Quarter Everesting @ Newport @ 23 Feb over 2212m of climbing - Sam Green (BiciSport Happy Wheeels) recently completed the French climbs of Le Galibier & Alpe D’Huez simulating the steep gradients on a Wahoo Kicker.
Full of tenacity Sam completed the effort in 6 hours. Well done Sam.
Recovery Ward
Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels) was involved in the West Head RR crash in mid February that resulted in a broken collarbone & 5 ribs. Tom goes in for additional shoulder surgery this week. Best wishes Tom.
Ian Grant also had a rubber side up at an Eastern Creek Raceway criterium a few weeks back & should return to racing shortly
Riverina Interclub @ Cobram @ 26 Feb - Peter Budd (BiciSport Happy Wheels) raced at the Cobram handicap on the NSW-Vic border and rode well in the first handicap of the 23 season
BiciSport coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ 25 Feb - a bumper turn out to Saturday coffee @ 9.30am. Several legends had already departed before this pic was snapped … L to R … Ian Grainger, Ken Edwards, Karl Hoad, Sean Mura, Marty Wright, John Robb & Tony Rabbidge. All welcome to Saturday coffee @ Sandstone @ 9.30am
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
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
VALE CON TOPARIS
When you think of the Goulburn cycling community it doesn’t take long before the conversation turns to the Greengrocer Cafe and Con Toparis. Con was the linchpin of the local cycling community & fiercely passionate about just about everything he did … be it the cycling community, good coffee, high quality food and the love of go-karting. Sadly Con was killed on 18 February whilst cycling on the Goulburn-Crookwell Rd in a collision with a motorbike. RIP dear Con as you were much admired
Con’s funeral will be held in Goulburn on 17 March @ 2pm. Details will be posted on the Goulburn CC Facebook page in due course
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
28 Feb
Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 6pm
4-5 Mar
Tolland (Wagga) Weekend
5 Mar
Lansdowne Park (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 28 Feb & Thurs 2 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 2 Mar
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Sat 4 Mar
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Linda McCartney Foods Pro Team (UK) - 1998-2001
A team based on vegetarianism & Linda McCartney Foods. The team moved from the domestic UK scene onto the UCI World Cup and selected Grand Tours (being the Tour of Italy - where David McKenzie won a stage). Sadly, the team itself had a shelf life less than the foods it was promoting, and eventually the team disbanded due to cost over runs and unpaid wages and less than satisfactory team management.
The team itself was an interesting mix of super talent … be it the Swiss one day Classic specialist in Pascal Richard and Max Sciandri, to the likes of Brad Wiggins, Charly Wegelius (ex Mapei), Chris Lillywhite and the great Aussie trio of David Mckenzie, Allan Iacone and Ben Brooks.
A non event as much as it was a low point in sports governance
