News Shorts - 12 June

The professional stage race typically goes like this …. the second level pro teams fight like hungry dogs to get into the television break of the day and race to a 4 minute lead. The peloton know exactly where and when they are anywhere. The breakaway edges towards a 4 minute lead.
When the breakaway gets to the magical 4 minutes lead the breakaway eases back just a touch, but then so does the peloton !!. So here we are (all live on your pay for view tv screen) with two groups essentially soft pedaling (or crystal cranking) with neither giving it 100%. When they both hit the magical 50k to go mark, then hostilities resume in earnest. The peloton catches the break right on the 5k to go banner. The local hero wins the stage and the pantomime resumes the next day. The only way to reduce the boredom is to finish the stage up a wall. .
The recommended solution is to ban team race radios and make pro stage racing worth watching. Racing into the unknown makes it all the more exciting. This beats a staged pantomime every time.

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 Road Championships are split over two weekends & venues

Upcoming primary Special Events for 2023 include -

Waratahs continue to to organise high quality interclub events on a weekly basis and Waratah’s recently announced their race calendar out to 31 Dec 23. Their race dates can now be found on the Calender section of this website

17 June
- Mogo Gravel (NSW South Coast)
18 June
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
- Compass ITT Series (Waratah Parh, Sutherland)
- Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)

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 13 June & Thurs 15 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 15 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Sat 17 June
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am