Michael O'Reilly

12 June 2022

News Shorts - 13 June

Michael O'Reilly

12 June 2022

**Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 12 June - Peter Verhoeven (left) & Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness). Both rode well in A2 grade.**

**Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 12 June - Ian Grant**

**Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 12 June - Peter Verhoeven**

**Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 12 June - Peter Verhoeven (second wheel) & Ian Grant (fourth wheel) in A2 grade**

Sydney Cold Snap versus Giro 88 - Yes, its freezing but the next time your toes fall off going around Akuna Bay or Griffith think of poor Franco Chiccolli (pictured above) climbing the Gavia Pass in the 1988 Giro in a snow blizzard.
Note that Franco is using Campagnolo Delta brakes that were notorious for 1. looking great 2. simply not working ! … Franco is lucky he didn’t sail straight through Bormio at the stage finish and end up in deep darkest Austria

Its not official just yet but the Sydney Championships have quietly disappeared off the AusC Events calendar so its a fair statement to make that the Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre Sydney Championships have been CANCELLED due to ongoing roadworks stemming from the recent summer floods in Sydney. No news yet on a replacement venue but watch this space.
With the NSW calendar in something of a winter recess over the coming weeks the next major get together is at the NSW Masters State Championships in Singleton in early September but this is the calm before the *Spring Storm* when everything comes in a mad rush towards Wollongong in late September then continues into October with the Singleton TTT, Bowral Classic & Tour of Bright in Victoria
**The following Special Events listing (below) has more detail in the Special Events section of this BiciSport website & hope to see you there.**
**Aug 28 - BiciSport Team Time Trial Training**
**Sept 2-4 - NSW Masters Road Champs @ Singleton**
**Sept 12-26 - National Masters Road Champs & World Elite Road Champs @ Wollongong**
**Oct 8-9 - NSW Teams Time Trials @ Singleton**
**Oct 15-16 - Bowral Classic @ Bowral**
**Dec 2-4 - Tour of Bright @ Bright, Vic**

BELGIAN WAFFLE RIDE IN CENTENNIAL PARK REVERTS TO A THURSDAY

The BiciSport gruppeto tried Wednesday, but have now reverted back to a Thursday @ 10.30am from the Spruce Goose Cafe in the centre of the Park. All welcome.

NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED

Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

18 June
- Oakville Road Race Handicap (Parramatta CC)
18-19 June
- Tamworth Weekend
19 June
- Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 14 June
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 16 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 18 June
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Jacques Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) - 2004-07**
Belgian to the core and nothing beats Belgian chocolate except maybe Belgian beer. Antoine Jacques was a chocolate maker based in Verviers Belgium. Bikes were Eddy Merckx (that’s a surprise, not). Sub sponsors were T-Interim (mobile phones) and Capri Sonne (soft drinks). Clothing was Vermarc (also Belgian).
**Team managers were Roger Swerts (ex team mate of Eddy Merckx), Walter Planckaert (legendary ex pro) plus Christophe Sercu.**
Team riders were a classy lot. Nico Eeckhout won numerous events (mostly Belgian), Matt Gilmore & IIjo Keisse featured on the velodrome, then Kevin Van Impe, Jens Koerts plus Dave Bruylandts were prominent on the road. Bruylandts was certainly prominent and enjoyed more than just Belgian beer & chocolate and did get caught for doping with EPO which ended that career quicker than it takes to neck a Duvel beer.

**IIjo Keise moved onto Quick Step from Jacques and retires at the end of 2022 at the Gent 6 on the t’Kuipe Velodrome in his hometown.**

**Nico Eeckhout won the Belgian Road Championship in 2006 in driving rain in Antwerp and went by the nickname of “Bulldog”**

Michael O'Reilly

4 June 2022

News Shorts - 6 June

Michael O'Reilly

4 June 2022

**AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Series @ Adelaide @ 4 June - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took the win in the M9 Category**

**Waratah Masters Lansdowne Park @ 5 June - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took the win in A2 grade**

**Parramatta Interclub @ Oakville @ 4 June - Ian Grant (left) finished 4th in the A+B Grade combined handicap at Oakville. Peter Milostic took the win.**

**Parramatta Interclub @ Oakville @ 4 June - Ian Grant (left) & Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)**

Griffith BiciSport @ 5 May - an early Sunday morning (freezing) dash around the outskirts of Griffith (L to R) - Max Kopp, Melissa Budd, Frank Signor, Peter Budd, Grantley Hodge, Mike O’Reilly & Roger Thompson-Seagrave

