News Shorts - 28 September

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Jordan Reizes (BiciSport Pilu Racing) took a great win

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - L to R … Rolly, Mike, Randolph, Tom, Suzy, Eric, Eddy & Conor

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Gio Pilu, Jordon Reizes & Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Rolly Delaytz looking comfortable in the early stages. The peloton subsequently split soon afterwards and Rolly got caught out on the wrong side of the split.

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Gio Pilu leading, then further back is Matt Coy (Pilu Racing) and Dudley Hoskin (behind Matt)

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Eric Dole (Happy Wheels) leads the peloton with Matt Coy (Pilu Racing) just behind, and further back there is Randolph Baral (Happy Wheels) & Gio Pilu (Pilu Racing)

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Pilu Racing were prominent all day with Jordon Reizes leading then Matt Coy on 5th wheel with Eric Dole (Happy Wheels) off to the left

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - David Munro (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Tom Green (Happy Wheels) looking comfortable

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Mike Lawson (Anytime Fitness) leading the peloton

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Eddy Ahumada & Mike Lawson (Anytime Fitness)

West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - Dudley Hoskin (Anytime Fitness) rode well until a last lap puncture ended his day

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre ITT @ 26 Sept - L to R with Peter Verhoeven, MOR & Kieren Roche. Kieren is a new member to BiciSport in 2020.

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre ITT @ 26 Sept - Randolph Baral set a very good time and improved on his July effort notwithstanding the adverse winds

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre ITT @ 26 Sept - Mike Lawson (Anytime Fitness) nice and aero at Penrith Lakes

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre ITT @ 26 Sept - Peter Verhoeven (Anytime Fitness) on a good ride

BiciSport Griffith @ 27 Sept - Frank Signor (BiciSport) celebrates the upcoming Giro d’Italia in the iconic Molteni Giro Leaders jersey from the 1970’s.

AUSCYCLING & CYCLING NSW PRESENTATION on 28 SEPTEMBER

• There is a video conference to be held by all NSW Clubs and the CyclingNSW Board on Monday 28 September to discuss the go forward on the AusCycling introduction

• BiciSport will convey the outcomes to its members via this website, email & BiciSport Facebook as soon as possible after the meeting.

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• No Brakes Racing @ DGV @ 25 Sept - Series # 5 with Davide van der Browne who took 3rd in the Scratch Race, 1st in the Keirin, 4th in the Motorpace & 5th in the Points Race.

• Penrith Lakes Individual Time Trial @ 26 Sept - Randolph Baral, Kieren Roche, Peter Verhoeven, Mike Lawson flew the BiciSport flag. Results to come.

• Lansdowne Park @ 27 Sept - David Cooper rode C grade on a Colissi Steel bike and got in a 4 man break which was eventually caught by the peloton.

• West Head Road Race @ 27 Sept - a strong BiciSport contingent with Eric Dole, Ian Cocks, Alex Gardiner, Brett Cocks, Dudley Hoskin, Matt Coy, Gio Pilu, Conor Tarlington, Eddy Ahumada, Mike Lawson, David Munro, Jeremy Hopson, Tom Green, Jordan Reizes & Rolly Delaytz.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin). The date is 9-11 October.

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 4 Oct

  • BiciSport TTT training (Terrey Hills)

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

• 5 Oct (Mon)

  • Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 29 Sept & 1 Oct - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 30 Sept - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 1 Oct - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 3 Oct - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

The Giro starts 3 October and includes Peter Sagan

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Latest (new) cancellation is the Grafton to Inverell Classic on 14 November

• Recent event cancellations include -

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

  • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (Sydney, NSW)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (Southern Highlands, NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)

  • Nov 14 - Grafton to Inverell Classic (NSW)

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - Ride Around the River Cyclosportive (Nambucca & Macksville)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

  • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

    • Dec 3-5 - National Masters Road Championships (venue - tbc) watch this space

    • Dec 9-13 - Tour of Tasmania - watch this space

    • Dec 11 - BiciSport Christmas Party Waterloo - watch this space

    • Jan 1-3 - Melbourne Bay Criterium Series (Vic) - watch this space

    • Jan 6-10 - Cycling Australia Road Championships (Ballarat) - watch this space

    • Jan 14-17 - Tour DownUnder (Women) - watch this space

    • Jan 19-24 - Tour DownUnder (Men) - watch this space

    • Jan 29-30 - Cadel Evans Classic (Vic) - watch this space

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

Brooklyn # 1 - Giancarlo Bellini at the 1977 Tour de France

Brooklyn # 1.1 - Italian & classy with an ever lasting iconic cycling jersey. Sponsorship was originally by Dreher (Beer) from 1970-72 then from 1973-77 it was Brooklyn Chewing Gum, frames by Gios Torino in that classic deep blue, groupsets were Campagnolo

Brooklyn # 2 - numerous head liners of note but none better than Roger De Vlaeminck who won 22 Giro stages, 3 Milan San Remo, 4 Paris Roubaix, 1 Tour of Flanders, 2 Tour of Lombardy, 1 Leige B Leige.

Lets not forget the outstanding Patrick Sercu (1974 Tour de France Green jersey) and 6 Day Track star. Ronny De Witte, Marcello Osler & Johan De Muynck (won the Giro)

Brooklyn # 3 - Paris Roubaix 1976 and enough talent in this picture to fill every cycling museum on the planet … L to R … Eddy Merckx (1975 World Champion), Walter Godefroot (obscured in Red Flandria), the great Freddy Maertens (Red Flandria) and Roger De Vlaeminck.

Brooklyn # 4 - Roger De Vlaeminck won three Milan San Remo Classics

Brooklyn # 5 - Johan De Muynck took victory in the Giro on the iconic dark blue Gios Torino frameset … you know where you are with chrome !! on the front forks.

Brooklyn # 5 - Mr Paris Roubaix was four time winner Roger De Vlaeminck. Freddy Maertens (World Champion) is second wheel

Brooklyn # 5.1 - Eddy Merckx & Roger De Vlaeminck at the Giro

Brooklyn @ 5.2 - the Gios Torino blue is now a cycling classic, loaded with chrome forks & Campagnolo groupset. Take a look at the two climbs in the background on both sides of the valley !

Brooklyn Chewing Gum # 6 - the 1975 team presentation

News Shorts - 21 September

BiciSport Griffith @ 20 Sept - no better way to celebrate Peter Budd’s 60th birthday than to ride the 120k from Griffith to Leeton & return. Well done Peter (second left) and happy 60th

L to R … Albert, Peter, Melissa, Michael & Frank at the Budd Service Corse

Singleton recce ride @ 18 Sept - Before the start with Ross (left) of Shearers Farm. Conditions were overcast & chilly. L to R … Ross, Dudley (rear), then Mike, Eric, Ian, Randolph & John

Singleton recce ride @ 18 Sept - The BiciSport team Subaru just celebrated its 300,000k birthday at Singleton. RVV 069 celebrates the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and the 1969 victory by Eddy Merckx

Singleton recce ride @ 18 Sept - Randolph Baral completed a steady warm up ride on the Individual Time Trial course then returned for a second attempt but this time in race simulation mode

Singleton recce ride @ 18 Sept - Randolph Baral on the Hunter River climb just 6k from the start

Singleton recce ride @ 18 Sept - Randolph Baral with 15k completed and just 5k to go

Singleton recce ride on 18 Sept - after two laps completed of the Individual Time Trial course the day finished with a 30k loop of the road circuit

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• No Brakes Racing @ DGV @ 11 Sept - Series # 4 and Davide van der Browne was 1st in the Scratch Race, 5th in the Snowball, 1st in the One Lap Screamer, 2nd in the Belgian Winners race.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin). The date is 9-11 October.

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 25 Sept

  • No Brakes Racing (Dunc Gray Velodrome) from 7pm

• 26 Sept

  • Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre Individual Time Trial (Penrith CC)

• 27 Sept

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

  • West Head Road Race (Manly CC)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 22 & 24 Sept - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 23 Sept - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 24 Sept - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 26 Sept - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Centennial Park Ride @ 17 Sept - the featured bike this week is a delightful steel GEFSCO with equally delightful chrome forks owned by the happy owner in Mike Shelley (Waratah, centre of picture)

RACE KEEPER OR RACE SEEKER OR RACE EXECUTIONER

• The relatively smaller club events have restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have an ongoing problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Recent event cancellations include -

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

  • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (Sydney, NSW)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (Southern Highlands, NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - Ride Around the River Cyclosportive (Nambucca & Macksville)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

  • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

    • Dec 3-5 - National Masters Road Championships (venue - tbc) watch this space

    • Dec 9-13 - Tour of Tasmania - watch this space

    • Dec 11 - BiciSport Christmas Party Waterloo - watch this space

    • Jan 1-3 - Melbourne Bay Criterium Series (Vic) - watch this space

    • Jan 6-10 - Cycling Australia Road Championships (Ballarat) - watch this space

    • Jan 14-17 - Tour DownUnder (Women) - watch this space

    • Jan 19-24 - Tour DownUnder (Men) - watch this space

    • Jan 29-30 - Cadel Evans Classic (Vic) - watch this space

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

Tour de France 1955 and classic Bianchi & Fausto Coppi and where can you buy that Bianchi team car ! !

