Happy New Year to all BiciSport members & friends
Christmas Track Carnival @ DGV @ 28 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the comeback trail after a significant MTB “off” some months back & riding well on the velodrome at DGV. Davide finished 5th in the B grade pointscore at DGV at the Christmas Carnivals
The goal remains the Goulburn-Bowral Track Open at the end of January.
Christmas Track Carnival @ DGV @ 28 Dec - Davide Browne on the DGV warm up track
Christmas Track Carnival @ DGV @ 28 Dec - David Browne
Centennial Park @ 31 Dec - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) spotted by the cycling media paparazzi doing interval laps around the Park
Happy New Year from BiciSport member John Elderfield (BiciSport Anytime Fitness). John now resides in the remote far western enclave called Western Australia … Eastern Staters used to visit there from time to time but now we forget why …
That’s what Eddy Merckx thinks of the Covid year that was 2021 …. put it behind you !
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
8-9 Jan - Tumut Classic Cyclosportive
9 Jan - Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 4 Jan
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 5 Jan
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 6 Jan
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
Fri 7 Jan - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 8 Jan - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Castorama Professional Cycling Team (France) - 1990-95
In reality the team had a much longer history coming out of Gitane-Campagnolo, Renault, Systeme U, Super U then into Castorama in 1990. Castorama was similar to a Bunnings (a French domestic hardware chain), bikes were either Raleigh (UK) or Guimard (French). Groupsets were Campagnolo then Shimano. Jersey design reflected the hardware chain sponsor and enough said (it was a total lycra shocker) and designed around a tradesman’s singlet.
The Casto years were high on talent and they won a lot with Laurent Fignon (pictured above, now sadly RIP from cancer), Jacky Durand (won Tour of Flanders), Thomas Davy, Laurent Brochard (pre 60%), Luc Leblanc, Thierry Marie & Fred Moncassin. Bjarne Rijs (pre 60%) and Pascal Simon.
Laurent Fignon in Paris Roubaix