**Barellan @ 4 June - on the way to Griffith, through the original home of Yvonne Goolagong**

**BiciSport Special Events now resets towards 9 July at the Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre Sydney Championships.**
With the NSW calendar in something of a winter recess over the coming weeks the next major get together is at the Sydney Champs at Penrith on Saturday 9 July. But this is the calm before the *Spring Storm* when everything comes in a mad rush towards Wollongong in late September then it continues into October with the Singleton TTT & Bowral Classic
**The following Special Events listing (below) has more detail in the Special Events section of this BiciSport website & hope to see you there.**
**July 9 - Sydney Road Championships @ Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre**
**Aug 28 - BiciSport Team Time Trial Training commences @ Terrey Hills**
**Sept 2-4 - NSW Masters Road Champs @ Singleton**
**Sept 12-26 - National Masters Road Champs & World Elite Road Champs @ Wollongong**
**Oct 8-9 - NSW Teams Time Trials @ Singleton**
**Oct 15-16 - Bowral Classic @ Bowral**
**Dec 2-4 - Tour of Bright @ Bright, Vic**

**Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 26 May - the heavy Sydney floods during the summer has resulted in major roadworks that are still being rectified**

NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED

Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

12 June
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 7 June
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 9 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 11 June
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Vini Caldirola Cycling Team (Italy) - 1998-2004**
**Vini Caldirola was a wine company with numerous secondary sponsors. De Rosa was the bike supplier. In 2005 the sponsorship moved onto Liquigas who sponsored the team for several years.**
The team itself won numerous races at both Grand Tours & one day Classics - Francesco Casagrande was the major “notable” pictured above and Casa finished 2nd in the 2000 Tour of Italy (plus won the King of the Mountains) and prided himself on riding heavy gears at nearly every opportunity.
Romain Vainsteins hit a well known “sweet spot” of form in winning the 2000 World Road Championships and reached the podium at both the 2000 Milan San Remo & Flanders Classics. The likes of Mauro Gianneti was well past his career best but the team appeared loaded with “sweet spot” notables of that dubious era - Stefano Garzelli, Pavel Tonkov, Sergy Honchar, Nicola Minali, Dario Frigo & Gianluca Bortalami. If any team typified the era that was an *alternate universe* then this was most certainly it.

**Casagrande at the Giro on top of a delightful De Rosa**

**Casagrande at the 2000 Giro on a mountain stage**

Michael O'Reilly

28 May 2022

News Shorts - 30 May

Michael O'Reilly

28 May 2022

**West Head Road Race @ 29 May - Somewhat chilly conditions greeted Steve Holland (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the start line**

**West Head Road Race @ 29 May - Steve Holland**

**West Head Road Race @ 29 May - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the sprint finish**

**West Head Road Race @ 29 May - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels) having his first race since his major off at the Bowral Classic in October last year.** **Welcome back Tom**

**Giro 22 - Another great Giro & never a dull moment**

**Giro 22 - FDJ doing what they do best … on the Grand Tour road supporting a great team**

**Giro 22 - Felice Gimondi is no longer with us, but a lovely retro Alfa in Salvarani colours never disappoints at Giro 22**

**Traffic conditions outside Sandstone Cafe on Myoora Rd are currently subject to road works with the construction of a retirement village**

Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre @ 26 May - the recent Sydney floods have adversely impacted on the Penrith Regatta Centre. A lot of work remains to be done before the venue reopens for the Sydney Championships on 9 July.

NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED

Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

5 June
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- Mt Ku Ring Gai Criterium (Northern Sydney)
- Ken Dinnerville Handicap (Gunning)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 31 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 1 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 2 June
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 4 June
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Zonca Santini Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1970-79**
**A decade in Italian cycling with sponsorship from Zonca (domestic lighting), Santini (clothing), bikes were either Olmo or Colnago and groupsets Campagnolo.**
A smallish team by any standards with an Italian focus but they did ride a Tour de France where Franco Bitossi (pictured above) won the Points Classification. The team was all about Franco Bitossi who had a staggering 171 race victories despite having a slight heart condition. Bitossi won everywhere - single day classics plus a Tour of Switzerland. Added to which Bitossi won two Italian Championships plus nearly won a World Road Championship when ambushed by his Italian team mate Marino Basso. The team itself won 8 stages at the Tour of Italy with team mates Pierino Gavazzi & Gianni Motta.

