News Shorts - 18 October

BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @ 16 Oct - L to R … Raoul, Eric, Karl, Sam, Ian, Tony, Tom, Nigel & Marty

BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @ 16 Oct - Sam Green, Tom Green & Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

St Ives Retirees in Lockdown @ 10 Oct - L to R … Steve, Frank, Tony, birthday boy Peter Davis (BiciSport Anytime Fitness), Mark & Derrick.

BiciSport @ Terrey Hills @ 17 Oct - Dudley, Conor, Tim, Tom, Mike, Suzy & Darren

BiciSport Belgium @ 16 Oct - Koen Verhulst at the start of the Deinze Cyclocross in Flanders

BiciSport Belgium @ 16 Oct - Koen Verhulst after finishing the Deinze Cyclocross in Flanders

BiciSport Belgium @ 16 Oct - Koen Verhulst midway through the Deinze cyclocross

BiciSport Belgium @ 16 Oct - Koen Verhulst at Deinze

BiciSport Belgium @ 18 Oct - Briek Verhulst in his Anytime Fitness kit

BOORALIE RD RESURFACED NEAR JAPANESE SCHOOL

• Booralie Rd towards Duffys Forest has been resurfaced between the Japanese School and the Golf Club. Thank you the Covid Fairy.

SAYING HELLO IS NOW REAL

• Real people, tall buildings, real motor traffic jams …. the things you crave for ! !.

• Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

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

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPS MOVED TO 13-14 NOVEMBER

• The latest event cancellations & changes now include -

  • Classic Bike Show (Lidcombe Oval) - 24 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 (now includes Elites & Masters)

  • Tour of Tasmania - 24-28 Nov (cancelled)

  • L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)

  • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

  • Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to Dec 5

  • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

  • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (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 - THIS WEEK - RACING RESUMES 31 OCTOBER

• 31 Oct - Waratah Masters resume at Lansdowne Park

• 2 Nov - Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums are go

• 7 Nov - West Head Individual Time Trials resume at West Head

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES RESUME 12 OCTOBER

• Tues 19 Oct

  • 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 20 Oct

  • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• Thurs 21 Oct

  • 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 23 Oct - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Hertekamp Magniflex Novy Professional Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1970-73

Nothing like having your main sponsor (Hertekamp) being a gin style seriously alcoholic beverage ... that’ll take the leg pain away !!. Magniflex made bedding/mattresses, Novy was a Belgian bike frameset manufacturer with both Shimano/Campagnolo the groupsets.

The Hertekamp team’s main claim to fame was riding the Tour of Italy in 1970 & 71 (hence the Italian sponsor in Magniflex) and the Tour of Spain in 1971. The team roster rotated through 45 riders in 3 years and included Aussie legend Rob Whetters (1973), plus Jose De Cauwer (went to TI Raleigh), Wilfred Wesemael (also to TI Raleigh), Noel Van Clooster, Willy de Geest, Roland Desmet & Noel Van Tyghem. The most notable team members were Rik Van Linden (a future Classics super star at Bianchi) and Georges Pintens (one of the few riders on a good day to challenge Eddy Merckx)

Roland Desmet

Georges Pintens (Hertekamp) leads Eddy Merckx at the Leige Bastogne Leige Classic

Georges Pintens takes another victory

Eddy Merckx (right) leads a Hertekamp team rider

A very classy breakaway with Hertekamp & Molteni that included (L to R) … Noel Van Tyghem, Herman Van Springel (Molteni), Georges Pintens & Eddy Merckx (Molteni)

Hertekamp Magniflex Novy Professional Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1970-73