News Shorts - 16 September

Centennial Park Sydney @ 13 Sept - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) and team mate Craig Pager circulating around CP .... pity about no NSW Masters Team Time Trial Championships this year 

Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne Park Criteriums @ 8 Sept - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) has resumed competition and enjoying a steady progression through C grade. B grade beckons. 

BiciSport Centennial Park Team Time Trial Training @ 8 Sept - MOR & the BiciSport Happy Wheels team at the Spruce Goose Cafe  

BiciSport Centennial Park Team Time Trial Training @ 8 Sept

BiciSport Centennial Park Team Time Trial Training @ 8 Sept

BiciSport Centennial Park Team Time Trial Training @ 8 Sept

BiciSport Centennial Park Team Time Trial Training @ 8 Sept - Happy Wheels Supremo ... Stew Campbell

RACING THIS WEEK

  • 19-21 September

    • National Masters Road Championships (Loxton, SA)

  • 22 September

    • Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

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 17 Sept & Thurs 19 Sept

#  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 19 Sept

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

Sat 21 Sept

#  BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

Sonolor Lejeune Pro Cycling Team (France) - 1969-77 

Pictured above ... Lucien Van Impe (Sonolor) with Joop Zoetemelk (left) & Eddy Merckx (right) at the 1971 Tour de France

Sonolor was French televisions and the bikes were firstly Lejeune then Gitane in the later years (both French again)

Team riders numbered 29 but the race winners were limited. Lucien Van Impe did win a Tour de France supported by Jose Catieau, and the brothers J & B Guyot. The team also won Liege B Liege, Ghent Wevelgem, Paris Camembert & GP Denain in northern France.

Sonolor Lejeune Pro Cycling Team (France) - a Lejeune (French) frame loaded with Universal (Italian) brake levers on Mafac (French) centre pull brakes

Sonolor Lejeune Pro Cycling Team (France) - Barry Hoban (UK) was an outstanding English team member somewhat after a grimy Paris Roubaix. Note the hand pump attached to the downtube & spare tyre under the seat

Sonolor Lejeune Pro Cycling Team (France) - Sonolor produced TV's & radios