**Gianni Motta wins a stage at the Tour of Italy**

**Pierino Gavazzi (centre) in the Italian Road Champions jersey**

Michael O'Reilly

21 May 2022

News Shorts - 22 May

Michael O'Reilly

21 May 2022

BiciSport from the NSW Masters Track Championships Vault of Time @ Dunc Gray Velodrome … L to R … David Willmott, Alan Townsend, Peter Barnard, John Crouchley, Alex Simmons, Phil McKnight & Mark Arnold
BiciSport has a rich & varied history since it was established in 1995 and assisted many riders on their journey. The BiciSport History page on this website was a Covid 19 project of sorts and is a chronology of those past & present. Its been a rewarding journey

**Lindsay Maynes Park Criterium Track @ 17 May - Construction is currently underway for the Masters National Criterium Championships in mid September in Wollongong.**
**A full review of the ITT, Criterium & Road Race courses was conducted by Mike O’Reilly on 17 May. If you need any further information feel free to contact Mike O’R directly.**
**Championship details (both Masters & Elites) are now posted in the Special Events section of this website**

**Lindsay Maynes Park Criterium Track - design plans**

**Lindsay Maynes Park Criterium Track @ 17 May**

**Meadowbank Cafe Luncheon @ 16 May - BiciSport members L to R … Peter Davis avec doggoe, Joc Young, Noel LaRose & Mike O’Reilly.**
**A chance to catch up with BiciSport founding member Noel LaRose**

**Traffic Alert @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills - construction of a new retirement village is directly opposite the Sandstone Cafe. Caution along Myoora Rd is recommended**

NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED

Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

29 May
- West Head Road Race (Manly)
- Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 23 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 24 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 25 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 28 May
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Pepsi-Alba Cucine-Fanini Pro Cycling Team (USA then Italy) - 1987-89**
Nothing beats having Pope John Paul in the team photo & based on the meagre Pepsi Fanini race results even Papal support somehow wasn’t enough. In many respects it was a miracle they lasted 3 years as their only claim to fame was riding the 1989 Tour of Italy. Team bikes were Italian *Alan* frames … probably the worst aluminium frameset ever made (they looked great, just didn’t work).
Originally registered in USA (in 1987) then onto Italy in 1988 & 89. Ditto for the riders with numerous US riders on the team roster in 1987, then no US riders in the following years when the Italians took complete control. A somewhat fractured team roster - Gibi Baronchelli (headed for retirement after a magnificent career), John Eustice (USA), Roberto Gaggioli (team sprinter) and the one the only Mario Cipollini.

Michael O'Reilly

15 May 2022

News Shorts - 16 May

Michael O'Reilly

15 May 2022

**Southern Cross Criteriums @ 15 May - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took 2nd in the C grade criterium @ Waratah Park**

**Southern Cross Criteriums @ 15 May - Craig Pager and the Merckx 525.**
**‘525’ celebrates the number of professional victories by Eddy Merckx**

**Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) @ 15 May - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the A2 grade start line**

Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) @ 15 May - the ECR finishing straight serves as the warm up zone as the 6.45am start time approaches. This was the last Sunday ECR event before the winter recess and racing resumes at ECR in September

**Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) @ 15 May - ECR was foggy at 6.30am but temperatures were nearly 20 degrees**

**Happy Wheels Waterloo @ 13 May - Rolly Delaytz atop his latest MTB purchase from Happy Wheels. The “Messina Ice Cream” socks were a nice touch**

NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOLLONGONG DATES & COURSES ANNOUNCED

Details of the National Masters Road Championships in Wollongong are now posted in the Special Events section of this website

EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY RACING NOW IN WINTER RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Waratah Masters now focus on Lansdowne Park & Heffron Park during the Winter 22 recess. So see you at ECR in early September

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

22 May
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (North Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 17 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 18 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 19 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Sat 21 May
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune Pro Cycling Team (France) - 1960-68**
A classic French team as the picture above at the 1967 Tour de France suggests (when was the last time you wore a suit & tie to a coffee shop at the Tour de France !). Pelforth was French beer and Lejeune supplied the French bikes. Pelforth team manager was Maurice De Muer who later moved onto the Peugeot-BP team in the 1970’s.
A classy Pelforth grupetto with Jan Janssen (Netherlands) the stand out lead act. Janssen’s best years were 1967 & 68 when he won the Tour of Spain, Paris Roubaix, World Road Championships & Tour de France plus the Antwerp 6 Day track race for good measure (assuming here it wasn’t a well paid & pre-arranged gift). Janssen’s career came to a sudden halt when one Eddy Merckx came along and that was that. Other team mates were also very gifted - Jose Samyn won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France, Jean Marie Leblanc went on to being the Tour de France Race Director for several years, Johny Schleck (father of the Schleck brothers) the Groussard brothers, the Guyot brothers & Willy Monty.

