BiciSport Belgium @ 13 Sept - Eddy Ver Hulst taking his grandson (Briek) out for a 30k ride around the picturesque laneways between Temse and Antwerp in East Flanders. The Ver Hulst family has supported many BiciSport riders in Belgium since 1987. Briek is named after the legendary Belgian cyclist Briek Schotte (pictured below)
Alberic (“Briek”) Schotte won the World Professional Road Championships in 1948 and 1950 (wearing the World Champions jersey above), plus Briek won the Tour of Flanders in 1942 and 1948. His nickname was Iron Briek due to his “Flemish hardness”.
BiciSport Griffith @ 11 Sept - for those of BiciSport Sydney still in lockdown this is what a BiciSport team photo looks like with the Griffith canola crop for company …. good enough for a Meadow Lea commercial .
L to R … Tony Jones, Michael Taylor, Helen Vowels, Melissa Budd, Frank Signor, Roger Thompson Seagrave, Anita Tovo, Lawrence Tovo, Alana Rossiter & Alberto Ravanello
BiciSport Griffith @ 11 Sept - Alberto Ravanello & Frank Signor
BiciSport Griffith @ 11 Sept - With coffee approaching Frank Signor leads with Roger Thompson Seagrave
BiciSport Griffith @ 11 Sept - Alberto Ravanello (right) brings up the rear
BiciSport in Italy @ Ghisallo climb - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) climbs the Ghisallo climb above Lake Como with the famous IL Perlo Hotel in the background. Note the tiny tree just to the right of the hotel itself. The IL Perlo Hotel is nearly as famous as nearby Bellagio and a great place for a cycling holiday at Lake Como.
IL Perlo Hotel @ 1934 Tour of Italy - same Hotel same little tree to the right of the Hotel
IL Perlo Hotel @ 1956 Tour of Italy - Fausto Coppi goes past the IL Perlo Hotel with spectators dressed in full suit & tie no less just ahead of the Bianchi team car. Yes, the same tree remains to this day
IL Perlo Hotel @ Tour of Lombardy - the professional peloton does the annual pilgrimage past IL Perlo high above Lake Como. The tiny tree has seen it all.
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 the end September.
BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022
With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.
Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information
NSW VELODROME CALENDAR ANNOUnCED
The NSW Track calendar is now posted on the Calendar section of this website
RACE CANCELLATIONS MOVE INTO OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
Recent announcements by the NSW Government on 9 September indicates a possible return to community sport when the vaccine rate hits the well published 80% figure. This is anticipated by mid November but there is no precise date yet on a return to community sport
The latest event cancellations now include -
NSW Masters Champs (Singleton) - 24-26 Sept moved to 29-31 Oct … watch this space regarding the viability of 29-31 Oct
Western Sydney Ironman - 26 Sept (cancelled)
World Masters Track Championships (Los Angeles) - 2-9 Oct (cancelled)
Metro & Country Champs (Penrith) - moved to 2 Oct (cancelled)
Sutherland Shimano Criterium - moved to 3 Oct (cancelled)
Noosa Classic (Qld) - moved to 10 Oct - possibly, watch this space
Classic Bike Show (Lidcombe Oval) - 24 Oct - to be confirmed
NSW Team Time Trial Championships (Singleton) - 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 - highly unlikely, watch this space
Heffron Park Retro Classic Bike Show - 13 Nov - to be confirmed
Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to 21 Nov - highly unlikely, watch this space
L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)
Bowral Classic Cyclosportive - moved to 11-12 Dec
Fitzs Challenge (ACT - moved to 12 Dec
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 until at least late November 2021
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES - COVID CANCELLATIONS CONTINUE AGAIN THIS WEEK UNTIL WHENEVER
Tues 21 Sept
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 22 Sept
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 23 Sept
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 25 Sept - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Team Telekom (Germany) - 1991 to 2007
Sponsorship was Telekom (communications) plus a staggering 22 supporting sponsors. The team was managed by the legendary Walter Godefroot (Belgium) and every DS on the team was both talented & highly skilled. Bikes were either Pinarello, Giant or Eddy Merckx. Team kit was a stylish pink/black/white for the 29 riders on the team roster.
The mega team won and won big in all disciplines of the sport - Classics, Tours, the Olympics. The win list was endless and looking at the team roster it was difficult to see who were the domestics in this talented gruppetto. This was a champion team loaded with individual champions - Rijs, Zabel, Aldag, Botero, Savodelli, Aerts, Hondo, Julich, Ullrich, Vino, Kloden, Guerini, Gerdermann, Griepel, Wesemann, Hammond, Hansen, Evans, Rogers, Klier and Merckx … how much talent can you squeeze into one team ?
Team Telekom (Germany) - Eric Zabel (right) looks pretty in pink
Team Telekom (Germany) - Udo Bolts atop a Team Eddy Merckx
Team Telekom (Germany) - How pretty is that Pinarello !
Team Telekom at Paris Roubaix
