Due to wet weather today the Oakwood Ride has been postponed until 27 January.
The BiciSport Christmas Ride is this Sunday 18 December. Meet in the Piemonte Café carpark at 7.45am for an 8.00am departure.
News Shorts - 12 December
BiciSport dominated the Scody Cup on 10 December at DGV with fine wins by David Browne & Lise Benjamin
David Browne takes the Scody Sydney Cup podium
Caleb Ewan & Stephen Brown (AvantiPlus Narrabeen)
Paul Craft & Caleb Ewan at AvantiPlus Narrabeen. Crafty did a great interview with Caleb.
NEW ATTA RACE DIRECTOR
Best wishes to Chris Greaves who has retired as the ATTA Race Director. Chris has contributed to ATTA over the last 25 years and made a significant contribution to the growth of NSW cycle sport. Best wishes to Chris for a happy retirement. The new ATTA Race Director is Brad Craft on 0409 569 682 or email on velocraft@bigpond.com
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Scody Sydney Cup on 10 Dec - David Browne & Lise Benjamin both won their respective Scody Sydney Cup Wheelraces at DGV and now set for an excellent Championship series at the NSW & National Masters Championships in February-March.
* AvantiPlus Narrabeen & Caleb Ewan on 9 Dec - Congratulations to Stephen Brown at AvantiPlus Narrabeen who hosted a great night with Caleb. Paul Craft did a fine job as MC.
* Happy Wheels on 9 Dec - Stewart Campbell hosted the HW Christmas function and the opening of the new shop at Waterloo
RACING THIS WEEK
* Dec 13 - Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)
* Dec 16 - HART St Ives (MW)
* Dec 17 - Bowral Track Open, National Madison Championships (Melbourne)
* Dec 18 - Southern Hemisphere Cup (Waratah Masters), Austral Wheelrace (Melbourne), St Kilda Super Criterium (Melbourne)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Dec 12 - DGV Team Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Dec 14 - Berowra Grupetto (Berowra Railway Station to Calga) @ 7.30am, DGV Aero Testing(Alex Simmons) @ 9.00am, Lansdowne Park for local laps @ 2.00pm, DGV Individual Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Dec 15 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride (Centennial Park) @ 11am
* Dec 16 - Oakwood Financial Services sponsored ride (Piemonte Café). Arrive @ 7.45am and depart @ 8.15am.
* Dec 17 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee only), BiciSport AGM (Freshwater) @ 6pm
* Dec 18 - BiciSport Christmas Ride (Piemonte Café). Arrive @ 7.45am and depart 8.00am.
Centennial Park Thursday 11am
The BiciSport Christmas Ride is on this coming Sunday from Piemonte Café car park. Meet at 7.45am and the ride departs at 8.00am (around Akuna Bay) for coffee at Piemonte Café from 9.30am onwards. All riders & friends are most welcome.
Alex Simmons (BiciSport Coach) now resides in Bellingen and hosts Aerocoach testing at DGV on 14 December. Alex was recently spotted in the Split Expresso Café in Sawtell. Plans are afoot to host a BiciSport training camp based from Bellingen. The new Pacific Freeway has opened up endless traffic free cycling opportunities on the old Pacific Highway.
Stewart Campbell hosted the Happy Wheels Waterloo Christmas Party on 9 December
News Shorts - 4 December
Chris Froome at the Etape finish in Perisher
Chris Froome on the long Perisher climb (note the yellow snow road markings)
Chris Froome with Fiona Fahy (BiciSport)
Etape driving team - Kevin Fisher, Mike O'Reilly, Fiona Fahy & Gary Keating
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Etape on Dec 3 - The first Etape had delightful weather and started at Thredbo with the finish in Perisher, The ride itself turned difficult after Berridale with strong headwinds and the super difficult 4k climb to Dalgety. Very few of the peloton actually rode the Dalgety climb and the overwhelming majority walked the climb in hot conditions. Sue Tierney used 39x28 on the Dalgety climb and even a super fit Sue T managed a small walk ... even elite NRS riders were seen holding onto cars to get up the Dalgety wall. The 25k to Perisher was equally punishing with numerous riders reduced to walking again. Congratulations to BiciSport riders Sue & Graham Tierney, David Cooper & Tom Green on a very difficult day
* Tour of Bright on Dec 2-4 - Conor Tarlington raced at ToB 2016. Stage 1 on the Friday was a 13.5k ITT at Porepunkah on the outskirts of Bright. Day 2 was a 90k stage over the Ovens Valley with a final climb of Tawonga Gap. Day 3 was a 58k stage to the top of Mt Hotham. Conor's results Stage I ITT - 29th in 19min 50secs, Stage 2 - 40th @ 11min 24secs, Stage 3 - 44th @ 23min 58secs
Conor Tarlington (BiciSport) at the ToB 2016 prologue time trial
Conor Tarlington climbing Tawonga Gap during ToB 2016
RACING THIS WEEK
* Dec 6 - Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi), Heffron Park (ES)
* Dec 9 - HART Criteriums (MW)
* Dec 10 - Sydney Cup on Wheels (DGV CycNSW)
* Dec 11 - West Head RR (MW @ 7am), Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Dec 4 - DGV Track @ 3pm (John Crouchley)
* Dec 6 - Berowra Grupetto @ 7.30am (start opp Berowra Railway Station). 60k to Calga.