**Pelforth riders assist in helping themselves at a road side stop at the Tour de France**

**Pelforth rider climbs the Stelvio climb through the snow at the Tour of Italy**

**Jan Janssen (centre) with team mate Bernard Guyot to the right. Herman Van Springel (Mann Grundig) is far right**

**Jan Janssen (left) at Paris Roubaix Classic 1967**

Michael O'Reilly

8 May 2022

News Shorts - 9 May

Michael O'Reilly

8 May 2022

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 7 May**
No denying it - this is one monster of a race and its not just the distance of 228k. Seven climbs before Gibraltar Range and endless climbing after Glen Innes is a big ask. Its like the Liege B Liege Classic in Belgium with kangaroos for company (there are certainly more kangaroos than spectators).
**BiciSport started 5 - Klayton Smith in Division 2 with Division 3 the home of Eric Dole (pictured above), Steve Holland, Randolph Baral & Craig Pager.**
Entries for the G2I were dismal (and much less than 2021) and it would be less than honest to say the decline in event entries bodes well for the future. The G2I Classic urgently needs a “wow” factor to remain relevant and the future is far from certain.
Both Division 2 & 3 categories was like watching a grenade go off up the Gibraltar Range climb. Div 2 was reduced to just 16 riders in the lead group at Feed Zone 1 at Mt Mitchell and the peloton was simply non existent (they just disappeared, so where did they all go ?, but maybe they never started in the first place). Klayton Smith made the Div 2 cut and in the selective gang of 16. Klayton would get shelled just before Feed Zone 2 at Glen Innes and finished 16th @ 20min 56 seconds. A great effort by Klayton.
Division 3 saw the same grenade go off big time - by Feed Zone 1 the four BiciSport starters were the best part of 10 minutes behind the Div 3 breakaway of 10 riders and caught in no mans land between breakaway & Div 3 main peloton. It was carnage with riders littered all over the G2I countryside. Randolph Baral stopped at Feed Zone 1 and Steve Holland rode an excellent comeback race and stopped at Feed Zone 2. Welcome back Steve and see you in 2023. Eric Dole finished 19th @ 31min 49secs and Craig Pager 27th @ 55min 45secs. What a super tough day for all concerned.
**A big thank you to the BiciSport support crew for making it all happen.**

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 7 May - Steve Holland @ Feed Zone # 1 at Mt Mitchell**

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 7 May - Feed Zone #1 and L to R in Craig Pager, Eric Dole & Randolph Baral**

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 7 May - Feed Zone # 2 at Glen Innes with Craig Pager & Steve Holland**

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

14-15 May
- Cootamundra Weekend
15 May
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) …. the last Eastern Creek race before the winter recess (racing resumes in September).

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 10 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 11 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 12 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 13 May
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 14 May
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Molteni Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1956 to 1976**
**Best way to digest the Molteni story is pre Merckx, then after Merckx joined the team in 1971. This Molteni team snaphot is pre Merckx (1956-70).**
Molteni manufactured salami based in Arcore near Milan. Early team management were the Molteni brothers & the company now trades as Salmilano. The *‘Molteni’ trade* name folded due to tax issues at the time.
One of the greatest teams of all time, and this was just the pre Merckx version of the Molteni team from 1956 to 1970. The Molteni boys won numerous single day Classics across Europe & Gianni Motta won the 1966 Tour of Italy. Motta took a total of 48 victories, Marino Basso took 34 wins. The Molteni team won 11 stages at the Giro, plus a Tour de France stage win. Rudi Altig won the 1962 Tour of Spain and then won the 1966 World Pro Road Championships. Michelle Dancelli took both Milan San Remo & the Fleche Walloon Classic in Belgium. Franco Balmamion won the Tour of Italy twice. If you don’t own a Classic Molteni jersey then you probably should and don’t ask why.

**Marino Basso (left) at the Milan Velodrome**

Martin Van Den Bossche (Belgian - Molteni) attacks Eddy Merckx (3rd rider - Faemino) at the 1970 Tour of Italy. Martin had faithfully ridden for Merckx at team Faema in 1969, then switched to Molteni to find his own way, then Merckx joins Molteni in 1971 !!! and brings every classy Belgian with him (most Italians then hit the exit door). Martin would then move on further to join team Jolly Ceramica (another Italian team) soon afterwards.