Bianchi # 1 - Fausto Coppi in the 1948 Tour of Lombardy climbing the Madonna de Ghisallo going past the IL Perlo Hotel (high above Lake Como). The Hotel was built in 1922.

The spectators don’t dress like that these days ! … note the small tree to the right of the IL Perlo Hotel

IL Perlo Hotel (above Bellagio on Lake Como) in 2019 and Mike Lawson (BiciSport Master) on the same stretch of the Ghisallo climb high above Lake Como … note the same tree to the right of the IL Perlo Hotel.

Bianchi # 2 - the same IL Perlo Hotel in 2019 as the Tour of Lombardy professional race climbs the Madonna de Ghisallo …. same tree same majestic view same Lake Como.

Bianchi # 3 - The Bianchi team started in 1899 ! !. with sponsorship periods from 1905-66, then 1973-84, then individual years in 1993 & 2003 and are now the frame supplier to Jumbo Visma professional team.

Sub sponsors were Pirelli (tyres), Campagnolo (of course), Faema (coffee) & Piaggio (motorbikes). Fausto Coppi was supreme as the team leader and one of the greatest cyclists of all time.

Bianchi # 4 - Felice Gimondi was a legend in the sport with numerous classic victories in the Giro, Tour de France, World Professional Road Championships, Italian National Road Championships, Milan San Remo & Baracchi Trophy

Bianchi # 5 - Classic Italian team picture with Marino Basso (World Road Champion) who had such a frantic sprint his nickname was Mr 10,000 Volts. together with Felice Gimondi (Italian Road Champion jersey) and Vittorio Adorni (Black jersey, ex World Road Champion)

Bianchi # 6 - A recent Felice Gimondi picture with the Bianchi team car taken at an Italian Gran Fondo. Felice recently passed away and will never be forgotten

News Shorts - 14 September

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - C grade start line (L to R) - Eddy Ahumada, David Cooper & Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the A grade start line

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Eric Dole (looking serious) on the A2 grade start line

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Rolly Delaytz in the A grade peloton chasing the 4 man breakaway which held on to win by 30 seconds. Rolly went top 10 overall

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Eric Dole in A2 grade. Eric rode well and went top 10 overall.

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Peter Verhoeven in A2 grade rode well

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - C grade with (L to R) in David Cooper & Ian Grainger

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - C grade peloton with David Cooper & Eddy Ahumada

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - Raoul Westbrook rode strongly in D grade

Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 13 Sept - BiciSport gruppetto at ECR with (L to R) … Eric, Raoul, Ian, Mike, Eddy, Peter & Rolly.

West Head ITT @ 13 Sept - on the start line with Matt Coy & Gio Pilu (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

West Head ITT @ 13 Sept - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

West Head ITT @ 13 Sept - Len Groen (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

BiciSport - CycNSW derny restoration project @ 14 Sept - John Crouchley (BiciSport) and Sam Layzell (CycNSW) with the restored derny going back to the DGV. John put in endless hours on the restoration project that involved seven dernys (one was a write-off and could not be saved). Thanks John for the commitment to cycling history.

Bordeaux Paris Classic - A single derny & driver leads each team rider (right, Herman Van Springel). The “broader” the derny driver the better the slipstream. A great way to train & an even a better way to race. The traditional derny colour is red.

BICISPORT SINGLETON RECCE on 18 SEPT & TEAM TIME TRIAL TRAINING on 20 SEPT

• A small BiciSport peloton is going to Singleton on Friday 18 September to review the revised Masters Championships ITT circuit just 10k out of Singleton.

  • Meeting Point is Wise Monkey Cafe Berowra - 7.30am. Turn left off Pacific Highway & park in Berowra Parade. If your interested please contact 0417 403 244

• BiciSport Team Time Trial training is set for Sunday 20 September at Miramare Gardens (Sandstone Cafe) at Terrey Hills. Entry to the Miramare Gardens carpark is off Myoora Road Terrey Hills. Meeting time is 7.30am and departure for Booralie Rd loop (x3) is 8.00am.

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Friday Night Track Racing @ DGV @ 11 Sept - Series # 3 and Davide van der Browne was 2nd in the Keirin, 5th in the Elimination, 3rd in the Points Race. .

• West Head @ 13 Sept - BiciSport starters in Matt Coy, Randolph Baral, Gio Pilu, Len Groen & Tom Green. Tom Green was 12th overall (first in Age category).

• Eastern Creek @ 13 Sept - Cracker entries in every grade and the usual slick organisation by Waratah Masters made for a great day of Masters racing at ECR. Rolly Delaytz & Eric Dole both went top 10 in their respective grades and Eddy Ahumada the big improver in C grade.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON & GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

  • The revised date is 9-11 October in Singleton

• BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER OR RACE SEEKER OR RACE EXECUTIONER

• The relatively smaller club events have restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have an ongoing problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with State border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice.

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

  • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (Sydney, NSW)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (Southern Highlands, NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - Ride Around the River Cyclosportive (Nambucca & Macksville)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

  • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

    • Dec 3-5 - National Masters Road Championships (venue - tbc) watch this space

    • Dec 9-13 - Tour of Tasmania - watch this space

    • Dec 11 - BiciSport Christmas Party Waterloo - watch this space

    • Jan 1-3 - Melbourne Bay Criterium Series (Vic) - watch this space

    • Jan 6-10 - Cycling Australia Road Championships (Ballarat) - watch this space

    • Jan 14-17 - Tour DownUnder (Women) - watch this space

    • Jan 19-24 - Tour DownUnder (Men) - watch this space

    • Jan 29-30 - Cadel Evans Classic (Vic) - watch this space

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 18 Sept

  • Recce - Singleton Masters Championships Individual Time Trial

    • Randolph Baral, Ian Grainger, Mike Lawson, Eric Dole, Dudley Hoskin, Mike O’Reilly - further information contact 0417 403 244

  • Friday Night Track Racing (Dunc Gray Velodrome) from 7pm

• 20 Sept

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

  • Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)

  • BiciSport Team Time Trial training @ Terrey Hills (see Special Events page)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 15 & 17 Sept - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 16 Sept - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 17 Sept - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 19 Sept - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

• 20 Sept - BiciSport Team Time Trial training @ Terrey Hills (see Special Events page)

Ijsboerke # 1 - The Ijsboerke manager was none other than Patrick Lefevere (of Mapei & Quick Step fame). The team ran from 1973-82. Sponsorship was Ijsboerke (ice cream manufacturer), Capri Sonne (drinks), Warncke (communications). Bike sponsors were varied with Bertin (1973-74), Colner (75), Colnago (76-77), Gios (78), Koga Miyata (80-81), Merckx (82). Campagnolo did the components. Originally there was a large 31 riders in the team but this drifted down to a more manageable 21 riders in latter years.

Ijsboerke # 2 - Gios were frame sponsors in 1978

Ijsboerke # 3 - Walter Godefroot climbing the cobbled Kemmelberg in the 1977 Ghent Wevelgem Classic on a Colnago frameset

Ijsboerke # 4 - Nobody looks particularly happy to be there but an all time Belgian classic line up on the start line with L to R … DAF rider (unknown), Daniel Willems (Ijsboerke), Gerry Ver Linden (Ijsboerke - Belge National Champ), Roger De Vlaeminck (Gis Gelati), Walter Godefroot (Ijsboerke), Fons De Wolf (Lano), Herman Van Springel (Marc Superia), Claude Criqueilon (KAS) & Marc De Meyer (Flanders).

Ijsboerke # 5 - If there was ever a Seventies “super team” then this it and it laid the groundwork for what followed at then Mapei and onto the now of Quick Step thanks to managers Willy Jossart & Patrick Lefevere (now the king of team Quick Step).

The list of talent was seemingly unlimited in Gregor Braun, Ronald De Witte, Rudi Pevenge (of Jan Ulrich manager fame), Paul Haghedooren, Peter Winnen, Fons De Wolf, Frank Hoste, Bert Pronk, Gery Verlinden, Daniel Willems, Andre Dierckx, Roger Swerts, Herman Van Springel, Graeme Gilmore (Aussie), Frans Verbeek, Didi Thurau, and the late Dirk Wayenberg (pictured above). That is one serious bunch of talent.