* Dec 7 - Distinguished Gentlemens Ride @ 11am (Centennial Park)
* Dec 9 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am (SOPA Loops), Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee only)
* Dec 10 - To be confirmed
Centennial Park @ 11am
BICISPORT CHRISTMAS FUNCTIONS
* Dec 9 - Happy Wheels Waterloo Christmas Party @ 4pm to 8pm - All Welcome
* Dec 9 - Caleb Ewan Function @ AvantiPlus Narrabeen @ 6.30pm to 8.30pm - All Welcome
News Shorts - 28 November
The Bear Cottage Charity Ride started from outside the Fixed Wheel at Manly and attracted 100 starters for the ride to Church Point then returning to Pilu Restaurant at Freshwater Beach for coffee.
The Bear Cottage Charity Ride departs from the Fixed Wheel
DGV Team Pursuit training with John Crouchley deserves a good coffee
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Bear Cottage Ride on Nov 27 - A very good northside peloton turned up in support of Bear Cottage with four bunches doing Church Point & return to Freshwater. Big thank you to Danny Wright & Giovanni Pilu for making it happen.
* Back on track - Tori Robinson has resumed cycle training after several months off the bike due to a shoulder reconstruction courtesy of a surf boat accident that went very wrong.
Tori Robinson gives her new shoulder a free trip around Akuna Bay
RACING THIS WEEK
* Nov 29 - Heffron Park (ES) & Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)
* Dec 2 - HART Criteriums (St Ives) (MW)
* Dec 2-3 - Bundaberg Track Spectacular (Qld)
* Dec 2-4 - Tour of Bright (Vic) - BiciSport starter Conor Tarlington
* Dec 3-4 - National Junior Track Series (Brisbane), NSW Track Champs (DGV)
* Dec 3 - E'tape Australia (Thredbo) - BiciSport starters Tom Green, Graham & Sue Tierney
* Dec 4 - Calga Time Trials (ATTA), Tour of Melburn (FXYO), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS), Great Victorian Bike Ride (Geelong), Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Ourimbah University Criteriums (Central Coast CC)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Nov 28 - DGV Track Training (with John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Dec 1 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride Centennial Park @ 11am
* Dec 3 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.15am (coffee only)
Centennial Pk every Thursday 11am
BICISPORT to Flanders CLASSICS in March 2017 (AUTOBUS is FULL)
The BiciSport grupetto to the Belgian Spring Classics 2017 is now full with Sue & Graham Tierney, Nigel Perry, Ian Masson, Mike O'Reilly plus Eddy Van Der Wally. The BiciSport Grupetto will participate in three cyclo-sportives (Ghent Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix) plus spectate at several professional classic races (Dwars Vlaanderen, E3, Ghent Wevelgem, De Panne, Ronde, Schelde Prijs, Paris Roubaix & Brabant Pijl).
The Haaghoek cobbles outside Oudenaarde feature in every Flemish Spring Classic
EDDY VERBUST ... the GHENT 6 DAY Grand Patron
Eddy Verbust has kindly hosted & assisted several BiciSport riders in Belgium in recent years, and those lucky enough to go the Belgian Spring Classics in 2017 will be rewarded with a trip to the private Verbust Museum in De Pinte. Eddy remains the grand patron of the Ghent 6 Day as the Cavendish-Wiggins finish line picture attests.