**Rudi Altig with the World Road Race Champion bands on his sleeves**

**Eddy Merckx (Faema) sticks it to Gianni Motta (Molteni) in the 1968 Tour of Italy**

**Gianni Motta won the 1966 Tour of Italy for Molteni**

**Gianni Motta at the Tour of Italy getting a wheel change from a Molteni team mate**

**Gianni Motta (right) at the 1965 Tour de France. World Champion Jan Jansen is far left with Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) in Yellow.**

**Michele Dancelli (Molteni) on the way to winning the 1970 Milan San Remo Classic. Dancelli was a class act and won numerous races in Italy.**

**Michelle Dancelli (Molteni) wins the 1970 Milan San Remo Classic**

**Rudi Altig (left) with Felice Gimondi at the Baracchi Trophy (two man time trial)**

**Rudi Altig at the Molteni team presentation in the World Road Champions jersey**

**Basso, Motta & Balmamion headed the Molteni team**

Michael O'Reilly

1 May 2022

News Shorts - 2 May

Michael O'Reilly

1 May 2022

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Mike O’Reilly, Eric Dole, Craig Pager, Randolph Baral & Steve Holland**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - on the start line with Steve Holland (left) and Eric Dole**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - start line**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the B grade start line**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Craig Pager (centre)**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Eric Dole attacks on the last lap**

**West Head Road Race @ 1 May - Steve Holland & Eric Dole sort out the coffee order at Sandstone Cafe**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 1 May - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the chilly Mudgee start line. A big welcome to Ian as a new member to the BiciSport team.**

Grafton to Inverell Classic - Best wishes to the five BiciSport riders (Steve Holland, Eric Dole, Klayton Smith, Randolph Baral & Craig Pager) competing in the Grafton to Inverell Classic next Saturday. This 228k epic is no walk in a park …. the journey out of Grafton is far from flat and reminds one of the West Head Road repeated several times over and that is before you even get the 15k long Gibraltar Range climb. The picture above is from the 2021 event and featured Travis Shields (3rd wheel) and Darren Benson (2nd wheel) from BiciSport Happy Wheels.
**A full race report will be posted here on 9 May.**

**Grafton to Inverell Classic - the Gribraltar Range is the main challenge of the day**

The best drop of meaningful pro cyclist intel spotted from the recent Tour of Flanders - Mathieu Van Der Poel’s nutrition plan for 272k … kilometres covered are on the left, blue dots are rice cakes (early on), food is hard style bars (early on) then gels later, the yellow emoji is a caffiene gel and some 8 bidons over three different liquid types.
**VdP is not only a champion cyclist but a champion eater ! …. starts eating after just 20 kilometres and just never stops**

**It’s time …. the Tour of Italy (Giro) starts on 6 May and its a seriously open affair with no clear favorite.**

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

7 May
- Grafton to Inverell Classic
  - BiciSport starters - Steve Holland, Randolph Baral, Graig Pager, Klayton Smith & Eric Dole
8 May
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 3 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 4 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 5 May
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 6 May
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 7 May
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Capri Sonne Pro Cycling Team - 1981-82**
Capri Sonne came out of the Ijsboerke team (started in 1972) and managed by legendary Godefroot & Lefevere (now QuickStep). Capri Sonne was a German juice drink with Koga Miyata & Merckx as bike sponsors. Groupsets were Campagnolo.
The team personnel were the who’s who of Flemish cycling with De Witte, Haghedooren, Lieckens, Pevenage, Willems (pictured above), Wayenberg and non Belgians in Braun, Winnen & De Rooy. A classy peloton by any measure

**Gregor Braun on the Kemmelberg at Ghent Wevelgem**

Michael O'Reilly

23 April 2022

News Shorts - 25 April

Michael O'Reilly

23 April 2022

**An ANZAC Day tribute as the pro peloton pass through the Menin Gate in Ieper (Belgium)**

Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) & Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) had a tough day in Division 2 over the undulating Glendon circuit in preparation for the upcoming Grafton Inverell Classic on 7 May

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the Singleton podium in Division 3**

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Eric Dole (left) takes 4th in the Div 3 sprint finish**

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Eric Dole (centre right of picture)**

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Craig Pager (second) at the front of the Division 2 peloton**

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took an excellent 4th in Div 3**

**Orica Classic @ Singleton @ 23 Apr - Eric Dole & Mike O’Reilly at the Singleton start**

CENTENNIAL PARK RIDE … WAS THURSDAY NOW WEDNESDAY

BiciSport has been running a successful Thursday training ride @ 10.30am for several years …. from now on it has moved to a Wednesday. All welcome.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