News Shorts - 7 September

Parramatta Road Race @ Oakville @ 5 Sept - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

Parramatta Road Race @ Oakville @ 5 Sept - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

Parramatta Road Race @ Oakville @ 5 Sept - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) finished top 15 from 30 starters in B grade. The race was brutal from the gun, but the bunch stayed together despite a few breaks. Average speed for the 43k journey was 38kph.

Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne Park @ 6 Sept - Raoul Westbrook (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 2nd in D grade

Ghosts of BiciSport past surface on Facebook - Phil Dixon full gas at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. The BiciSport team was sponsored by Supreme Cycles Narrabeen & Hamill Press

Next Sunday 13 September BiciSport Masters return to both Eastern Creek Raceway & the West Head ITT

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Friday Night Track Racing @ DGV @ 4 Sept - David Browne rode well in B grade and placed 2nd in the Scratch Race, !st in the Sprint, 3rd in the Motorpace, 8th in the Mystery race over 4 laps. Race entries increased further for the second round of the series.

• Parramatta Road Race @ Oakville @ 5 Sept - BiciSport starter Eric Dole went top 15 in B grade.

• Cronulla Tri Club ITT @ Kurnell @ 5 Sept - Randolph Baral took the win & completed the 16k course with an average speed of 42.5kph

• Lansdowne Park @ 6 Sept - Ian Grainger was 7th in C grade with Raoul Westbrook 2nd in D grade.

• Recovery Ward - Been a poor few weeks for rider injuries with Frank Signor (ribs), and now Jock Young (shoulder) plus 83 year old Noel Larose (ribs) after an off on the Homebush bike lanes near Parramatta River. Best wishes to Jock & Noel

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON & GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

• The revised date is 9-11 October in Singleton

• BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER OR RACE SEEKER OR RACE EXECUTIONER

• The relatively smaller club events have restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have an ongoing problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with State border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice.

• You know things are tough when the Herald Sun Tour is due February 2021 and cancels in August 2020.

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Sept 12-13 - Gunnedah Weekend (CycNSW)

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

  • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (Sydney, NSW)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (Southern Highlands, NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - Ride Around the River Cyclosportive (Nambucca & Macksville)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

  • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

    • Dec 3-5 - National Masters Road Championships (venue - tbc) watch this space

    • Dec 9-13 - Tour of Tasmania - watch this space

    • Dec 11 - BiciSport Christmas Party Waterloo - watch this space

    • Jan 1-3 - Melbourne Bay Criterium Series (Vic) - watch this space

    • Jan 6-10 - Cycling Australia Road Championships (Ballarat) - watch this space

    • Jan 14-17 - Tour DownUnder (Women) - watch this space

    • Jan 19-24 - Tour DownUnder (Men) - watch this space

    • Jan 29-30 - Cadel Evans Classic (Vic) - watch this space

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 11 Sept

  • Friday Night Track Racing (Dunc Gray Velodrome) from 7pm

• 13 Sept

  • Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters), West Head ITT (Manly CC)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 7 & 10 Sept - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 9 Sept - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 10 Sept - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 12 Sept - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Mr Mann Grundig himself in Herman Van Springel - 163 professional victories over a stellar career including podium spots in all three Grand Tours, a Silver medal at the World Road Championship, Belgian National Road Champion (riding for Molteni), and a winner of the Tour of Lombardy.

Mann Grundig # 1 - A Belgian super team loaded with outstanding Flemish talent. Be it Herman Van Springel, Daniel Van Ryckghem, Jos Huysmanns, Jan Boonen (father of Tom), Willy In’ Ven or Georges Pintens. Primarily a yellow team kit but they went into pink at the Tour de France.

Sponsors were Doctor Mann (being a medicine producer ! ! …. yes, a drug company sponsoring a cycling team) and Grundig (electrical goods in stereo’s or televisions). Groupsets were Campagnolo.

Mann Grundig # 2 - a classic black & white picture with enough talent to fill several cycling museums with Roger Pingeon (Peugeot), Raymond Pouldor (Mercer), Herman Van Springel (Mann Grundig), Eddy Merckx (Faema, wearing Yellow Jersey at the 1969 Tour de France) and Felice Gimondi (Salvarini).

Mann Grundig # 3 - Herman Van Springel won the 1970 Bordeaux Paris Classic over 600k, where the last 300k was behind the Mann Grundig team derny.

Mann Grundig # 4 - Herman Van Springel won the 1968 Tour of Lombardy

Mann Grundig # 5 - Tour of Flanders (Ronde Van Vlaanderen) from 1962 with right to left - Rik Van Looy (World Champion) took the victory, Norbert Kerckhove (Mann Grundig) took 3rd with Tom Simpson (Leroux) 5th

Mann Grundig # 6 - Mann Grundig at the 1969 Tour de France

News Shorts - 31 August

Friday Night Track Racing @ DGV @ 28 Aug - David Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills @ Sandstone Cafe @ 29 Aug - L to R .. Steve, Karl, Ian, Paul, Marty, Nigel & Eric. Coffee is every Saturday @ Sandstone Cafe from 9.30am. All welcome.

Mona Vale Road near Terrey Hills @ 29 Aug - Steve & Marty (photo courtesy of Eric)

The Tour de France has started and welcome to classic sleep deprivation for the next 3 weeks

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Friday Night Track Racing @ DGV @ 28 Aug - FNTR has returned with a new promoter and its great to see DGV winter track racing back until early October. David Browne rode well in B grade and placed in nearly every event. Fields were excellent for the first night of the six week series.

• Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne @ 30 Aug - Raoul Westbrook was 4th in D grade from 16 starters. Nice job.

• Recovery Ward - Been a poor few weeks for rider injuries with Frank Signor (ribs), and now Jock Young (shoulder) plus 83 year old Noel Larose (ribs) after an off on the Homebush bike lanes near Parramatta River. Best wishes to Jock & Noel

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON & GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

• The revised date is 9-11 October in Singleton

• BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER or RACE SEEKER or RACE EXECUTIONER

• The relatively smaller club events have restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have an ongoing problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with State border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice.

• You know things are tough when the Herald Sun Tour is due February 2021 and cancels in August 2020.

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Sept 12 - Gunnedah Weekend (CycNSW)

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

  • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (Sydney, NSW)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (Southern Highlands, NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - Ride Around the River Cyclosportive (Nambucca & Macksville)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

  • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

    • Dec 3-5 - National Masters Road Championships (venue - tbc) watch this space

    • Dec 9-13 - Tour of Tasmania - watch this space

    • Jan 1-3 - Melbourne Bay Criterium Series (Vic) - watch this space

    • Jan 6-10 - Cycling Australia Road Championships (Ballarat) - watch this space

    • Jan 14-17 - Tour DownUnder (Women) - watch this space

    • Jan 19-24 - Tour DownUnder (Men) - watch this space

    • Jan 29-30 - Cadel Evans Classic (Vic) - watch this space

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 4 Sept

  • Friday Night Track Racing (Dunc Gray Velodrome) from 7pm

• 5 Sept

  • Oakville Road Race (Penrith CC)

• 6 Sept

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 1 & 3 Sept - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 2 Sept - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 3 Sept - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 5 Sept - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Novy Dubble Bubble # 1 - If Italian teams can be sponsored by Brooklyn Chewing Gum then its no stretch to be supported by America’s Original Bubble Gum

Novy Dubble Bubble # 2 - its looks cold & brisk for Willy Van Nest (Flandria), Eddy Cael (NDB) and Christian Callens (NDB)

Novy Dubble Bubble # 3 - a classic & simple NDB jersey that gets the job done

Novy Dubble Bubble # 4 - Christian Callens in the NDB team kit. The frameset was Novy loaded with a totally obscure groupset

Novy Dubble Bubble # 4.1 - Paris Tours Classic 1972 with Noel Van Tyghem (NDB) leading

Novy Dubble Bubble # 5 - Framsets were Belgian in Novy, team cars were Peugeot, with additional sponsorship by Romy Pils (Belgian beer) and Total (petrol) framed by the Belgian coastline. How they ever got the team car on & off the Belgian sand remains a mystery

News Shorts - 24 August

BiciSport Team Time Trial Training @ Miramare Gardens @ 23 Aug - L to R … Dom, Eric, Tom, Laurent, Eddy, Rolly, Len, Conor, Randolph, Peter, Matt, Mike (obscured), Dudley, Jordan & Graham

BiciSport Team Time Trial Training @ Terrey Hills @ 23 Aug - Rolly Delaytz leads Laurent Doyon

BiciSport Team Time Training @ Terrey Hills @ 23 Aug - Laurent Doyon leads Tom Green

BiciSport Team Time Trial Training @ Terrey Hills @ 23 Aug - Len Groen looking strong

WEST HEAD ROAD RACE CANCELLED

• Due to bushfire back burning the West Head RR for Sunday 30 August is cancelled

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• BiciSport Terrey Hills TTT training @ 23 Aug - Five BiciSport teams lined up for a chilly start to TTT training from Miramare Gardens at Terrey Hills. The next team training session is 20 September. Thank you to Miramare Gardens for a great venue.

