Bowral Classic start @ 22 Oct - Craig Pager on the start line. @ 6am in downtown Bowral The usual professional promotion by Bicycling Australia magazine coupled with a great course through the Southern Highlands
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels) was prominent in the Division 3 criterium with a top 10 placing
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - Klayton Smith
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - L to R … John Robb (BiciSport Anytime Fitness), Klayton Smith & Craig Pager on the Bowral Classic Criterium start line
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - John Robb had his first race in 4 years and a good first up effort in hot conditions @ Loseby Park.
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - Craig Pager (right) rode well in the Division 3 criterium
Bowral Classic Criterium @ 21 Oct - Craig Pager
Bowral Classic start @ 22 Oct - cold & fresh was order of the day at the Bowral main street start @ 6am with MOR & Klayton Smith
Albert Bishop Park Criteriums (Qld) @ 15 Oct - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels) was prominent
Albert Bishop Park Criteriums (Qld) @ 15 Oct - Klayton Smith is towards the rear of the Albert Bishop peloton (right side)
BiciSport Belgium @ Ardooie @ 20 Oct - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Team Force) at Ardooie and it was a Belgian National Series CX event and Mike finished 20th overall and 8th in the Masters 55+ category.
BiciSport Belgium @ Bossuit @ 21 Oct - Mike Lawson’s final Belgian CX event was in heavy Flanders mud with a lake view
BiciSport Belgium @ Beveren Flanders @ 16 Oct - Nick Felix (BiciSport Team Force) takes win # 4 for the season at Beveren
BiciSport Belgium @ Beveren Flanders @ 16 Oct - Nick Felix headed towards win # 4
BiciSport Belgium @ Beveren Flanders @ 16 Oct - Team Force at Beveren
BiciSport Belgium @ Beveren @ 15 Oct - Nick Felix (centre) on the Beveren start line
BiciSport Griffith to Melbourne ride is over 550k from 24-28 October. The 4 day journey is -
* Day 1 (Wednesday) - Griffith to Hay @ 133k
* Day 2 - Hay to Mathoura (past Deniliquin) @ 158k
* Day 3 - Mathoura to Heathcote (near Bendigo) @ 138k
* Day 4 - Heathcote to Melbourne (St Kilda) @ 125k
The course has overnight stops in Hay, Mathoura (near Deniliquin), Heathcote (near Bendigo), then to Melbourne (St Kilda) on the Saturday. Regular posts will be made to the BiciSport Sydney Facebook page.
Confirmed BiciSport starters include Albert Ravanello, Mike O’Reilly, Peter & Melissa Budd, Tony James with others to be confirmed shortly
BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills on Myoora Rd. Coffee is served from 9.30am until 10.30am every Saturday. All welcome.
BiciSport @ Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills - Richard M, Kenny E, Peter K, Ian G, Nigel S, Eric D, Tony R & Marty W
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
24-28 Oct
Griffith to Melbourne BiciSport Ride over 550k
Peter & Melissa Budd, Tony James, Mike O’Reilly & Albert Ravanello
28 Oct
Illawarra Track Open
BiciSport starter - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
29 Oct
Jim Bundy Memorial (Dunc Gray Velodrome)
BiciSport starter - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels)
Lansdowne Park Criteriums (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 24 Oct & Thurs 26 Oct
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 26 Oct
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 28 Oct
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Sun 29 Oct
Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Held at the Eastern Creek Raceway in western Sydney on Tuesday 31 October @ 8am start.
Entry fees are just $50 for a 3 hour effort at Eastern Creek. Well worth the look.
Sammontana Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1973-74
Sammontana was Italian ice cream, the bikes were either De Rosa or Benotto (seriously Italian). Groupsets were Campagnolo (no more Italian than that). Team manager was the iconic Alfredo Martini (the future Sports Director of the Italian National Team). The jersey is a retro icon and you can taste the garlic running through your veins.
At just two years in existence we probably deserved more of Sammontana, but the team had a somewhat narrow focus …. mostly Italian single day Classics and a couple of Giro’s. Franco Bitossi was the stand out leader (won both Giro Emelia & Veneto single day semi classics), supported by either Walter Riccomi, Fabbrizo Fabbri, Moreno Argentin, Claudio Corti, George Mount (USA) & Giuseppe Perletto (won a Giro stage). Some names listed here went on to far greater things in the future at either Gewiss Bianchi and other teams
Franco Bitossi on a charge at the Giro d’Emilia