30 Apr - Great Ocean Road Classic (Torquay, Vic)
1 May
- Eastern Creek (Waratah Masters)
- Gong Ride (Community Ride)
- West Head Road Race
- Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 26 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 27 April
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 28 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 29 April
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 30 April
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Cosatto-Marscicano Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1970-71**
One of the smallest Italian teams featured here with barely 10 riders on the roster. The only claim to fame being two appearances at the Tour of Italy. Team members contained a past legend (in Vito Taccone) who was headed for retirement shortly afterwards, but the future was bright for Fabrizio Fabbri, Enrico Maggioni and especially Wladimiro Panizza. Panizza in particular had a stellar career with numerous Italian teams and was one of several Italian riders who gave Eddy Merckx a tough time at the Giro in the 1970’s.

**Cosatto Team riders with Michele Dancelli (Molteni) at the Tour of Italy 1970**

Michael O'Reilly

18 April 2022

News Shorts - 18 April

Michael O'Reilly

18 April 2022

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - Team BiciSport at the Erik Mather Cup (minus Mike Lawson)**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - David Munro (left), Matt Coy & Mike Foster (BiciSport Pilu Racing)**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - Mike Foster (BiciSport Pilu Racing)**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - on the start line with Davide Browne, Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) & Eric Dole**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - Eric Dole & Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the ECR back straight**

**Erik Mather Cup @ ECR @ 18 Apr - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)**

**Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne @ 17 Apr - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes 3rd in B grade**

**Sunde Memorial @ Heffron Park @ 16 Apr - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) with the BiciSport Team Time Trial squad for 2045**

**Sunde Memorial @ Heffron Park @ 16 Apr - Stew Campbell (left) and Rolly Delaytz roll out at the B grade start.**

Sunde Memorial @ Heffron Park @ 16 Apr - Rolly Delaytz (right) at the head of affairs in B grade with Stew Campbell some five riders further down the pace line. Rolly would go on to be the first B grader to finish but didn’t catch C grade in the handicap so the good result did not podium as C grade took the victory.

Sunde Memorial @ Heffron Park @ 16 Apr - After the finish of the Sunde Memorial it was Stew Campbell (left), Rolly Delaytz and Team Delaytz doning the Peugeot hats with the Peugeot 504 and race banners in the background. It was a great promotion by Easts CC at Heffron.

**Sunde Memorial @ Heffron Park @ 16 Apr**

**On route to the Sunde Memorial at Heffron Park @ 16 Apr … coffee at the Sub Station Cafe @ Rosebery**

**National Masters Track Champs @ Brisbane @ 11-14 Mar - Lise Benjamin (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took Gold in the W8 Time Trial & Sprint, Silver in the Team Sprint & 4th in the Points.**

**National Masters Track Champs @ Brisbane @ 11-14 Apr - Jeremy Hopson (BiciSport Pilu Racing) finished 5th in the M2 Individual Pursuit, 4th in the Time Trial and 4th in the Scratch Race.**

**Tour of Brisbane weekend @ 10 Apr - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

John Crouchley Mead @ Royal Easter Show 2022 again takes takes Gold & Silver - Mead is an alcoholic honey drink (a mixture of water & honey) but approximately 12.5% alcoholic … originally crafted by the Vikings a few centuries ago. John is a long standing BiciSport member & coach and his mead can be found at email greatsouthernmeadandhoney@gmail.com

CENTENNIAL PARK RIDE … WAS THURSDAY NOW WEDNESDAY

BiciSport has been running a successful Thursday training ride @ 10.30am for several years …. from now on it has moved to a Wednesday. All welcome.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

22-24 April
- Beechworth Gravel Weekend (Vic)
23-24 April
- Orica Classic (Singleton), NSW Crit Champs (Broke, NSW)
24 April
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 19 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 20 April
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 21 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 22 April
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 23 April
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Tartelotto Isorex Pro Team (Belgium) - 2010 to now**
Tartelotto is a chain of patisserie cake shops, Isorex is plastics and bikes are Zanatta. Operating on the fringe of the UCI hierachy at the “Continental” level relying on invites to the bigger races then with the sole aim of getting in the TV “break of the day”. Its a tough way to earn a salary.
**Results are few and far between but you can’t but admire the dedication and persistence. Tartelotto are pulling out of team sponsorship at the end of 2022 and the search is on for a replacement.**
**Yiber Sefa was the Albanian Road Champion for 2017-21 and rode with Peter Livingstone (BiciSport) in 2017 for the Flanders team (see pics below).**

**Yiber Sefa (bottom right) rode with BiciSport’s Peter Livingstone in 2017**

Yiber Sefa (yellow bidon to mouth) rode for the same team as BiciSport’s Peter Livingstone in 2017. Yiber moved on to the Tartelotto team in the following seasons. Peter is the rider beside Yiber (with the sky blue bike) in the Flanders team.