• Recovery Ward - Been a poor few weeks for rider injuries with Frank Signor (ribs), and now Jock Young (shoulder) plus 83 year old Noel Larose (ribs) after an off on the Homebush bike lanes near Parramatta River. Best wishes to Jock & Noel

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON & GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

• The revised date is 9-11 October in Singleton

• BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER VERSUS RACE SEEKER VERSUS RACE EXECUTIONER

• The smaller club events have quietly restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - LATEST LISTING

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice.

• You know things are tough when the Herald Sun Tour is due February 21 and cancels in August 20.

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open.

  • Sept 12 - Gunnedah Weekend (CycNSW)

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

    • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (NSW) - decision pending

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

    • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Vic) - decision pending Aug 31

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 21 - Giro Della Donna (Warburton, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

    • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic) - decision pending

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

  • Feb 3-7 - Herald Sun Tour (Vic)

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 29 Aug

  • Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre Criterium (Penrith CC)

• 30 Aug

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 25 & 27 August - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 26 Aug - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 27 Aug - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 29 Aug - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Hitachi # 1 - Claude Criquielon as World Road Champion was the headline act in a Hitachi team loaded with super talent - be it a youthful Sean Kelly, strong man Dirk de Wolf, Rudy Dhaenens (a future World Road Champion), Flemish hard man Rudy Matthijs, Rudy Rogiers, Jean Marie Wampers & sprinter Etienne De Wilde.

A truly tough & talented Classics team.

Hitachi # 2 - 1987 Tour of Flanders and Claude C headed for another Classic victory. Groupsets were Mavic, framesets were Italian Rossin being the R on the headset.

Not strictly in the Hitachi sponsorship era but at least its in the same team …. who can resist Claude C in the World Champions jersey

Hitachi # 3 - As the name states on the car Claude wins the 1987 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders)

Hitachi # 4 - Sponsorship started with Belgian Splendor bikes way back in 1975, then it varied through Admiral (televisions), Europ Decor (furniture), Hitachi (from 1985 until 1989), even Bosal (being car mufflers !!). Framesets switched from Splendor (originally), to the Italian built Rossin, then finally Eddy Merckx. Groupsets seemed be whatever they could beg, borrow or steal … but generally a blend of Campagnolo or Mavic. Best team result was winning the Team Classification at the 1980 Tour of Spain.

Hitachi # 5 - Hitachi at the 1987 Tour de France

News Shorts - 17 August

West Head Individual Time Trial @ 16 Aug - Len Groen on a fine ride along the West Head Road

West Head Individual Time Trial @ 16 Aug - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) & Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels).

Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne Park @ 16 Aug - Raoul Westbrook took 2nd in D grade with a nice win by Terry Freshwater

BiciSport Team Time Trial training has a new home from Sunday 23 August … with a start from Miramare Gardens (off Myoora Rd Terrey Hills). Meet up time is 7.30am and depart at 8.00am.

BICISPORT TEAM TIME TRIAL TRAINING starts SUNDAY 23 AUGUST at MIRAMARE GARDENS TERREY HILLS

• The BiciSport Teams Time Trial sessions commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills (meeting time is 7.30am at Miramare Gardens off Myoora Rd Terrey Hills, then depart at 8.00am)

• Wet weather training cancellation will be advised on this webpage at 6.00am on the Sunday

• There will be four sessions at Terrey Hills and two sessions at either the West Head Individual Time Trial or Eastern Creek Raceway Criteriums in the lead up to the NSW TTT Championships in November.

• The six dates are -

  • Sun 23 August - Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills

  • Sun 6 September - Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills

  • Sun 13 September - West Head Individual ITT (Manly CC) or Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah CC)

  • Sun 4 & 25 October - Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills

  • Sun 1 Nov - West Head Individual ITT (Manly CC) or Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah CC)

• These six dates have been blended throughout various club racing events at Waratah Masters and West Head. BiciSport riders are firstly encouraged to come to the four Terrey Hills sessions but equally encouraged to attend the excellent club racing events now on offer. All of these training dates and club racing opportunities are listed in the Special Events section of this website.

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• West Head Individual Time Trial @ 16 Aug - A solid entry list greeted the starters gun. Tom Green (13th @ 1hr15min30secs) did two laps with a one lap efforts for Matt Coy (22nd @ 38min16secs), Gio Pilu (26th @ 39min44secs), Len Groen (31st @ 41min22secs), Mike Lawson (34th @ 45min08secs)

• Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne @ 16 Aug - Ian Grainger was a peloton finish in C grade & Raoul Westbrook finished 2nd in D grade. Terry Freshwater (regular Thursday starter on the Spruce Goose ride) won D grade.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON & GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

• The Championships have been moved to 8, 9, 10 October at Singleton

BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER versus RACE SEEKER versus RACE EXECUTIONER

• The smaller club events have quietly restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - BOWRAL CLASSIC CANCELLED

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 22-23 - NSW Elite Criterium Champs (Heffron Park)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open.

  • Sept 12 - Gunnedah Weekend (CycNSW)

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 8-9 - Tour of Gippsland (NRS)

    Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 11 - Around the Bay in a Day (Melbourne, Vic)

    • Oct 11 - Spring Cycle (NSW) - decision pending

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 18 - Bowral Classic (NSW)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

  • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

    • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Vic) - decision pending Aug 31

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Nov 28 - L’Etape (Nowra)

    • Nov 28 - Great Victorian Bike Ride (Vic) - decision pending

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @ 15 Aug - A nice sized BiciSport peloton with L to R … John, Karl, Mike, Marty, Paul, Ken, Nigel, Ian, Sean & Raoul

NSW Cyclo Cross Championships @ 23 Aug @ Central Coast - Mike Lawson (BiciSport) is the BiciSport entry

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 22 Aug

  • Oakville Road Race (Parramatta CC)

• 23 Aug

  • Waratah Masters Club Championships (note - no visitors), NSW Cyclocross State Championships (Central Coast CC) - BiciSport starter Mike Lawson

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & TTT RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 18 & 20 August - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 19 Aug - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 20 Aug - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 22 Aug - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Palmans # 1 - Mario De Clerq was the reigning World Cyclo Cross Champion

Pamans # 2 - Another Belgian professional team from 1993-2010. Palmans was an international road transport company & Collstrop made wooden products. An outstanding Flemish based team with several notables in Geert Omloop (Belgian Champ 2003), Jan Bogeart, Nico Eeckhout, Roger Hammond, Peter Van Petegem (won Paris Roubaix) and Magnus Backstedt (also won Paris Roubaix).

Palmans # 3 - a classic Flemish cyclist in Staf Scheirlinckx

Palmans # 4 - Geert Omloop (2003 Belgian National Road Champion)

Palmans # 5 - Geert Omloop takes a great victory at the Belgian National Road Championship

News Shorts - 10 August

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - L to R … Rolly Delaytz, Tom Green, Peter Verhoeven, Eddy Ahumada & Eric Dole. Waratahs hosted big fields in each grade for an excellent days racing.

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes second in A grade

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - 100 metres from the Waratah Masters A grade finish

Waratahs Masters @ 9 Aug - Rolly on the Waratah Masters A grade podium

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in A2 grade

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - Tom Green leads Eric Dole in Masters A2 grade

Waratah Masters @ 9 Aug - Eddy Ahumada in the Masters C grade peloton

BiciSport Happy Wheels @ 6 Aug - The Thursday Happy Wheels training ride ride departs Happy Wheels Waterloo @ 6.00am and then heads for La Perouse and return led by Computa Campbell. All welcome

Stelvio Pass Italy @ 4 Aug - its August and the Stelvio Pass still looks like this !. Picture courtesy of Frank Signor (BiciSport Griffith) …. all that is missing is a few speed bumps !

McCarrs Creek Road Speed Bumps @ 8 Aug - 20 speed bumps in just 3k on the only bike safe road into the National Park from a northern approach …. If that bit of traffic management sounds silly … it is

MCCARRS CREEK ROAD SPEED BUMPS ALERT

• Beware the 20 new speed bumps between Church Point and the National Park. You have to be left shaking your head in utter disbelief that anybody could consider this move as a meaningful solution to any traffic calming problems. Discussions are ongoing with the Northern Beaches Council.

NSW MASTERS ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SINGLETON AND GO FOR BROKE

• For 2020 the NSW Masters Road Championships head for Singleton with the Individual Time Trial on the Friday, the Road Races on the Saturday (around the well known Team Time Trial course) and Criteriums on a new circuit at Broke (near Pokolbin).

