News Shorts - 25 November

Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Rafael Acevedo (left BiciSport Happy Wheels) & Julian Soto

Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Julian Arias (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums @ 19 Nov - Julian, Rafael, MOR, Rolly & Julian before the start

BiciSport to the Tour of Bright 2024 - The 12 person BiciSport grupetto descends on the north Victorian Alpine village of Bright from 26 November.

A Friday night criterium in the centre of Bright plus the Tour of Bright proper over the Saturday (two stages of a road race & ITT) & the Sunday (road race to Mt Buffalo).

Thank you to Codemo Machinery Services & Frank Signor (BiciSport) for supporting the BiciSport program to the Tour of Bright 2024.

The Tour of Bright stage maps are posted below & full reports will follow next week

BICISPORT SATURDAY CAFE SWITCH

  • BiciSport Saturday coffee locale has now switched from Sandstone to Berkelo at the top of McCarrs Creek Road. All welcome at 9.30am every Saturday

RACING THIS WEEK

  • 25 November

    • No racing

  • 26 November

    • Tuesday Night Summer Criteriums (Heffron Park)

      • BiciSport starters - Gruppeto Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

  • 29 November-1 December

    • Tour of Bright (Vic)

  • 30 November-1 December

    • Bathurst-Orange Track Open

  • 1 December

    • Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters)

Salvarani Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1963-72

Salvarani was (still is) Italian kitchens & bikes were Bianchi, with groupsets by Campagnolo on Universal brakes. All Italian.

Only a small team of 16 riders but they won big and not just restricted to Italy. Vittorio Adorni won the Giro in ‘65, the Felice Gimondi won the Tour (’65), Roubaix & Lombardy & Giro (‘66) & Giro again in ‘69. Rudi Altig won Milan San Remo in ‘68. Other great team mates were Dino Zandegu & Italo Zilioli.

Felice Gimondi at the Paris Roubaix cobbled Classic in 1966

Felice Gimondi at the Paris Roubaix cobbled Classic in 1966

Felice Gimondi won the Tour of Italy in 1966 & 1969

Felice Gimondi at the Tour of Italy in 1966