Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) pushed through another G2I in a slight tailwind from Grafton. The combined B & C grade got down to heavy business at the 25k mark and peloton split apart with a solid 200k to go. Craig rode well and can be proud of his effort..
Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager after the finish
Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager & MOR at the Mount Mitchell Feed Zone
Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 28 Apr - In C grade Danny O’Keefe (above - second right) took 5th and team mate David Cooper took 6th. Fine job team.
Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 28 Apr - the C grade peloton at Eastern Creek Raceway with David Cooper (far right) and Danny O’Keefe immediately behind him.
The BiciSport Saturday coffee stop is now at Berkelow Cafe at the very top of the McCarrs Creek Rd climb @ Terrey Hills @ 9.30am. All welcome
RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK
4-5 May
Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive (NSW)
BiciSport starters - Ian Grant, Dudley Hoskin, John Robb, MOR, Robbie B, Danny O’Keefe, Alex S, Craig Pager & John Coffey.
Convict 100 Gravel (St Albans, NSW)
Wagga to Albury Weekend (John Woodman Memorial) - CANCELLED
MTB XCO Nationals (Wagga)
BiciSport starter - Eric Dole
5 May
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
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 30 April & Thurs 2 May
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 2 May
Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 4 May
Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe @ Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
Lotto Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1985 to today
An institution in Belgian pro cycling since 1985 & still punching hard to this day. This version is strictly 1987 which regrettably was a lean year results wise. Team manager was the legendary Walter Godefroot. Bikes were Eddy Merckx, groupsets were Campagnolo, attitude was unbreakable.
Riders were no mixed bag - hard men & more Flemish cobbles and rain the better. More class than a Prada bag. Paul Haghedooren (pictured above), Marc Sergeant, Claude Criquielion, Johan Museeuw, Wilfred Nelissen, Eddy Schepers, Jeff Lieckens (hard nut), Rik Verbrugge, Robbie McEwen, Lief Hoste, Cadel Evans, Phillipe Gilbert & Andre Greipel.
Jeff Lieckens - a brutally tough Classics rider …. the more Belgian cobbles & shitty weather the better
Marc Sergeant - a super classy Classics rider and maybe an even better Sports Director at Team Lotto over many years
Eddy Schepers - a great dnmestique to numerous Lotto team leaders
Walter Godefroot (far left) was the esteemed Lotto team manager