Eddy Verbust between Cavendish & Wiggins at the Ghent 6 Day
John Crouchley (BiciSport) meets Eddy Verbust at the Verbust Museum. The Museum features numerous Ghent 6 Day trophies, dernys, jerseys, medals, posters & track bikes from the 1950's up until today.
Conor Tarlington (BiciSport) with Eddy Verbust at the Eddy Merckx Velodrome in Ghent
Caleb Ewan at AvantiPlus Narrabeen on Friday 9 December
Indeed, a night not to be missed. If you would like to attend please email Stephen Brown at Narrabeen@avantiplus.com
News Shorts - 21 November
Orange Eroica - Ian Grainger leads Marty Wright
Orange Eroica - when roads disappear its time for a swim
Orange Eroica - Marty Wright (BiciSport) actively supervising repairs
Orange Eroica - what started out as a standard Molong training ride resulted in 32k of dirt
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* CA Cyclist of the Year Award - Mike Smith (BiciSport Master) had a stellar 2016 season rewarded with a nomination for the Cycling Australia Master Track Cyclist of the Year. The awardwent to Gary Mandy in late November at the CA Awards night in Melbourne.
* Speedy Recovery - to Joc Young (BiciSport Master) clipped by a car at Sydney Olympic Park last week. Joc was not seriously injured and will be back on the bike shortly. The bike was barely one week old ...
* Orange Eroica - The Berowra Groupetto plus a few BiciSporters for company ventured out to Orange last weekend with several diversions around Mt Conobolas and nearby Molong. There is some great cycling to be had around Molong especially with some nice dirt options.
* HART on November 18 - Conor Tarlington finished 3rd
RACING THIS WEEK
* Nov 22 - Heffron Park (ES), ECR (Marconi)
* Nov 25 - HART (MW)
* Nov 26 - Sprint GP (DGV - CycNSW)
* Nov 27 - Ourimbah University Crits (CC), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
* Nov 21 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Nov 23 - Berowra Grupetto (Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am) - 60k to Calga & return
* Nov 24 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride (Centennial Park @ 11am)
* Nov 26 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am
* Nov 27 - Cottage Bear Charity Ride - depart Fixed Wheel Cycle Shop @ 6.30am sharp for Church Point & return to Pilu Restaurant Freshwater at 9.00am
Thursday at Centennial Park @ 11am
Sunday 27 November Bear Cottage Training Ride departs from the Fixed Wheel cycle shop at 6.30am sharp
The Belgian take on what a cycle race lead car should look like (Tour of Flanders 2016) ... you would be in no doubt that something is fast approaching ... multiple signs, blaring music, flashing lights, a Rodania clock, sponsorship and a few flags ... under all of that is a car
News Shorts - 14 November
Gosford Track Open - David Browne (BiciSport)
Gosford Track Open - David Browne 2nd, Ayrton Gilbert 1st, Adam Gilbert 3rd
Gosford Track Open - David Browne takes a win
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Gosford Track Open on 12 Nov - David Browne & Kirsty Flanagan featured at the Gosford Track Open. David finished 3rd in the Wheelrace Final and collected numerous placings in Division 2.
* Crouch Update - After his broken collarbone John Crouchley will be off the bike for a month, but will still be conducting BiciSport DGV track training on Mondays from 3pm.
RACING THIS WEEK
* Nov 15 - Heffron Park (ES), Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)
* Nov 18 - HART Criteriums (MW)
* Nov 19 - Bathurst Track Open (NSW)
* Nov 20 - Western Sydney Dragway (Waratah Masters), Tour de Range Criteriums (Nagambie, Vic), Winery Ride Cyclosportive (Mitchelton, Vic), Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (NS)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Nov 14 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Nov 16 - Berowra Groupetto (to Calga & return 60k). Berowra Railway Station 7.30am
* Nov 17 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ Centennial Park @ 11am
* Nov 19 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.,30am
* Nov 20 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am
Centennial Park @ 11am Thursday
BEAR COTTAGE CHARITY TRAINING RIDE - SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER
* The annual Bear Cottage Charity Ride is on Sunday 27 November and is a must do charity ride from the Fixed Wheel cycle shop at Manly. The ride usually departs in 2 groups from the Fixed Wheel then along Pittwater Rd to Church Point and returns along Pittwater Rd for "the worlds greatest morning tea" at the Pilu Restaurant at Freshwater at approximately 9.00am. As training rides go this is a great cause only matched by the hospitality of the Fixed Wheel and Gio Pilu. Donations (for Bear Cottage) for the training ride is just $20 per head and the Pilu morning tea is another $20. There is also a community auction at the Pilu Restaurant to raise much needed funds for Bear Cottage. Meeting time at Fixed Wheel is 6.10am for a 6.30am departure in 2 groups. Please ensure you wear your BiciSport team clothing.