• BiciSport will reimburse all Masters entry fees and contribute $100 per rider towards accommodation costs. For further details please contact Mike O’Reilly on 0417 403 244

RACE KEEPER VERSUS RACE SEEKER VERSUS RACE EXECUTIONER

• The smaller club events have quietly restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present.

• Covid 19 is most certainly sitting over our shoulder, and you get the sense that apprehension and serious concern is well and truly still with us.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE - THE LIST GROWS …

• Note that bigger events continue to be cancelled as promoters feel the financial pain of complying with the ever changing Covid 19 climate coupled with border restrictions that again can change at a moments notice

• Recent cancellations include -

  • Aug 16 - Rob Vernon Classic (Bendigo, Vic)

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open.

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 16 - Womens High Country Challenge (Bright, Vic)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Regional Vic)

    • Nov 1 - MS Gong Ride (NSW) - decision pending

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

    • Nov 8 - Amy Gillett Gran Fondo (Vic) - decision pending

  • Nov 15 - Bass Coast Classic (Inverloch, Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like Pittwater Rd (through Dee Why to Mona Vale) and McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

MANLY BEACHFRONT ROAD NOW 30 KPH SPEED LIMITED

• Please note the the entire stretch of the Manly-Queenscliff beachfront road is now limited to 30 kph

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 11 Aug - CycNSW Annual General Meeting (Zoom)

• 15 Aug - Penrith Lakes Criterium (Penrith CC)

• 16 Aug

  • Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters) , West Head Time Trial @ 40k & 25k (Manly CC)

  • Mt Ku Ring Gai Criterium (North Sydney), Ken Dinnerville Handicap (CycNSW @ Gunning)

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & TTT RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• The new newsletter scribe is Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 11 & 13 August - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 12 Aug - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 13 Aug - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 15 Aug - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Mario Cipolini # 1 - rode for the Acqua & Sapone professional team based in Italy. The team competed from 2004-2012. The team kit was the non too subtle zebra style. Framsets were Specialised loaded with Shimano components

Mario Cipolini # 2 - Super Mario wins the Milan San Remo Classic

Mario Cipolini # 3 - not sure what is more noticeable … the Acqua & Sapone team car or Super Mario

News Shorts - 3 August

Waratah Masters host racing at Eastern Creek from Sunday 9 August …. hope to see you there

BiciSport Griffith @ 31 July - Peter Budd has a delighfully appointed service corse/manshed/garage with all manner of personal memorabilia that includes clothing, medals, race numbers, trophies, posters, then a classy bike wall of Fuji, Specialised, Ciocc, Giant, Morgan x 3, a GT, finally a Cannondale and a very nice tandem.

BiciSport Griffith @ 1 Aug - Saturday ride completed in pretty chilly conditions, then a quick coffee at the Budd Service Corse.

L to R … Albert Ravanello, Melissa Budd, Roger Thompson Seagrave, Peter Budd, Michael Taylor & Frank Signor. Frank is recovering well from his recent training ride crash.

MCCARRS CREEK ROAD SPEED BUMPS ALERT

• Beware the 19 new speed bumps between Church Point and the National Park. You have to be left shaking your head in utter disbelief that anybody could consider this move as a meaningful solution to any traffic calming problems. Discussions will continue this week with relevant authorities regarding a considered solution.

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Recovery Ward @ 1 Aug - Good to report that Frank Signor & Tony Deligigante are both recovering well from the training ride mishap in Griffith

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RECOMMENCES ON 9 AUGUST

• Waratah Masters relaunch club level events at Eastern Creek Raceway on Sunday 9 August. Start time is a brisk 7.00am and all BiciSport Masters are encouraged to make it a date. BiciSport entries can be made on the day and a BiciSport support team will be in attendance on 9 August.

RACE KEEPER VERSUS RACE SEEKER VERSUS RACE EXECUTIONER

• The smaller club events have quietly restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present. Covid 19 is most certainly sitting over our shoulder, and you get the sense that apprehension and serious concern is well and truly still with us.

RACE EXECUTIONER UPDATE

• Note that some of the bigger events have recently cancelled, including -

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open.

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

  • Oct 25 - Fitzs Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • Oct 25 - Ride Daylesford (Vic)

  • Nov 8 - Mt Baw Baw Classic (Warragul, Vic)

  • Dec 3-5 - Tour of Bright (Vic)

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like Pittwater Rd (through Dee Why to Mona Vale) and McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic volumes have increased 20% courtesy of Covid 19

MANLY BEACHFRONT ROAD NOW 30 KPH SPEED LIMITED

• Please note the the entire stretch of the Manly-Queenscliff beachfront road is now limited to 30 kph

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 8 Aug

  • Oakville Road Race (Parramatta CC), Canyonleigh Road Race (Southern Highlands),

  • Heffron Park (RBCC), Kurri Kurri Criteriums (Newcastle CC)

• 9 Aug - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• The new newsletter scribe is Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 4 & 6 August - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 5 Aug - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 6 Aug - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 8 Aug - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Kwantum Hallen is a furniture chain store & Decosol installed window curtains and blinds

Kwantum Hallen-Decosol @ 1984 # 2 - Adrie Van De Poel (above) was just one of numerous outstanding cyclists to pass through this team since 1984, be it under sponsorship from Kwantum, Superconfex, Buckler, Word Perfect, Novell, Rabobank, Belkin, Lotto NL or Jumbo Visma.

The team originally formed after a split from TI Raleigh in late 1983 … half the team then went to the Panasonic Team (led by Peter Post) and the other half formed under Jan Raas at Kwantum. Peter Post & Jan Raas most definitely did not get on and the rivalry was bitter as it was fierce.

Framesets were Colnago, then Giant then finally Bianchi.

Kwantum Hallen-Decosol @ 1984 # 1 - Joop Zoetmelk & Hennie Kuiper … both won a World Road Championship, plus numerous Classics not to mention a Tour de France win by Joop.

News Shorts - 27 July

European Classics kick off next weekend with Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy

Genuine Italian style at Strade Bianchi with a single speed Bianchi, aluminium bidon on the bars, and nothing beats a set of Plus 4 knicks & long socks in matching sky blue

RACE KEEPER VERSUS RACE SEEKER

• The smaller club events have quietly restarted (at Heffron Park, Southern Highlands, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions and cyclosportives remain in the Covid hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present. Covid 19 is most certainly sitting over our shoulder, and you get the sense that apprehension and serious concern is well and truly still with us.

• Note that some of the bigger events have recently cancelled, including -

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

Centennial Park Ride @ 23 July - L to R with Ian Grainger, Mike O’Reilly, Peter Stupka, Ivan Sher, Terry Freshwater & John Crouchley.

The ride is held every Thursday starting at the Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am. All welcome.

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like Pittwater Rd (through Dee Why to Mona Vale) and McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic volumes have increased 20% courtesy of Covid 19

MANLY BEACHFRONT ROAD NOW 30 KPH SPEED LIMITED

• Please note the the entire stretch of the Manly-Queenscliff beachfront road is now limited to 30 kph

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

• 1 Aug - Wombeyan Caves Road Race (Southern Highlands CC)

• 2 Aug - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• The new newsletter scribe is Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 28 & 30 July - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 29 July - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 30 July - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 1 Aug - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Alfa Lum # 1 - the team was sponsored by the Italian aluminium manufacturer Alfa Lum from 1982 to 1990. Originally the team was Italian based with some excellent imports (including Australian Michael Wilson). Originally on Olmo framsets, then Legnano, then finally on to Colnago framesets in 1989-90. Campagnolo was the groupset of choice throughout.

In 1989 the team sourced riders from the Soviet Union and team Sports Director Primo Franchini (above) got the Soviet theme humming along. Not sure about a hidden Colnago behind a red curtain (??) and a single shoe (what was that all about ?? .. )

Alfa Lum # 2 - 1989 featured riders with names not particularly soft on the English tongue headed by the sprinter Giamolidin Abdoujapavov (aka the Tashkent Terror). Several riders (including Abdo, Tchmil, Konyshev) progressed to outstanding professional careers.

Alfa Lum # 3 - Barrachi Trophy 2 man time trial in 1989 on Colnago framsets loaded with Campagnolo groupsets

Alfa Lum # 4 - circa 1987 with a heavy reliance on a strong Italian core of exceptional professionals

Alfa Lum # 5 - 1989 saw the team virtually rebuilt around 15 riders from the Soviet Union. The team folded at the end of 1990 with several riders going on to exceptional careers with other professional teams

News Shorts - 20 July

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 18 July - Randolph Baral & Tom Green before the start

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 18 July - Randolph Baral approaching the start line

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 18 July - Randolph Baral launches off the Penrith start line

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 18 July - Tom & Sam Green enjoy the Penrith sunshine

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre on 18 July - A well organised individual time trial by Penrith Club around Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre was held in bright sunshine with little wind with a good sized field of 120 starters. Tom Green & Randolph Baral represented BiciSport in the 20k Masters ITT effort. From the 32 starters in Masters 4-6 category Randolph posted 28min 23secs for 4th, and Tom posted 28min57 secs for 5th.

