News Shorts - 28 August

National Masters Cyclo Cross Championships @ Ballarat @ 19 Aug - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Team Force) takes the Gold medal in the Masters M9 category in Ballarat

BiciSport Belgium @ Sombeke @ 20 Aug - Koen VerHulst (3rd place - BiciSport Team Force) takes his first podium in the Masters 40+ category at Sombeke in East Flanders Belgium.

BiciSport Belgium @ Sombeke @ 21 Aug - Nick Felix (BiciSport Team Force) takes the victory at Hassdonk (near Antwerp)

BiciSport Belgium @ Sombeke @ 21 Aug - Winners are grinners … Team Force with Nick Eelix (centre) and Koen VerHulst to his immediate left

BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills @ 19 Aug - L to R - Dudley Hoskin, Ian Grainger, Nigel Smith, Tony Rabbidge, MOR & Marty Wright. The BiciSport coffee grupetto meets every Saturday morning @ Sandstone Cafe on Myoora Rd @ 9.30am. All welcome

BiciSport @ Crescent Head @ 19 Aug - MOR just south of Crescent Head

BICISPORT GRIFFITH TO MELBOURNE RIDE IN LATE OCTOBER 23

  • Details are now listed in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.

    • All welcome

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 3 Sept

    • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters) - Waratah Championships (No Visitors)

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 29 Aug & Thurs 31 Aug

    • 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 31 Aug

    • Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps

  • Sat 2 Sept

    • Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Margnat Paloma Pro Cycling Team ( France) - 1958-65

Margnat was French wine. Notwithstanding a staggering 39 riders in the 1963 team line up they really didn’t win much. Yes, Federico Bahamontes (pictured above) won the Tour de France KOM in 62/63/64 and Andre Darrigade was a top ranking sprinter but for the rest it was slim pickings.