News Shorts - 18 July

Parramatta Interclub @ Oakville near Windsor @ 16 July - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) takes an excellent 3rd

West Head Road Race @ 17 July - Craig Pager & Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the chilly start on the West Head Road

West Head Road Race @ 17 July - Eric Dole focused at the front of the peloton and in control

West Head Road Race @ 17 July - Craig Pager featured well on lap 1 (of 2)

West Head Road Race @ 17 July - Craig Pager after the finish

West Head Road Race @ 17 July - Eric Dole shows his feelings as to what 4th place feels like

BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @ 16 July - The Saturday peloton meets at the Sandstone Cafe every Saturday at 9.30 and all welcome.

From L to R … Tony Rabbidge, Peter Krause, Ian Grainger, Marty Wright, Richard Mulberry (Richard is sponsored by Millwall FC beanie “No One Likes Us”), Karl Hoad & Nigel Smith. The Eddy Merckx bike is a nice touch.

Eddy Merckx (Molteni) …. you know you’re famous when there is a dedicated “De Molteni’s” rock band playing some chessy Belgian tunes

De Molteni’s Band …. the Molteni bidon (on the right) is a nice touch ! …. the music is cheesy and pretty average but you gotta love the Molteni dress sense

Booralie Rd Terrey Hills - if you’re cycling along Booralie Rd then be alert, be aware as the “trenches of death” awaits you …. the little treasures are everywhere.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS - SINGLETON PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2-4 SEPTEMBER

  • BiciSport will be offering full rider support services over the 3 days of the Masters Championship (see the Special Events section of this website for further information)

  • The NSW Masters program is -

    • Friday 2 Sept @ Glendon Rd Singleton

      • Individual Time Trial over 20k @ 10.30am (first rider)

    • Saturday 3 Sept @ Glendon Rd Singleton

      • Road Races

        • 8am - M1-2, M3, M4

        • 10.30am - M5, M8

        • 1.00pm - M6, M7, M9+

    • Sunday 4 Sept @ Broke

      • Criteriums

        • 8.00am start with Women Masters first then M9 first to M1-2 last

NATIONAL MASTERS ROAD & CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & ENTRIES NOW OPEN

  • Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website. Entries are now open via the AusCycling website

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 23 July

    • Heffron Park Criteriums (Randwick Botany CC)

  • 24 July

    • Lansdowne Park Criterium (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 20 July

    • 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 22 July

    • Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for flat 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 23 July

    • Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

La William Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1989-93

Fast food & beer was the currency of choice - La William did cooking sauces, Duvel the Belgian beer and Saltos the snacks. Team bikes were Chesini & Campagnolo the groupsets.

You know you have a team performance problem when the 1993 team managers (in Frank Hoste & Rudy Pevenage) were more famous for their own personal racing histories than the teams actual race results (it was difficult to really find out what they actually did). Beyond Frank Hoste, Luc Colijn (both past their best), Ludo Giesberts and Stan Tourne it was a struggle. The sponsors may have been fast (food) but not so the team.

Frank Hoste going for the Green jersey at the 1985 Tour de France. Sean Kelly is second.

Hoste rotated through numerous pro teams be it Tulip, ADR, Fagor, Marc, Europ Decor (pictured above beating Sean Kelly), Del Tongo & finally La William

The La William team featured the Chesini frameset in 1992 with the then innovative rear frame triangle (high set on the seat post). Luc Colijn is now a coach at the Eddy Merckx-Ghent Velodrome in Belgium