Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - Middelkerke is a Belgian coastal town and has a strong urban footprint facing the North Sea - its not dissimilar to running a major cycle race from Bondi to Coogee.
Middelkerke sits on the North Sea coastline just a few pedal strokes from the French border. Its flat but the wind blows a gale to make for tough racing.
Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - The professional peloton pass through the coastal urban fringe of Middelkirke
Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - Team QuickStep after the Championship finish. Note the strong urban footprint in the background … try running a bike race on this scale through suburban Bondi !
Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - BiciSport Belgium in the form of Koen & Olivia Verhulst (right of picture) after the Championship finish with Olivia (top right) seeking the attention of the Lotto Soudal rider, just maybe searching for a little gift ….
Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - Olivia Verhulst gets her gift with a Lotto Soudal bidon.
Belgian National Road Championships @ 25 June - Eddy Verhulst (BiciSport Belgium) dons a BiciSport cap in light drizzle the day before the Belgian Championship. No Belgian cycle race is complete without light drizzle, a Jupiler beer van beside the mandatory Belgian hamburger van !
Belgian National Road Championships @ 26 June - Belgian Championship Medal Presentations
This local ITT is under lights on Saturday night !. Racing starts at 6.30pm
BiciSport is happy to announce the sponsorship of two Belgian races at Velle near Antwerp - 12 August being the Vermeiran Race for Masters over 40K & 60k and on 16 August the Hugo Maes Race for Elites over 119k.
Tour de France 1933 - A retro pic with some classic cars together with cyclists carrying double bidons on the handelbars
MANLY BEACH GETS A RING OF CYCLIST FRIENDLY SPEED BUMPS
Manly Beach has now ringed itself with several (thankfully) cyclist friendly speed bumps. Its just a real shame the same Northern Beaches Council couldn’t have adopted this cyclist considerate approach along McCarrs Creek Road from Church Point to the National Park. The poor engineering design of the 21 speed bumps from Church Point continue to be a testimony to appalling Council engineering & cyclist strategies.
BELGIAN WAFFLE RIDE IN CENTENNIAL PARK REVERTS TO A THURSDAY
The BiciSport gruppeto tried Wednesday, but have now reverted back to a Thursday @ 10.30am from the Spruce Goose Cafe in the centre of the Park. All welcome.
NATIONAL MASTERS ROAD & CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED
Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website
EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
9 July
ECR Time Trial under lights (Camden CC)
8-10 July
Tour of the Tropics (Qld-NRS)
10 July
Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 5 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 7 July
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 9 July
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Capri Sonne Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -1973-82
Originally sponsored by Ijsboerke Ice Cream (1973-1980) the final two years were with Capri Sonne (a German juice drink). Bikes were originally Eddy Merckx but then Koga Miyata in the final two years. Team managers were Walter Godefroot & Patrick Lefevere.
Team members were a talented lot (maybe more so in the Ijsboerke years) and Capri Sonne team results were somewhat limited in 1981 & 82. Having said that Theo de Rooy won the ‘82 Tour of Germany, Gregor Braun won the ‘82 Kuurne Brussel Kuurne and Peter Winnen won a stage at the ‘82 Tour de France. Supporting riders were again a talented lot - Ludo Delcroix, Paul Haghedooren (Belgian Champion), Jeff Lieckens, Eric Mackenzie, Rudy Pevenage & Dirk Wayenberg.
Capri Sonne - Daniel Willems wins the 1981 Fleche Wallone Classic in Belgium
Capri Sonne - Peter Winnen wins Stage 17 at the ‘82 Tour de France
Capri Sonne - Koga Miyata was the team bike of choice in 1981 & 82