• Mt Ku Ring Gai Criterium @ 19 July - Both Ian Cocks (Pilu Racing) and David Browne were on the Beaumont Rd start sheet

• Waratah Masters Lansdowne Park @ 19 July - Ian Grainger was 6th in C grade

• Recovery Ward - Speedy recovery to both Frank Signor & Tony Delgigante who had an “off” in Griffith on a training ride on 14 July. Frank cracked four ribs and both are recovering well albeit somewhat battered & sore

COVID 19 RACE CANCELLATIONS EVER PRESENT

• The smaller club events are quietly restarting (Heffron Park, Lansdowne Park, Eastern Creek, Penrith, Parramatta & West Head) but the larger promotions remain in the hurt box. It would be fair to say that mass participation events (with more than 500 starters) have a real problem at present. Covid 19 is most certainly sitting over our shoulder, and you get the sense that apprehension and serious concern is well and truly still with us.

• Note that some of the bigger events have recently cancelled, including -

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic volumes have increased 20% courtesy of Covid 19

MANLY BEACHFRONT ROAD NOW 30 KPH SPEED LIMITED

• Please note the the entire stretch of the Manly-Queenscliff beachfront road is now limited to 30 kph

RACING THIS WEEK

• 25 July - Oakville Road Race (Parramatta CC), Bundanoon Road Race (Southern Highlands CC)

• 26 July - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), West Head Road Race (Manly CC)

SOME RACES NOT YET COVID APPROVED

• Note that each race organiser needs to have approved COVID procedures from each local Council before their race can proceed. So check on each club website to ensure that the club race has been COVID procedures have been approved.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• The new newsletter scribe is Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 21 & 23 July - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 22 July - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 23 July - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 25 July - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

La Vie Claire # 1 - Conceived by Bernard Tapie in late 1983 it all kicked off in 1984. Jersey design was based on the Mondrian inspired multi-coloured squares designed by Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian. Sponsors were many with La Vie Claire (Health food chain), Radar, Wonder (batteries), Terraillon (bathroom scales), Look (Ski & cycling bindings) and finally Toshiba.

La Vie Claire # 2 - a team loaded with extreme talent with the likes of Greg Lemond, Steve Bauer, Kim Anderson, Andy Hampsten, Bernard Hinault, Nikki Ruttiman, Marc Gomez, Jean Francois Bernard and Pascal Richard. The list was endless.

La Vie Claire # 3 - Toshiba came on board in 1988 as the primary sponsor. The famous Mondrian squares gave way to whatever you call the 1990 team kit (lets be polite … it didn’t really work !)

La Vie Claire # 4 - Bernard Hinault in early 1984 leading the LVC team photo.

News Shorts - 13 July

PENRITH CC HOST AN INVITATIONAL TIME TRIAL ON SATURDAY !8 JULY

• The Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre is a great venue for an Individual Time Trial on Saturday 18 July. Hope to see you there.

• Full event details are listed in the Special Events section of this website

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne @ 12 July - Ian Grainger went top 10 in C grade

COVID 19 RACE CANCELLATIONS re-START

• Covid 19 is most certainly not history yet, and you get the sense that apprehension has well and truly returned.

• Some of the bigger events have recently cancelled, including -

  • Aug 22 - BiciSport Tour de France Dinner (with CJ Sutton)

  • Aug 29 - Cootamundra Open

  • Oct 5 - Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)

  • Oct 10 - World Masters Track Championships (Manchester, UK)

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic volumes have increased 20% courtesy of Covid 19

MANLY BEACHFRONT ROAD NOW 30 KPH SPEED LIMITED

• Please note the the entire stretch of the Manly-Queenscliff beachfront road is now limited to 30 kph

RACING THIS WEEK

• 18 July - Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre Individual Time Trial (Penrith CC) - from 1pm

• 19 July - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)

SOME RACES NOT YET COVID APPROVED

• Note that each race organiser needs to have approved COVID procedures from each local Council before their race can proceed. So check on each club website to ensure that the club race has been COVID procedures have been approved.

WARATAH MASTERS RESTART RACING

• Waratah Masters have restarted their interclub racing at Landsowne Park

• Note that non Waratah riders must pre-enter for the next period from July to December for the full period to get a start.

• Non Waratah riders cannot enter on a race by race basis and cash is not accepted.

• Covid 19 Waratah race entry protocols are now listed in this website under Sydney Racing

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• Many thanks to Ian Grainger for the dedication to the cause in putting out the regular BiciSport email newsletters

• Going forward the new author will be Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 14 & 16 July - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 15 July - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 16 July - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 18 July - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Jacky Aernoudt 1983 # 1 - Another Belgian team … another Belgian furniture (meubel) manufacturer, but this time the team had real firepower in Adrie Van Der Poel (father of Mathieu) and the likes of Hennie Kuiper & Eric Vanderaerden. This was a class team with talent to burn ….

…. but the big trouble was the team was seriously short of real money and burnt through the cash long before the 1983 season got to the midway point at the Tour de France. 1983 was it, thank you very much.

Jacky Aernoudt 1983 # 2 - Hennie Kuiper on the attack in Paris Roubaix through the Wallers Arenberg forest pave.

Jacky Aernoudt 1983 # 3 - Hennie Kuiper punctured on the Hem cobbles just 5k from the Roubaix Velodrome finish, changed team bikes and took the win.

Jacky Aernoudt 1983 # 4 - Aernoudt rode Italian Rossin frames with Campagnolo groupsets. A great team loaded with talent but regrettably inversely proportional to the amount of cash on hand to keep it all alive.

News Shorts - 6 July

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - Frank Signor (Anytime Fitness) chasing the Bici peloton into Albury in light drizzle

BiciSport Centennial Park Ride @ 2 July - weather was delightful & Centennial Park hordes were not as prolific as in past (COVID crush) weeks & included BiciSport regulars in Ian Grainger, John Crouchley & Peter Stupka.

BICISPORT MEMBER RACE NEWS

• Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne @ 5 July - Ian Grainger rode well in C grade but acknowledged those who spent the Covid period active on Swift & Strava and those who maybe cycled to coffee shops … By all accounts it was a good turn up & great to see racing back again

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS - TRAFFIC VOLUMES UP 20%

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic volumes have increased 20% courtesy of Covid 19

RACING THIS WEEK

• 12 July - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

Penrith CC host an Individual Time Trial club event at the Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre on Saturday 18 July. If you would like a start please contact Danielle on 0468 913 682

Whilst NSW Club Racing has officially resumed this week some racing venues have not had their Covid Safety Plans approved by Local Councils just yet.

Check club websites for the latest updates.

SOME RACES NOT YET COVID APPROVED

• Note that each race organiser needs to have approved COVID procedures from each local Council before races can proceed. So check on each club website to ensure that the club race has been COVID approved.

WARATAH MASTERS RESTART RACING

• Waratah Masters have restarted their interclub racing at Landsowne Park

• Only Lansdowne is currently COVID approved (not Eastern Creek as yet)

• Note that non Waratah riders must pre-enter for the next period from July to December for the full period to get a start. Non Waratah riders cannot enter on a race by race basis and cash is not accepted.

• Covid 19 Waratah race entry protocols are now listed in this website under Sydney Racing

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• Many thanks to Ian Grainger for the dedication to the cause in putting out the regular BiciSport email newsletters

• Going forward the new author will be Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 7 & 9 July - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 8 July - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 9 July - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 11 July - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Spanish KAS # 1 - Jean de Gribaldy (in the team car) was the esteemed KAS Sports Director who was tragically killed in a car accident in 1987

Spanish KAS # 2 - Sean Kelly atop the aluminium team issue Vitus frameset in the Tour of Spain … arguably one of the worst framesets ever built with frame breakages pretty much standard

Spanish KAS # 3 - Sean Kelly was the leading KAS team professional between 1986-88.

KAS was Spanish soft drinks & Canal 10 a TV station

Spanish KAS # 4 - Sean Kelly going aero atop the aluminium Vitus … good luck with that !

Spanish KAS # 5 - KAS was a Spanish soft drinks manufacturer and sponsored cycling teams from 1958 until 1979, then re-entered cycling team sponsorship from 1986-88 with Sean Kelly.

News Shorts - 29 June

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - a chilly start at the Holbrook Submarine with 10 starters in the BiciSport peloton

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - a gentile start out of Holbrook towards Annandayle then onto the climbs of Woomargama Way, then the rolling countryside towards the Wymah Ferry and into Albury.