Bear Cottage Charity Ride is Sunday 27 November departing from the Fixed Wheel in Manly at 6.30am
Happy Stew Campbell at Waterloo
News Shorts - 7 November
Speedy recovery to John Crouchley who suffered a broken collarbone on a training ride
Katie Brown attends the UCI Sport Directors Course this week in Aigle Switzerland
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Speedy recovery to John Crouchley who suffered a broken collarbone on a training ride on November 5 on the Grand Parade at Sans Souci. John will still be assisting with BiciSport DGV track training every Monday from 3pm-5pm.
* Katie Brown attends a UCI Sport Directors course in Aigle, Switzerland
* MS Gong Criteriums on Nov 6 - Stewart Campbell finished 7th in Division 2.
* ATTA ITT at Calga on Nov 6 - Over 40k Roy Edwards was 10th (from 20) in 1hr 11min. Over the 25k distance Len Groen was 17th (from 44) in 38min 4secs
RACING THIS WEEK
* Nov 8 - Eastern Creek (Marconi), Heffron Park (ES)
* Nov 11 - HART St Ives (MW)
* Nov 12 - Tour de Bress (Bendigo, Vic), Bass Coast Classic Cyc;loSportive (Inverloch, Vic), Central Coast Track Open (Gosford), Track Super Series (DISC, Melbourne)
* Nov 13 - West Head (MW), Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Nov 7 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm
* Nov 10 - Centennial Park @ 11am
* Nov 12 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.15am
* Nov 13 - Piemonte Café @ 7.30am for Akuna Bay
The Patersburg climb in Flanders. Entries for the Tour of Flanders & Paris Roubaix cyclosportives in 2017 are now open
Flanders & Roubaix CycloSportives - Entries Open
For those BiciSport riders doing Flanders & Roubaix in 2017 then its time. Flanders is the 180k option (from Antwerp) and Roubaix is the 70k option to-from the Roubaix Velodrome.
Tour of Flanders - Entries open now at www.werideflanders.com
Paris Roubaix - Entries open from 8 November at www.skodaclassicchallenge.com
Flanders 2017 now starts in Antwerp
News Shorts - 31 October
Graham Tierney heads for Mount Hotham
RACING THIS WEEK
* Nov 1 - Heffron Park Criteriums (ES)
* Oct 31-Nov 5 - Melbourne 6 Day Track
* Nov 5 - Sprint Grand Prix # 2 (DGV)
* Nov 6 - MS Gong Criteriums (CyclingNSW), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), HART Criteriums St Ives (MW), ATTA TT (Calga)
Sunday November 6
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Oct 31 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) 3pm-5pm
* Nov 3 - Centennial Park @ 11am
* Nov 5 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.15am (coffee only)
* Nov 6 - Beaumont Rd, Mt Ku Ring Gai @ 8.30am (training laps only)
Piemonte Café at Terrey Hills is the number one 'park & ride' option on the Northern Beaches. Park your car & head for a traffic free ride through Akuna Bay & West Head. The Piemonte Café is also the preferred BiciSport coffee house on a Saturday & Sunday from 9.15am.
BiciSport again goes to the Flanders Classics in 2017. The organised cobbled homage (more of a Tom Boonen tribute tour) goes from mid March commencing with Dwars Vlaanderen up until Paris Roubaix on April 9 with a few Classic cyclosportives thrown in for good measure.
The Tour of Flanders returns to the Mur in 2017
Ultimate Italian Retro Sale
ITALIAN RETRO SALE
Some of the best Italian retro for sale (not a hint of Japanese fishing equipment in sight). Serious steel from the 1980's with real chrome. If you want Classic Italian steel envy at your local café this is it ...