Michael O'Reilly

9 April 2022

News Shorts - 11 April

Michael O'Reilly

9 April 2022

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Olivia & Koen Verhulst waiting for the Tour of Flanders in St Niklaas main square**

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Just in front of Koen Verhulst in St Niklaas main square and a brief delay for race favourite Tad Pogacar (picture Koen VH)**

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Nearly sorted and time to depart (picture Koen VH)**

BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Same Tad Pogacar incident from the other angle but Koen & Olivia Verhulst can be sighted in the background (just above the orange witches hat with a grey beanie)

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Olivia Verhulst in the St Niklaas main square with the St Niklaas statues in the background**

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Noor & Yente Verhulst doing their own mini Tour of Flanders (on cobbles of course) in the St Niklaas main square**

**BiciSport Belgium @ Tour of Flanders 22 - Yente (sunglasses) and Noor waiting for the Tour of Flanders to pass the St Niklaas main square**

CENTENNIAL PARK RIDE … WAS THURSDAY NOW WEDNESDAY

BiciSport has been running a successful Thursday training ride @ 10.30am for several years …. from now on it has moved to a Wednesday. All welcome.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

11-14 April
- National Masters Track Championships (Brisbane) - BiciSport starter in Lise Benjamin, Jeremy Hopson
15 April
- St Ives Criterium (HART Circuit)
16 April
- Sunde Memorial Heffron Park
17 April
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
18 Apr (Mon)
- Eric Mather Cup (Eastern Creek Raceway) (Waratah Masters)
- Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 12 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 13 April
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 14 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 15 April
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 16 April
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**For Sale - Specialised S Works Road Shoes Size 44 (Wide), as new with spare inserts. Retail $550 - asking price $150 plus postage. Contact Frank Signor on 0458 723 897 after 7pm**

**Seat Orbea Cycling Team (Spain) - 1985-87**
Seat was the Spanish version of Fiat, Orbea were the bikes, groupsets were Campagnolo, clothing was Exte Ondo. Team history had a lot before 1985, and plenty afterwards (be it Caja Rural, Paternina or Artiach). Jersey design was very easy on the eye.
Possibly unkind to say it was all about Pedro Delgado or Marino Lejaretta but it really was. Pedro won the 1985 Tour of Spain & Marino won what Pedro didn’t. Matthieu Hermans (Belgium) was the team sprinter and won 9 stages at the Tour of Spain

Michael O'Reilly

2 April 2022

News Shorts - 4 April

Michael O'Reilly

2 April 2022

**Koppenberg (Belgium) @ Apr 2019 - Celebrating the Tour of Flanders and Mike Lawson on the Koppenberg climb**

**Koppenberg (Belgium) @ Apr 2019 - Marty Wright on the Koppenberg climb**

**Koppenberg (Belgium) @ Apr 2019 - Celebrating the Tour of Flanders**

**David Cooper @ 31 Mar - a long time BiciSport supporter David Cooper now resides in Orange and is 79 years young**

**David Cooper @ 30 Mar takes the trike for a run around the Orange local area**

**Steve Dixon (BiciSport) breathes life into the 1975 BiciSport Peugeot 504 team car on 3 April via an alternator that now actually works. Bless you Steve …**

CENTENNIAL PARK RIDE … WAS THURSDAY NOW WEDNESDAY

BiciSport has been running a successful Thursday training ride @ 10.30am for several years …. from this week (6 April) it moves to a Wednesday. All welcome.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

10 April
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- Singleton Mail Run Cyclosportive
11-14 April
- National Masters Track Championships (Brisbane) - BiciSport starter Lise Benjamin

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 5 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Wed 6 April
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
Thurs 7 April
- Waratah Peloton @ pass the corner of Yulong Ave & McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay, top of McCarrs Creek Rd climb at 8.40am, then direction Duffys Forest, then return Terrey Hills shops @ 9.15am then to St Ives for coffee
Fri 8 April
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 9 April
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Fiorella Mocassini Citroen Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1977-78**
A small Italian team with a limited focus. Biggest claim to fame being two starts at the Tour of Italy (1977 & 78). No guidance on sponsorship origins except Citroen obviously did the team cars, Clement the tyres, Alan the Italian framesets & Parentini the clothing. The Alan framesets were innovative as they were aluminium, but they had serious “bottom bracket sway” … like a palm tree in a firm breeze (looked great, but they really didn’t work).
Team members settled on a narrow few - winners being Bernt Johannsen, Carlo Barone, and Giovanni Battaglin. Team contributions from Josef Fuchs and outright Aussie legend in Victorian Clyde Sefton (Silver medallist in Munich Olympic Games Road Race 1972).