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - Frank Signor tackles the steep climb on Woormargama Way

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - Melissa Budd over the Woormargama Climb

BiciSport Holbrook to Albury @ 27 June - Peter Budd leads the peloton out of Holbrook through some delightful scenery

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• BiciSport Holbrook to Albury Ride @ 27 June

  • A peloton of 10 riders lined up for the 120k from Holbrook to Albury. Road conditions were good with a light chilly breeze for the 80k run towards the Murray River, then the final 40k loop run into Albury via the Wymah Ferry

  • Special thanks to Peter & Melissa Budd for organising the journey and the following team bus.

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

• Centennial Park remains very busy with car traffic at present courtesy of Covid 19

RACING THIS WEEK

• 5 July - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

WARATAH MASTERS RESTART RACING 5 JULY

• Waratah Masters restart their interclub racing at Landsowne Park on Sunday 5 July.

• Note that non Waratah riders must pre-enter for the next period from July to December for the full period to get a start.

• Non Waratah riders cannot enter on a race by race basis and cash is not accepted.

• Covid 19 Waratah race entry protocols are now listed in this website under Sydney Racing

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

BICISPORT NEWSLETTERS

• Many thanks to Ian Grainger for the dedication to the cause in putting out the regular BiciSport email newsletters

• Going forward the new author will be Nigel Smith and the email is

  • Bicisportnews@gmail.com

• If you’d like to be included on the email listing feel free to email Nigel and get in the loop

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 30 June - 2 July - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 1 July - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 2 July - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 4 July - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Belgium Vermeer Thijs # 1 - Alfons (Fons) de Wolf was the leading rider in the Vermeer team. Meubelen is Flemish (Meubles in French) for furniture and several furniture brands sponsored cycling teams at that time .

Belgium Vermeer Thijs # 2 - Fons De Wolf won the Tour of Lombardy at the end of 1980, then won Milan San Remo (picture above) at the beginning of 1981.

Belgium Vermeer Thijs # 3 - Fons De Wolf in classic aero position atop the Gios Torino framset loaded with a Campagnolo groupset

Belgium Vermeer Thijs # 4 - Roger Swerts (ex Eddy Merckx team mate) was the Vermeer Sports Director

Belgium Vermeer Thijs # 5 - Roland Liboton (centre of picture) was the World Cyclo Cross Champion.

News Shorts - 15 June

Giro 1988 # 1 - The Gavia Pass was first used in the Giro in 1960. Its been 32 years since the Giro went over the Gavia Pass in 1988 in a freakish snow storm on the way to the Bormio stage finish.

Eric Breukink (pictured, Team Panasonic) near the summit. The descent from the Gavia summit into Bormio was as dangerous as it was cold.

Giro 1988 # 2 - The Gavia Pass was built by the military during World War 1 and essentially hangs off a cliff. In 1988 there was still gravel sections to be traversed. Franco Chiccoli defends the Pink Jersey

Giro 1988 # 3 - Andy Hampsten (7 Eleven Team) prepares to attack both Chiccoli & Bruekink. Hampsten would go on to win the Giro.

Giro 1988 # 4 - things begin to get a bit grim towards the Gavia Pass summit

Gavia 1988 # 5 - Andy Hampsten crests the Gavia Pass summit

COVID 19 & NORTHSIDE TRAFFIC HOTSPOTS

• Caution still needs to be exercised on traditional cycling roads like McCarrs Creek Rd towards Church Point, then into Akuna Bay & West Head. Traffic volumes are much higher than normal

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Food Channel replaying calorie inspired reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

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Don’t miss the BiciSport ride from Holbrook to Albury on Saturday 27 June. Details are in the Special Events section of this website.

The BiciSport Holbrook to Albury ride on 27 June features the crossing of the Whymah Ferry near Albury

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• BiciSport Ride : Holbrook to Albury on Saturday 27 June

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 16 & 18 June - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 17 June - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 18 June - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 20 June - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Sandstone Cafe @ 13 June - The Sandstone grupetto included (L to R) - Richard Mulberry, Ken Edwards, Paul Worby, Eric Dole, John Page, Ian Grainger, Marty Wright & Nigel Smith. Coffee is from 9.30am every Saturday and all welcome.

Belgian professional teams circa 1986 - this time its the kermesse focused TeVe-blad team sitting atop a team Citroen.

TeVe-blad as the name implies was the Belgian weekly TV magazine at the time (like our own TV Times magazine). Eddy Merckx supplied the frames & Campagnolo the groupsets.

News Shorts - 8 June

Rock Racing # 1 - the current style in Sydney club lycra is beyond drab … all dark monotones and a heavy emphasis on good old fashioned black. In Sydney there are seemingly three lycra colours at present - black, black & more black and sponsors logos are a thing of the past.

Rock Racing on the other hand had a slightly more edgy feel to say the very least. The RR team (2007-2009) was founded by the flamboyant Michael Bell (center of picture, black jeans & dark sunglasses) and affiliated with Ball’s Rock & Republic clothing line. The team had a punchy feel (… ya think ? …) and its motto was “Here to Stay”

Rock Racing # 2 - Tyler Hamilton in the edgy orange-black RR team kit. It was a great look.

Rock Racing # 3 - the RR team kit had many versions over three short years (orange, green, red, white) and the matching green-black Italian De Rosa frames loaded on a Campagnolo groupset was a nice touch

Rock Racing # 4 - Tyler Hamilton in the green-black RR team livery alongside the equally splashy team car and bus

Rock Racing # 5 - Mario Cipolini (left) rode his own brand of frame sets whilst other Rock Racing team members were on the general team issue green-black De Rosa

BICISPORT RESULTS - BARAL TAKES A WIN AT CRONULLA ITT

• Cronulla Triathlon Club @ Kurnell @ 8 June - Randolph Baral (Happy Wheels) took the individual time trial win over 16.6k in 22min 59 secs from 22 starters. Well done Randolph.

PELOTONS UP TO 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST

• Local training pelotons can go up to 10 riders from Friday 15 May

• Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Food Channel replaying calorie inspired reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 9 & 11 June - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 10 June - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 11 June - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 13 June - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

BiciSport Special Ride on Saturday 27 June from Holbrook to Albury over 120k on quiet country roads.

Details in the Special Events section of this website.

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• BiciSport Ride : Holbrook to Albury on Saturday 27 June

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

Mars Flandria 1971 # 1 - for no other reason than its a classic Flemish surname in Herman Van der Slagmolen … now that is seriously Flemish.

Mars did chocolate bars & Flandria made bike frames

Mars Flandria 1971 # 2 - am usually a big fan of European team cars BUT the prize for the most dull & drab looking team car goes to the Flandrian FORD. What a shocker ! ! …. it looks like it would fall apart in the car park just standing still

Mars Flandria 1971 # 3 - the best way to hide the world’s worst looking team car ... smother it with some of Belgium’s finest cyclists & lets hope the team’s plane sponsor gets your attention.

News Shorts - 1 June

Camperdown Velodrome in Sydney December 1971 - There was the rivalry between the Australian Gordon Johnson (1970 World Champion) and the arch rival Italian Gio Turrini …. a promoters dream and lets include sponsorship by a cigarette company ( … so much more to enjoy … including some major adverse health consequences !!), and just 20 cents for a programme

Camperdown Velodrome in Sydney December 1971 - Johnson v Turrini was the clash of the 1970’s Sprint titans AND professionals did not have to wear socks ( … how cool is that …)

Camperdown Velodrome in Sydney December 1971 - located near Parramatta Rd at Camperdown the velodrome was relatively bumpy (especially in the banked corners) and it had a great atmosphere. The irony was the major sponsor was a concrete company …

Camperdown Velodrome in Sydney December 1971 - check out the programme AND the outrageous prizemoney on offer …. first place was an almighty $4, second place was $2 and third place a hefty $1 …. Event 13 (Junior A Grade) had some well known names

Centennial Park Thursday Ride @ 28 May - Ian Grainger (left) with the Centennial Park peloton of Ivan, John x 2, Peter & Laurie. The ride starts at the Spruce Goose Cafe at 10.30am in the centre of Centennial Park. all welcome. Ivan will tell you that he forcefully pulled a full lap turn at the front to earn his coffee

PELOTONS UP TO 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST

• Local training pelotons can go up to 10 riders from Friday 15 May

• Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• CyclingNSW has done a great job in revamping the NSW Open race calendar and if the coronavirus restictions are eased its a super hectic second half of the year

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Sports Channel replaying old reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

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• Bicisport.Sydney

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WEST HEAD & MCCARRS CREEK ROAD - WEEKEND CORONAVIRUS CONGESTION

• The need for “essential” family outings has now switched to the Ku Ring Gai National Park using the McCarrs Creek-West Head Road.

• Recent Sunday’s have recorded in excess of 400 cars through the (bottom) McCarrs Creek Road toll booth by 12.30pm. On the weekends - best be off the West Head Road by 9.30am and only use the Akuna Bay Road loop (in both directions).

