELLATIONS CONTINUE AGAIN THIS WEEK UNTIL END SEPTEMBER
Tues 24 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 25 Aug
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 26 Aug
Happy Wheels Waterloo 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 28 Aug - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Puch Professional Cycling Team (France) - 1980-85
Sponsors were Puch (manufactured both bicycles & mopeds), Wolber (bicycle tyres), Eurotex, Campagnolo, Sem & de Gribaldy. Team manager was Marcel Boishardy with Rudi Altig as his assistant. Altig was a World Pro Road Champion in a prior era and rode for Molteni.
Several notable riders, several of which had previously exited out of Peugeot-Esso … like Thevenet, Ovion, Hezard and Arnaud but, as a team nobody really won much as most were well past their very best. The team did ride the Tour de France and Agostinho was prominent as was Jostein Wilmann. Agostinho sadly died when he collided with a stray dog during a race.
Puch at the cobbles of the Tour of Flanders
Agostinho (second from left) at the Tour de France
