AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships @ Ballarat @ 17 Aug - Mike Lawson (BiciSport) took a victory in the M9 category
Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - sponsored by BiciSport
BiciSport is now in its third year of co-sponsoring the Velle Elite race in East Flanders Belgium in mid August. Mike O'R first visited Velle in 1987 and has returned most years since & visits the Ver Hulst family who continue to run the annual Velle race.
Temse is the main town on the Schelde River (once famous as a major ship building town before it all relocated to Asia), and Velle is a lovely village on the edge of Temse towards Antwerp.
The Velle race has been going since 1955 with a rich list of esteemed winners - Benoni Beheyt 1959 (future pro World Road Champion at Ronse over legend Rik Van Looy), Martin Van Den Bossche 1961 (future Eddy Merckx team mate at both Faema & Molteni), then a peloton of future Belgian professionals - Julien Stevens 1963, Willy Planckaert 1964, Andre Dierickx 1966, Eddy Peelman 1967, Rudy Matthijs 1980, Wim van Eynde 1981, Stephen van Leeuve 1983 then Guy Smet won a staggering 10 times from 1999 until he finally bought a Masters licence.
Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - the winner takes the victory after 120k around the local Velle laneways
Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - sponsored by BiciSport
Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - the Ver Hulst family peloton with the Elite podium winners
Velle Masters race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - Koen Ver Hulst (BiciSport Team Force) in the Velle Masters race
Velle Masters race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - first female to finish in the Masters race
RACING THIS WEEK
25 August
Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
World Masters Triathlon Championships (Townsville Qld)
BiciSport starter - Dudley Hoskin
BiciSport Team Time Trial Training (6.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe, Centennial Park)
All welcome
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
BICISPORT 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 20 Aug & Thurs 22 Aug
# 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 22 Aug
# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 24 Aug
# BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
Sun 25 Aug
# BiciSport TTT training @ 6.30am at Spruce Goose Cafe Centennial Park
European Team Cars - A delightful retro Fiat at the Tour of Italy
European Team Cars - Raphael Geminiani recently passed away at 92 years young - a great cyclist & sports director in his own right … picture from the 1958 Tour de France .... a mechanic sitting on the front mudguard ???
European Team Cars - Raymond Poulidor wins the Milan San Remo Classic in front of the Mercier team car (Peugeot 203) and a fast charging peloton …. not a Commissaire car in sight