Around the Bay in a Day @ 9 Oct - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels) reports it was a good ride, absolutely freezing in the first couple of hours, and the Geelong Motorway shoulder from Westgate Bridge to Geelong was no fun, but after Geelong it was beautiful. Tom arrived at the Queenscliff ferry wharf at 9.00am, then a short ferry ride to Sorrento. The first 200k was “easy” but the last 75k along Beach Road back to Melbourne “hurt”.
Around the Bay in a Day @ 9 Oct - all aboard the Queenscliff ferry to Sorrento
Around the Bay in a Day @ 9 Oct - Tom Green amused himself during the 300k ride thinking he was doing the Milan San Remo Classic (at 300k). The Bay profile is quiet similar to Milan San Remo, except the long flat section is after the “Poggio” climb instead of before the Capi (other climbs) … the Milan San Remo would finish at about the St Kilda Pier, which certainly felt like the MSR finish to Tom.
Around the Bay in a Day @ 9 Oct - Congratulations to Tom Green for completing the 300k marathon in just over 11 hours
Belgian Cyclo Cross Series @ Dienze @ 15 Oct - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) in the thick of the action
Belgian Cyclo Cross Series @ Dienze @ 15 Oct - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)
Belgian Cyclo Cross Series @ Dienze @ 15 Oct - Koen VerHulst (BiciSport Belgium)
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 11 Oct - Rolly Delaytz (left - BiciSport Happy Wheels) rode well on Tuesday but A grade took the podium.
Bathurst Interclub @ 16 Oct - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on a charge at Bathurst in cold conditions
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct
Report by Marty Wright (BiciSport)
The team is in now in Mandurah after riding the excellent cycle path south from Perth. Since the team left Broome in the Kimberley region in early September they have ridden 3300 kilometres through the Pilbura, Gascoyne, Mid West and the Wheatbelt - all are somewhat unique.
The Kimberley is ruggedly beautiful with a lot of tourists travelling the roads. The Pilbara is a 24/7 mining workplace crossed all day & night by 60 metre long road trains. The Gascoyne features the Ningaloo Reef & Shark Bay where the team swam with Mantra Rays and a Tiger Shark. When you ride through the Mid West and enter the Wheatbelt the well watered agricultural fields stretch to each horizion.
The roads throughout are fantastic with rarely a pothole to be seen. The telecommunications infrastructure is everywhere. Optus coverage seems to be the broadest. WA is known to stand for “Windy Always” and the team have experienced it working both for & against. In the whole trip they have experienced only 20 minutes of rain. It’s gotta be one of the best places to ride a bike.
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct - Perth to Mandurah cycle path # 1
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct - Perth to Mandurah cycle path # 2
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct - a nice example of cycling street art # 1
Lanterne Rouge Peloton @ Broome to Esperance Epic Ride @ 10 Oct - a nice example of cycling street art # 2 - gravel bike owner in Marty Wright (BiciSport)
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
From 17 October (into Week Six of the Great Trek South towards Mandurah and beyond)
Lanterne Rouge - Broome to Esperance with Marty Wright (BiciSport)
20 Oct
Belgian CycloCross - Ardooie (BiciSport starter Mike Lawson)
22 Oct
Dubbo Track Open
23 Oct
Belgian CycloCross - Zolder (BiciSport starter Mike Lawson)
Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
BICISORT TRAINING RIDES
Tues 18 Oct
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 20 Oct
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 22 Oct
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Phillipe Gilbert (Belgium) has finally closed a great career. The master of the late breakaway and not uncommon to attack fearlessly with 50k to go and risk it all. A champion of the highest order.
The teams - FDJ, Lotto, BMC, QuickStep and finally back at Lotto.
The victories - Phil Gil won every Monument except the Milan San Remo Classic but the others were numerous with victories in Het Volk (x 2), Strade Bianche, Piemonte, World Road Championship, National Champion (x 2), Paris Tours (x 2), Tour of Lombardy (x 2), Amstel Gold (x 4), San Sebastian, Flanders, Roubaix, Giro stages (x 3), Tour de France (x 1), Tour of Spain (x 7). Nothing but a class act who gave it 100%.
Phillipe Gilbert heading for victory at the Tour of Flanders in the Belgian National Champions jersey.
Phillipe Gilbert takes victory at the Tour of Flanders
Phillipe Gilbert takes victory as a World Road Champion
Remco Evenepol & Phillipe Gilbert