* Colnago Steel Frame (Saronni Blue) - Fully restored to 1983 specs (colour, decals, front mech hanger cables UNDER bottom bracket) with chrome forks. 53cm x 53cm centre to centre (medium size), includes Campagnolo head fittings. $1,500
* Colnago Steel Frame (Saronni Burgundy) - Fully restored to 1981 specs (colour, decals, front mech hanger cables OVER bottom bracket) with chrome forks. 58cm x 58cm centre to centre (large size). $1,500
* Retro Campagnolo components also available - Handelbars, stems, brakes, hubs, wheels, gear lever parts
* Wilier Centro One 2012 complete bike (medium) + Campag 10 Speed groupset + Mavic wheels. As new complete Wilier Centro One (oversize carbon) never ridden not a scratch. Classic Italian design in full carbon. $2,000
* Contact Mike O'Reilly 0417 403 244 or bicisport1@gmail.com
News Shorts - 24 October
Kirsty Flanagan leading the Womens peloton at the Mick Chapman
Ruth Strapp & Kirsty Flanagan at the Mick Chapman Memorial
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Mick Chapman Memorial 23 Oct - Ruth Strapp & Kirsty Flanagan competed in the Open Womens Division with 16 starters & both rode well to finish in the main peloton.
* Bowral Classic 23 Oct - BiciSport starters included Stewart Campbell, John Robb, Kylie Mildren, Penny Kee, Cecile Beams, Kate Brown, Tom Green, Ian Grainger and Anthony Colantonio. Anthony rode the 160k in 4 hrs 38min. Thanks to Robyn Sprouster, Peter Davis, John Crouchley & Alex Simmons for making it happen.
RACING THIS WEEK
* Oct 26 - Heffron Park Criteriums
* Oct 29-30 - Wagga Track Open
* Oct 29 - Noosa Criterium
* Oct 30 - Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS)
CycloSportives THIS WEEK
* Oct 28-29 - Sydney to the Hunter
* Oct 29 - Captains Ride (Bowral to Perisher) - Steve Waugh Foundation
* Oct 30 - Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain (Tas)
BiciSport Training this week
* Oct 24 - DGV Track Training (3pm - 5pm) with John Crouchley
* Oct 27 - Centennial Park @ 11am
* Oct 29 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee)
* Oct 30 - Piemonte Café @ 8am
Eddy Merckx takes another Milan San Remo Classic
Molteni Salami
News Shorts - 17 October
Rolly Delaytz (2nd wheel-yellow helmet) at the Sydney Spring Cycle Criterium at Homebush Olympic Park. Rolly went on to finish 3rd.
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Len Groen finished 10th at the ATTA ITT over 25k in a quick time of 37min 44 min
* Rolly Delaytz took the win at Heffron Park on 11 October
* Homebush Spring Cycle Criteriums on 16 October - Several BiciSport rode this criterium but the results remain a mystery (courtesy of CyclingNSW). Rolly Delaytz finished 3rd in Division 2.
RACING THIS WEEK
* Oct 18 - Heffron Park Criteriums (ES)
* Oct 22 - Sprint Grand Prix # 1 (Dunc Gray Velodrome)
* Oct 23 - Mick Chapman Memorial (Kurri Kurri), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
TRAINING THIS WEEK
* Oct 20 - Centennial Park @ 11am
* Oct 22 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.45am for coffee
BOWRAL CLASSIC THIS WEEK
* Several BiciSport members are assisting with the Bowral Classic this coming Sunday including Ian Grainger, Anthony Colantonio, Mike O'Reilly, Peter Davis, Robyn Sprouster, Alex Simmons & John Crouchley
Ok, its not Bowral but a great picture from the top of the Patersberg at the E3 Harelbeke in Flanders
News Shorts - 10 October
Manchester - Mike Smith (Gold Medal in Sprint, Bronze in Team Sprint)
Manchester - Mike Smith (left) in the M4 Sprint Final
Manchester - Mike Smith (World Masters Sprint Champion M4 Category)
Manchester - Team Sprint podium for the Bronze
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Mike Smith took the Gold medal in the M4 Sprint at the World Masters Track Championships in Manchester UK. Mike then followed it up with Bronze in the Team Sprint
* Conor Tarlington rode well at the West Head Wall Handicap over 5 laps on 9 October
RACING THIS WEEK
* 11 Oct - Heffron Park Criteriums
* 15 Oct - Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (NRS), Illawarra Track Open (Dapto)
* 16 Oct - Homebush Spring Cycle Criteriums (CycNSW), Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS), Darren Smith Classic (Qld)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* 10 Oct - Schools resume & traffic conditions are heavier
* 13 Oct - Centennial Park @ 11am
* 15 Oct - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am for coffee
* 16 Oct - Piemonte Café @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay
The World Cycling Championships start in Doha this week
World Masters Track Championships - Mike Smith takes Sprint Gold +Team Sprint Bronze
Congratulations to Mike Smith (BiciSport M4) took Sprint Gold at the World Masters Track Championships in Manchester. Mike won the Sprint Final 2-1 then took Bronze in the Team Sprint.