• Also avoid McCarrs Creek Road (both directions) after 9.30am. The Akuna Bay loop is much quieter than either McCarrs Creek Road or the West Head Road

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 2 & 4 June - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 3 June - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 4 June - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 6 June - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

There is nothing like Italian style … loaded with retro Italian Bianchi machinery

Berowra Ferry just north of Hornsby is closed from 1 June to 13 July for upgrades

News Shorts - 25 May

Note your diary for the BiciSport Tour de France Dinner which is set for Saturday 22 August as Le Tour is scheduled to start a week later.

Special guest at the dinner is Chris Sutton (rode for Cofidis, Garmin & Sky pro teams). Chris will give his thoughts on the current state of play with European cycling then take your questions on all things cycling. The picture above is Chris’ stage win at the 2011 Vuelta.

Dinner venue details to be confirmed shortly.

Sydney traffic is back to its best (being worst) on Monday 25 May. Its a matter of leave earlier or leave later, or not leave at all …

Berowra Waters Ferry is closed for upgrades from 1 June to 13 July

PELOTONS UP TO 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST

• Local training pelotons can go up to 10 riders from Friday 15 May

• Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• CyclingNSW has done a great job in revamping the NSW Open race calendar and if the coronavirus restictions are eased its a super hectic second half of the year

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Sports Channel replaying old reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

WEST HEAD & MCCARRS CREEK ROAD - WEEKEND CORONAVIRUS CONGESTION

• The need for “essential” family outings has now switched to the Ku Ring Gai National Park using the McCarrs Creek-West Head Road.

• Recent Sunday’s have recorded in excess of 400 cars through the (bottom) McCarrs Creek Road toll booth by 12.30pm. On the weekends - best be off the West Head Road by 9.30am and only use the Akuna Bay Road loop (in both directions).

• Also avoid McCarrs Creek Road (both directions) after 9.30am. The Akuna Bay loop is much quieter than either McCarrs Creek Road or the West Head Road

Social distancing european style …. the wind blows from the right, then misery arrives on the left courtesy of everybody gutter grovelling.

Remember from 15 May that NSW training bunches are restricted to 10 riders & social distancing provisions apply.

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• 26 & 28 May - Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.05am 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

• 27 May - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

• 28 May - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe

• 30 May - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

BiciSport Bikes from the Retro Peloton # 2 - this time its an Eddy Merckx Titanium [LightSpeed] from the mid 1990s

The Eddy Merckx Titanium was sourced from the Australian Agent for Eddy Merckx bicycles. Unlike Rob’s Molteni (featured last week), it is a generic size frame set. The frame set tubing is unusual in that Eddy Merckx only briefly manufactured bicycles in titanium (low density and high strength), making it a collectible edition.

Specifications - Titanium tubing, 57cm down tube, 57cm top tube, Campagnolo groupset is a mix of Campagnolo Record and Chorus components, Saddle – yellow San Marco leather, Livery– Eddy Merckx factory decals only, raw titanium metal finish.

What do you love about this bike ? “It rides like a steel bike and yet it is much lighter.”

Giro # 1 (reprise) … the Giro would have just finished and we may yet to see a 2020 edition towards the end of the year.

News Shorts - 18 May

BiciSport Bikes from the Retro Peloton # 1 - Robert Green’s Molteni replica (2004) was sourced direct from the original Eddy Merckx factory in Meise, Belgium. This bike is a custom-built frameset for Robert’s height and weight thereby ensuring a suitable frame size but in the period geometry of the Molteni team era with Eddy’s penchant for perfection in the position, fit and handling being accommodated into the build.

Its provenance includes having been built by one of Eddy Merckx’s former Molteni teammates in Jos Huysmans during the period when Eddy remained the CEO of the company. Why this bike ?. Rob answered it was a great opportunity to own a genuine Eddy Merckx built bike and own a piece of bicycle road racing history.

Specifications - MX Leader tubing, 57cm down tube, 57cm top tube, Campagnolo Record groupset, Wheels were originally Campagnolo Zonda, Saddle – San Marco leather, Livery– Molteni Orange

The mighty beast in the background is a 1974 “Triple Black” Dodge Challenger (Trans Am). The car was one of the last built of its type in April 1974 and is left hand drive.

The 1998 Eddy Merckx frame catalogue featuring the MX Leader frame in a classic red

PELOTONS UP TO 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST

• Local training pelotons can go up to 10 riders from Friday 15 May

• Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• CyclingNSW has done a great job in revamping the NSW Open race calendar and if the coronavirus restictions are eased its a super hectic second half of the year

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Sports Channel replaying old reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

WEST HEAD & MCCARRS CREEK ROAD - WEEKEND CORONAVIRUS CONGESTION

• The need for “essential” family outings has now switched to the Ku Ring Gai National Park using the McCarrs Creek-West Head Road.

• Recent Sunday’s have recorded in excess of 400 cars through the (bottom) McCarrs Creek Road toll booth by 12.30pm. On the weekends - best be off the West Head Road by 9.30am and only use the Akuna Bay Road loop (in both directions).

• Also avoid McCarrs Creek Road (both directions) after 9.30am. The Akuna Bay loop is much quieter than either McCarrs Creek Road or the West Head Road

CycNSW recently announced that training groups can recommence activities from Friday 15 May but capped at 10 riders with the appropriate social distancing

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• Thursday 21 May - Chairmans Ride departs the Spruce Goose Cafe in Centennial Park at 10.30am and laps the (lower) flat loop around Centennial Park until approximately 11.45am. Coffee after the ride is at the Spruce Goose Cafe

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

Giro # 1 - Andy Hampsten (Team 7 Eleven) circa 1988 loaded with the Maglia Rosa and iconic Oakley sunglasses

Giro # 2 - Wladimiro Panizza (Team Gis Gelati) was an outstanding professional cyclist and finished second in the 1980 Giro to Bernard Hinault. The lovely classic burgundy Colnago is something to behold.

Giro # 3 - a nice black & white shot from 1980 with Giovanni Battaglin (left, Team Inoxpran) climbing the Stelvio with Wladimiro Panizza (Team Gis Gelati) in the Maglia Rosa sitting in second wheel

News Shorts - 11 May

Glenbrook National Park @ 9 May - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) high above the Nepean River at Glenbrook about to embark on an MTB adventure through the Glenbrook National Park

BICISPORT DERNY versus EURO DEMI FOND

The BiciSport derny was restored by John Crouchley (seen here with rider Graham Cockerton at DGV) and includes an easy to start 4 stroke engine capable of 65-70kph at Dunc Gray Velodrome.

Derny pacing is straightforward and the derny rider needs to lightly rotate the derny pedals through the velodrome banking each lap to ensure that the derny speed remains perfectly constant for the cyclists behind.

If derny pacing is somewhat of a delicate & sensitive art, then forget all that … lets go Demi Fond racing !!. This time its a full on motor bike with specialist extended handelbars, the motor bike rider stands up with his feet locked in special boot holders. Its noisy, its loud, its fast, its anything but delicate.

The Demi Fond pilot uses special rear facing ear muffs … so he can hear any instructions from the cyclist.

Demi Fond also requires some unique changes to the bicycle frame - the front wheel is smaller, the front forks are reversed (see above), the frame design is again extended-strengthened at the front, the handelbars are further reinforced and the cyclist uses a monster gear with a 60 tooth front chainwheel.

CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -

TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER

• CyclingNSW has done a great job in revamping the NSW Open race calendar and if the coronavirus restictions are eased its a super hectic second half of the year

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.

FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER

• A bit bored watching the Food Channel ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.

BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK at BICISPORT.SYDNEY

This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -

• Bicisport.Sydney

• Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com

WEST HEAD & MCCARRS CREEK ROAD - WEEKEND CORONAVIRUS CONGESTION

• The need for “essential” family outings has now switched to the Ku Ring Gai National Park using the McCarrs Creek-West Head Road.

• Recent Sunday’s have recorded in excess of 400 cars through the (bottom) McCarrs Creek Road toll booth by 12.30pm. On the weekends - best be off the West Head Road by 9.30am and only use the Akuna Bay Road loop (in both directions).

• Also avoid McCarrs Creek Road (both directions) after 9.30am. The Akuna Bay loop is much quieter than either McCarrs Creek Road or the West Head Road.

PELOTONS to 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST

• Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.

BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS

Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

• Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)

  • Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August

• Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated

Giro # 4 - At a time when taking in the Giro would be a joy its time to enjoy Mr Bling himself in Mario Cipolini

Giro # 5 - Eddy Merckx (Molteni) leads the 1973 Giro ahead of the Italian Giovanni Battaglin

The founder of 1970’s German band Kraftwerk (Florian Schneider) passed away this week … RIP Florian