Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) comfortably won B grade at Heffron in a fine display of sprinting
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz takes the B grade win
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz crosses the finishing line
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Giving Rolly the beauty treatment (… not that he needs it …)
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 28 Feb - Rolly Delaytz
Narrabeen Lakes Cycle Path @ 1 Mar - the Narrabeen Lakes cycle path is a mixture of bitumen and light gravel. It was a chance to pay respects to Graham Jones.
Graham Jones was a long time member of firstly Manly Cycle Club then BiciSport in his later years. Graham was a keen race organiser and contributor to all things cycling - including the development of the Terrey Hills cyclo cross circuit. Graham was killed in an early morning training ride near Chatswood on 10 November 2002.
In memory of Graham's strong community focus there is a walking bridge named in his honour along the Narrabeen Lakes Walk (near the Narrabeen Fitness Centre carpark).
Mike Lawson (BiciSport) is currently in Siena for the Strade Bianche Classic
The village of Melden at the bottom of the Koppenberg climb - the Koppenberg Cafe always has topical artwork on the front window.
Koppenberg climb with views towards the Schelde River, just 5k from Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde dates are now confirmed for the BiciSport trip to the Belgian Spring Classics 2023. See the dates below. Weekly News updates and Facebook posts will be from 15 March starting at the Nokere Kourse near Oudenaarde. Mike Lawson gets the ball rolling at the Strada Bianche in Italy on 4 March
The picture above was taken at the Kapel Mur (Chapel Wall) at Geraadsbergen with Marty Wright & Mike Lawson
March
4 - Strada Bianche (Italy), 15 - Nokere Kourse (Belgium), 18 - Dwars Vlaanderen Cyclosportive, 19 - Velle Junior Road Race (sponsored by BiciSport)
24 - E3 Classic, 25 - Ghent Wevelgem CycoSportive, 26 - Ghent Wevelgem Classic, 29 - Dwars Vlaanderen Classic
April
1 - Tour of Flanders CycloSportive, 2 - Tour of Flanders Classic, 8 - Paris Roubaix CycloSportive
9 - Paris Roubaix Classic, 12 - Brabant Arrow Classic, 15 - Amstel Gold CycloSportive
16 - Amstel Gold Classic, 19 - Fleche Walloon Classic, 23 - Liege Bastogne Liege Classic
THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE 2023 - CANCELLED
Due to ongoing issues with a road slippage at Bogong near Falls Creek the 2023 event has been cancelled and the next edition will be held on 10 March 2024
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
7 Mar
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 6pm
11 Mar
Bendigo Madison Weekend (Vic) - cancelled
12 Mar
Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
West Head Road Race (Manly)
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 7 Mar & Thurs 9 Mar
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 9 Mar
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Sat 11 Mar
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Trofeo Baracchi Two Man Time (Italy) - 1944 to 1991
Pictured above is Fausto Coppi (left) with Riccardo Filippi
This unique 100k Italian classic was created by Mino Baracchi in memory of his father (Angelo). The who’s who of world cycling took the victory in the two man time trial in Ercole Baldini, Aldo & Francesco Moser, Jacques Anquetil, Rudi Altig, Eddy Merckx, Ferdi Bracke, Felice Gimondi, Fons De Wolf & Freddy Maertens
Eddy Merckx (left) and Ferdi Bracke on the start ramp
Davide Boifava (left - Molteni) was one of the few Baracchi partners who gave Eddy Merckx (right) a hard time. Boifava was an excellent rider in his own right but had much more success as a pro team Sports Director in future years
Freddy Maertens (left) and Joop Zoetemelk
Knut Knudsen (left) & Roy Schuiten
Felice Gimondi (left) & Martin Rodriguez
Roger De Vlaeminck (left) & Eddy Merckx