Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the Goulburn velodrome fence had a cracker of a night - two wins, second in the Goulburn Wheelrace final and another third in the Kierin sprint. Event entries were very good and an altogether enjoyable promotion.
Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Davide Browne
Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Davide Browne wins the 2 lap sprint
Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Davide Browne in the Goulburn Wheelrace heat. Davide would finish second in the final
Goulburn Track Open @ 28 Jan - Davide Browne
Lansdowne Park Criterium @ Waratah Masters @ 29 Jan - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) takes podium spot # 2 in A2 grade
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 24 Jan - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) with Lachlan Morton (EF EasyPost).
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 24 Jan - Rolly Delaytz on the start line
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 24 Jan - Rolly Delaytz climbing the Heffron Pimple with the finishing straight in the background
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 24 Jan - Rolly Delaytz after the finish
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 24 Jan - making Rolly look pretty
Cadel Evans CycloSportive @ Geelong @ 28 Jan - start line with Eric Dole & Peter Budd
Cadel Evans CycloSportive @ Geelong @ 28 Jan - L to R … Tony Jones, Dom Piromalli & Albert Ravanello (BiciSport) at the Geelong start
Cadel Evans CycloSportive @ Geelong @ 28 Jan - Eric Dole
Cadel Evans CycloSportive @ Geelong @ 28 Jan - Eric Dole (centre) & Peter Budd (right)
VALE RICHARD SPINKS
Very sad to report the recent passing of Richard Spinks (Northern Sydney CC). Known & admired by many across the cycling spectrum - be it Northern Sydney, Caravello, Waratahs, Manly & BiciSport. Richard was seen regularly on all of the local rides and won many friends and medals at Masters Championships. RIP Richard, you will be missed by many.
Funeral arrangements are to be a private family service
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
31 Jan
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 6pm
4 Feb
Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (Vic)
5 Feb
Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Tues 24 Jan
Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am 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
Thurs 26 Jan
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 @ 8.00am 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 Jan
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Zundert Continental Elite Team (Netherlands) - 1978-97
Ever wondered where the idea of the big professional cycling team bus came from ?.
Prior to 1986 it was common for professional team riders to arrive/depart in the standard team cars. All very primitive even back then but it made for great viewing for spectators. The picture above is the original Zundert cycling team car (before the team bus concept was created)
Along came Frans Siemons who supported the local Zundert cycling team near the Dutch-Belgian border and had three sons that raced (Jan, Ruud and Maurice). They wanted something better than just a small & cramped team car …. so the team bus idea was devised by Frans. Frans purchased a very old & second hand fire engine red London bus and had it fitted out for enhanced rider comfort.
The idea caught on quickly and the Zundert team bus concept was then copied by the Dutch PDM Professional team in 1986 and the rest is now history as team buses are the order of the day. Some Italian professional teams even hired the Zundert bus in 1993 & 94 when Mario Cipollini was a member of the MG-TechnoGym professional team. The Zundert team bus regularly featured at the Tour de France until 1997 and was a regular on the Alpe d’Huez climb at the famous Turn 13 (Turn 13 was nicknamed the Dutch Corner).
Zundert Team bus at the 1994 Tour de France with Johan Museeuw (left) & Patrick Lefevere (centre)
The original English fire engine red coloured Diana team bus at the Tour de France. Later bus versions were also in blue
Zundert Cycling Team Presentation @ Zundert on the Dutch-Belge border with the blue version of the team bus in the background’