News Shorts - 3 October
Bicisport member news
* Tom Green took a fine Waratah Masters B grade win at ECR on 2 October
GRIFFITH MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1-3 October
Griffith had hosted the two previous NSW Masters Road Championships in near perfect conditions. This year it was the turn of the National Masters Road Championships in much more difficult conditions. The rain came tumbling down right up until the Friday night before but the weekend dawned sunny & clear save for a strong wind which really toughened up the road races. The road races were on a 17k circuit near the Griffith Airport on the edge of town, the criteriums on a great city centre circuit, with the ITT using parts of the road race circuit.
Road Race - M1 - Brad Hamblett 3rd, Jeremy Hopson 5th. M2 - Ian Cocks 6th, David Munro 9th. M4 - Dean Gale 5th, Jordan Reizes 18th. M5 - Simon Lemperiere 11th, Matt Coy 24th, Anthony Colantonio 25th. M8 - Ian Grainger 13th.
Criteriums - M1 - Brad Hamblett 2nd, Jeremy Hopson 4th. M2 - David Munro 7th, Ian Cocks 13th. M8 - Ian Grainger 9th.
ITT - M5 - Anthony Colantonio 10th. M8 - Ian Grainger 5th
Griffith 16 - BiciSport Pilu Racing Team
Griffith 16 - Ian Grainger
Griffith 16 - Anthony Colantonio
RACING THIS WEEK
* 3 Oct - Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS), National Masters Champs ITT (Griffith), Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
* 4 Oct - Heffron Park (RB) - Tuesday Night Series commence
* 7-8 Oct - National Junior Track Series
* 8 Oct - League of Wheelmen Reunion (Mt Pritchard) , Midlands Tour (Vic)
* 5-9 Oct - Tour of Tasmania (NRS) - Alex Simmons (BiciSport) as Chf Comm driver
* 1-7 Oct - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester UK) - Mike Smith (BiciSport)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* 6 Oct - Centennial Park @ 11am
* 8 Oct - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.15am (coffee only)
* 9 Oct - Piemonte Café @ 8am for Akuna Bay Loop
Belgium - E3 Grand Prix passes the front door of the Kokerelle B&B on the Eikenberg descent.
Daylight Saving starts Sunday 2 October
News Shorts - 26 September
Masters National Road Championships - Griffith 1-3 October
Griffith CC host the National Masters this coming weekend with the following BiciSport contenders - Anthony Colantonio, Dean Gale, Matt Coy, James Thornton, Simon Lempriere, Brad Hamblett, Jordan Reizes, Ian Grainger, Jeremy Hopson, David Munro, Mike O'Reilly (Race Director), Robyn Sprouster (Commissaire), Fiona Fahy (Commissaire), Danny Fahy (Moto Scout) & John Crouchley (Convoy Driver)
World Masters Track Championships - Manchester 1-7 October
Best wishes to Mike Smith (BiciSport) at the upcoming Manchester Worlds
Racing This Week
* 1-3 Oct - National Masters Road Championships (Griffith)
* 1-7 Oct - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)
* 2 Oct - ATTA TT at Calga
* 2&3 Oct - Waratah Masters (Eastern Creek)
* 3 Oct - Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* 29 Sept - Centennial Park @ 11am
* 1 Oct - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am
* 1 Oct - Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee)
Happy Wheels in new shop at Waterloo
Stewart (Computa) Campbell has been a longtime sponsor of BiciSport and recently moved his Happy Wheels cycle shop to a new location in George Street Waterloo. Best wishes to Stewie and the team on their new start.
Happy Team Car
Bowral Classic - Entries to be closed off soon
This new cyclosportive in the Southern Highlands is soon to be approaching the entry limits and both the 160k and 90k options will be closed off. If you want in then now is the time. Mike O'Reilly is the Ride Director for the event.
