Happy Wheels & Julian Allaphlippe @ Tour Down Under (Adelaide) @ 19 Jan
BiciSport to the Belgium Spring Classics in 2024 - Mike O’Brien (left) and Mike Lawson in the heart of Northern France. On the Wednesday before Roubaix all of the traffic signs are up … the joys of not getting lost
A BiciSport Belgium campaign is a combination of four unique Flemish cyclosportives, four semi classics (including the Grand Prix Denain in northern France) and three legendary Classics in a 28 day period. Added to which there are several cycling museums worth a serious look plus velodromes in Gent, Roubaix & now a new velodrome in Zolder. A detailed daily race & viewing guide is now posted in Special Events. on this website
If you’re interested in going please contact MOR on 0417 403 244
March
13 Mar - Nokere Course 14 Mar - Grand Prix Denain 16 Mar - Dwars Vlaanderen Cyclosportive
22 Mar - E3 Grand Prix 23 Mar - Gent Wevelgem Cyclosportive 24 Mar - Gent Wevelgem
27 Mar - Dwars Vlaanderen 30 Mar - Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclosportive 31 Mar - Ronde van Vlaanderen
April
6 Apr - Paris Roubaix Cyclosportive, Paris Roubaix (Women) 7 Apr - Paris Roubaix
BiciSport accommodation @ Oudenaarde Belgium @ 18 Jan … best described as bleak
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
26-28 Jan
Cadel Evans Road Race (Geelong, Vic)
28 Jan
Eastern Creek Raceway (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 23 Jan & Thurs 25 Jan
Blossoms & Buds 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 25 Jan
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 27 Jan
Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
Sun 28 Jan
Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Milk Race (UK) - Richard Mulberry (left) was a highly accomplished elite cyclist for many years (both in the UK & Europe) and can be found most Saturdays for BiciSport coffee at the Sandstone Cafe. Tell Richard how good the Millwall Football Club is … he enjoys hearing that too.
Richard rode the Milk Race in 1967 (yes, before you were born) in the London Team. Richard got 6th in the second stage but his reward was food poisoning and was a ‘did not finish’ on the Dundee stage. The Milk Race that year was won by Rene Pijnen (future pro and famous 6 Day velodrome rider) from a youthful Joop Zoetemelk (future winner of the Tour de France and World Pro Road Champion). Richard was some time getting over his Dundee DNF and headed for Europe in 1968 to further his international career.
The Milk Race ran from 1945 to 1999 and was a leading amateur & professional stage race. Winners included local boy Les West (1965 & 67), Fedor Den Hertog (1969) & Hennie Kuiper (1972).
Milk Race (UK) - a somewhat pensive Richard Mulberry before the stage start in the ‘67 Milk Race
Milk Race (UK) 1992 - Tim Hall leads Shane Sutton on Devils Staircase in 1992
Milk Race (UK) 1987 - Malcolm Elliott wins a stage in 1987
Milk Race (UK) 1987 - the 1987 podium with Igor Sumnikov (left), Malcolm Elliott (Yellow), Dave Rayner (White), Paul Watson (Red)
Milk Race (UK) 1993 - Chris Lilywhite won the Milk Race in 1993