News Shorts - 23 December

**BiciSport Thursday Ride @ Centennial Park @ 19 Dec - Santa’s little “reindeers in lycra” have invaded Centennial Park**

**BiciSport Christmas Ride 2025 @ Centennial Park @ 12 Dec - Centennial Park ride happens every Thursday @ 10.30am starting from the Spruce Goose Cafe (all welcome)**

Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic 1993 relived @ Coffs Harbour @ 17 Dec - a chance visit to Rainbow Cycles in Coffs Harbour on 17 December and Glen Price (Rainbow Cycles) produces this 1993 retro gem - a race yellow jersey signed by the future legend in Jan Ulrich

Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic 1993 relived @ Coffs Harbour @ 17 Dec - MOR, Glen Price & Alex Simmons. Glen was something of a Bank Classic hard man and raced the event from 1987 to 1994. In 1993 the Bank Race started in Coffs Harbour and finished in Canberra. Glen raced for the NSW Team (1987), Richard Ellis (1988), Wallabies (1989), Penrith (1990, 1991 & 1992) and NBN TV (1993 & 94).
**Mike O’R was the 1993 team manager for the Australian Bananas Team for the Bank Classic**

Commonwealth Bank Classic @ 1993 - The Australian Bananas Team 1993 with L to R … Mike O’Reilly (Manager - kneeling), Ian Brindley, Steve Stannard, Ben Litchfield, Bart Hickson, Mark Rowlings & Phil Chapman (right)

**Brad Mills won the 2024 edition on 17 December - congratulations and see you 21 January 2025 for a resumption of racing**

**Easts Trophy Race @ Heffron Park Tuesday @ 17 Dec - Brad Mills does the job**

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings @ 8.15am

# Centennial Park Molteni Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.15am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe.

Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings

# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return

Tues 24 Dec & Thurs 26 Dec

# Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 7.50am 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 Dec

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

Sat 28 Dec

# CHANGE OF VENUE - BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelo Cafe @ McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

RACING THIS WEEK

23 December
- Regatta Centre Penrith Criteriums (Penrith CC)
21 January
- Tuesday Night Heffron Criteriums - resume 21 January 2025
28 December
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
28-30 December
- Sydney Christmas Track Open (DGV, Bass Hill NSW)
29 December
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)