US Peloton magazine (latest edition) featured the 1960's retro Mafac brake caliper on the front cover. Looks like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie
News Shorts - 19 September
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Fiona Fahy (BiciSport) has gained selection to the CycNSW Technical Commission (advises the sport on all technical aspects)
* The Graham Jones Narrabeen Lagoon Track dedication was held on 16 September with 60 friends, relatives, local politicians and Northern Beaches Council representatives in attendance.
TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
* 22 Sept - Centennial Park @ 11am
* 23 Sept - School holidays commence & traffic congestion eases
* 24 Sept - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am for Homebush Loops
* 25 Sept - St Ives @ 7.30am & Piemonte Café car park @ 8.00am (for Akuna Bay)
RACING THIS WEEK
* 24 Sept - NSW ITT Championships (Breadalbane NSW)
* 25 Sept - Breadalbane RR (CycNSW), Rob Vernon Classic (Bendigo), Calga RR (Central Coast CC), Eastern Creek (Waratah Masters)
Graham Jones Monument on the Narrabeen Lagoon Walk
News Shorts - 12 September
Ian Grainger at the Amy Gillett
Ian Grainger at the Amy Gillett
Anthony Colantonio at Amy Gillett
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Graham Jones was a BiciSport cyclist killed in a training accident in November 2002. Warringah Council have acknowledged Graham's extensive community contribution and will name the Narrabeen Lagoon Walking Track in his honour on Friday 16 September at 9.45am at the Middle Cove Reserve
* ATTA at Calga on 4 Sept - Ian Grainger rode the 25k in 43min 56secs (24th from 35 starters)
* Amy Gillett Gran Fondo on 11 Sept - Ian Grainger rode the 120k in 3hrs 51min (7th from 48 starters) in his age category. Anthony Colantonio also rode well. Both Ian & Anthony qualified for the 2017 World UWCT Championships in Albi France
TRAINING Rides THIS WEEK
* 14 Sept - BiciSport Corporate Ride (Centennial Park 7.30am) - invitation only
* 15 Sept - Centennial Park 11am (lower loops)
* 17 Sept - Meadowbank Bridge Rhodes 7.30am (SOPA Loops)
* 18 Sept - St Ives (opp Patersons Café) Stanley St 7.30am (for Akuna Bay Loop)
RACING THIS WEEK
* 16 Sept - RAW Track finishes 16 Sept
* 17 Sept - Calga (Central Coast - 2pm), Hunter 100k Interclub (Kurri Kurri)
* 17 Sept - CyclingNSW College of Commissaires Conference (DGV)
* 18 Sept - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai ((North Sydney)
Entries closing
* Griffith Masters Nationals on 1-3 Oct - entries are closing soon
* Bowral Classic on 23 Oct - Entry levels are exceeding all expectations and if you want in then now is the time. Entries will be closing very shortly.
BICISPORT CANBERRA CAMDEN - 4 & 5 MARCH 2017
BiciSport has joined forces with Harlequin Wheelmen in conducting an organised ride between Canberra & Camden over 4&5 March with a full support crew to assist. Note your diary.
PRO TEAM CARS - the 404 edition
The Peugeot 404 was released in 1963 and was a staple pro team car up until 1975. Not only was it a pro team car it was also the car of choice during the Tour de France for many years. Designed by Pinafarina, it was no Ferrari but it looked good. Some Peugeot 404 team cars had the rear door redesigned with a leather flap replacing the window & door panel. The team mechanic simply hung out through the gap and serviced the rider.
Eddy Merckx in the 1967 Paris Nice beside the Peugeot 404 team car. The picture highlights the mechanic sitting through the back rear door flap (no window no door panel). Peugeot team cars had a different decal placement at the Tour de France.
Tom Simpson at the 1967 Tour de France with the 404 in attendance. Sadly Tom died on Mont Ventoux.
Eddy Merckx at the 1969 Tour de France. Note the mechanic's rear door & a somewhat regal Lomme Driessens hanging out the roof.
A trip to the Tour of Flanders Museum in Oudenaarde is rewarded with a Flandria Pro Team car (Peugeot 404) as the prime exhibit. The matching Flandria team bikes on the roof are a nice touch. Maybe Belgium was too cold in the Spring Classics as the back rear door for the mechanic was intact.