NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the Masters M7 start. Conditions in Gunning were nearly balmy with little or no wind. Both Eric & Ian animated the M7 race over the 65k journey but it all came down to a bunch sprint finish.
NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) before the start
NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Eric Dole getting the bell lap at Gunning
NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Ian Grant after the finish
BiciSport again sponsors the Velle Elite race on 13 August in East Flanders Belgium
Friday 16 August its again racing at Dunc Gray Velodrome
RACING THIS WEEK
13 August
BiciSport sponsored Velle race (Flanders, Belgium)
16 August
Friday Night Track Racing (DGV)
17 August
Trek ITT Series (Newcastle)
AusCycling National CX Championships (Ballarat, Vic)
BiciSport starter - Mike Lawson
18 August
West Head Road Race (Manly)
Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
# Centennial Park 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 13 Aug & Thurs 15 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 15 Aug
# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 17 Aug
# BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
GAN Mercier Pro Cycling Team (France) - 1934-84
Mercier was a longstanding bike sponsor and GAN was insurance. Groupsets were firstly Mafac then Campagnolo. Jersey is a retro icon.
A classy team, albeit under 20 riders in number. Raymond Poulidor (The Tour - stages & podium), Barry Hoban (won Ghent Wevelgem - picture above), Joop Zoetemelk (won everywhere), Gerrie Knetemann (World Champion), Cess Bal (won Tour of Flanders), Alain Sainty (won Paris Camembert) and Cyrille Guimard (Tour de France Points & stages). One of the great teams in the 1970’s.
Eddy Peelman (GAN Mercier) wins a Tour de France stage
Eddy Merckx (Molteni) & Raymond Poulidor (right) in the Liege Bastogne Liege Classic
Raymond Poulidor at the Tour de France
Tour de France with Licien Van Impe (left) & Joop Zoetemelk
Tour de France with Raymond Poulidor (left), Lucien Van Impe (Yellow Jersey) & Joop Zoetemelk
Tour de France with Raymond Poulidor (left) & Cyrille Guimard in Yellow
Cyrille Guimard wins a Tour de France stage in Delaune with GAN placing 3 in the first 4
