The Giro has finally ended and now for Le Tour
The Giro ‘18 - Frank Signor (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) atop the famous Passo Gavia
The Giro ‘18 - Peter Budd (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) atop the Passo del Mortirolo
The Giro ‘18 - Melissa & Peter Budd at the Passo Gavia
The Giro ‘18 - Peter Budd, Frank Signor & Roger Thomson Seagrave looking for a great coffee in Bormio
Albert Bishop Park (Brisbane) @ Memorial Race @ 21 May - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels) again featured in this popular criterium and in his words “is determined to win one of these before the year ends”.
IS FRIDAY CYCLING NOW THE NEW “SILENT SUNDAY” ?
With changing work habits courtesy of Covid 19 … is there a sense that Wednesday & Thursday are now super busy car days on the local roads (everybody is back in the office), yet Friday now seems to be a much lighter day ? … Saturday of course remains close to shambolic as always
BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2023
Bicisport has a range of primary & secondary Special Events listed on this website (see the separate web page). These events receive personal rider support and the primary events also come with some financial support. Any questions should be directed to Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244
Note that the NSW Masters Championships are split over two weekends & venues
Upcoming primary Special Events for 2023 include -
Aug 5 - Sydney & Country Championships (Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre)
Aug 6 - NSW Masters Criterium Championships (Venue tbc)
Aug 12-13 - NSW Masters ITT & Road Championships (Goulburn, NSW)
Sept 21-24 - National Masters Road Championships (Shepparton, Vic)
Oct 7-8 - NSW Team Time Trial Championships (Singleton, NSW)
Oct 21-22 - Bowral Classic CycloSportive (Bowral, NSW)
Dec 2-3 - Tour of Bright (Bright, Vic)
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
3 June (Sat)
Eastern Creek Raceway @ 6.50am
National CycloCross Series (Adelaide, SA)
BiciSport starter Mike Lawson
4 June
Eastern Creek Dragway Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
Dinnerville Handicaps (Dapto, NSW)
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 30 May & Thurs 1 June
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 1 June
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Sat 3 June
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Jan Van Erp Tegels Cycling Team (Netherlands) - 1968-80
In an era when Dutch “amateur” trade teams were generally more professional than the so called professional teams of that era. Jan Van Erp was a dutch tile company and had 7 World Champions at one point. Clothing was supplied by Castelli and the bikes were either Concorde (being Dutch) or Saronni (an Italian sub brand of Colnago). As amateur teams go this was anything but “amateur” and very much professional in budget, organization, results & culture
A classy Jan van Erp peloton that included Gerrit Solleveld, Steve Jones (UK), Adrie Van Der Poel (father of the currently famous Van Der Poel), Jan Raas, Henk Lubberding, Bert Oosterbosch, David Akam (UK) and Johnny Broers.
Jan van Erp Tegels - 1978 World Teams Time Trial Champions over 100k. Jan Gisbers as manager went on to lead the professional PDM team as manager