**Tour of Italy 1978 - Gio Battaglin (left) & Bernt Johannsen**

Michael O'Reilly

27 March 2022

News Shorts - 28 March

Michael O'Reilly

27 March 2022

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Jeremy Hopson (BiciSport Pilu Racing) took Gold in the M2 Scratch Race. Jeremy also took Silver in the M2 Individual Pursuit.**
**The NSW Masters Track Championships attracted 295 individual entries (the benchmark is 300). So the promoters would be happy with the level of interest in these Covid impacted times.**

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Jeremy Hopson (BiciSport Pilu Racing) took Gold in the M2 Scratch Race**

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Jeremy Hopson (BiciSport Pilu Racing)**

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took Gold in the M4 Sprint.**
The M4 Sprint Final against Simon Kirsten (Illawarra CC) was a cracker with Davide taking a “somewhat challenging” approach to owning the Sprinters Lane with one lap to go. Some of us wondered if Davide may (or may not) be disqualified but the Commissaires smiled and we all smiled. Great racing.

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Davide Browne before the Sprint Final**

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Davide Browne exits the starting gate in the M4 Individual Time Trial. Davide finished 4th.**

**NSW Masters Track Champs @ DGV @ 25-27 Mar - Peter Verhoeven rode well in both the Scratch Race & Pointscore**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 22 Mar - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the start**.

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 22 Mar - Rolly brought out new Bonts … just in case the other riders in the bunch forgot who he is !**

Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 22 Mar - a strong nor-east breeze pushed everybody into the right hand gutter. B grade took the win but Rolly was delayed by a crash with 4 laps to go (he didn’t crash himself) but it prematurely ended his race.
**Series 37 of Heffron Park Crits was a cracker - great organisation, great atmosphere and can’t wait for Series 38 in October 2022.**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 22 Mar - Rolly full gas down the Heffron Park finishing straight in the right hand gutter**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 22 Mar - over the Heffron “Pimple” with a brief view towards the Heffron Park playing fields**

Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - sponsored by BiciSport over 55k the 105 juniors on the start line in Velle village. Beneath the Omer sign is the infamous “*The Falcon*” bar in Velle where far too many Belgian beers have been known to be consumed …. Race organiser Stijn Verhulst (BiciSport Belgium) on the start line (white sneakers). BiciSport will again sponsor a race in Velle on 16 August

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - start line up with supporting mums & dads**

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - race program**

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar**

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - Stijn Verhulst judging on the finish line**

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - Jasper Schoofs takes the victory in Velle**

Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - The presentation photo, on the left is Koen Verhulst (BiciSport Belgium), Jasper Schoofs the winner and on the right is Stijn Verhulst (BiciSport Belgium).

**Van Loon Junior Race @ Velle East Flanders @ 20 Mar - Jasper Schoofs is interviewed after the victory**

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

3 April
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- Individual Time Trial West Head
- Woodman Handicap (Wagga to Albury)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 29 Mar
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 31 Mar
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 1 Apr
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 2 Apr
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Masta TeVe Blad Professional Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1980-84**
**Richard Bukacki (Belgium) pictured above whilst largely unknown won 9 professional races. The pictures from the era are certainly unique**

**Masta-TeVe Blad Professional Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1980-84**
A boutique Belgian domestic team in every sense, struggling with a minimum budget & limited talent. TeVe Blad was a weekly Belgian TV program magazine (like the now defunct *TV Week* magazine in Australia). Bikes were varied with Puch (German), Olmo (Italy), Concorde (Dutch), then finally Eddy Merckx (Belgian).
The original 1980 Masta-TeVe Blad team (pictured above) was domestic focused and riders very much on the way to a better team in following years, or on the way out towards retirement & looking for another job. Most of the 1980 team line up were very much the latter. The exceptions were Johnny De Nul, Marcel Van Der Slagmolen, Richard Bukacki, Willy Govaerts & Freddy Maertens (on the way to somehow winning the 1981 World Professional Road Championship in Prague - when his career looked very much finished in early 1980). Freddy is pictured front right in the abovementioned picture probably thinking where his next pay cheque would be coming from and a long way from winning the Prague World Championships in 1981.

**Masta takes victory in Harelbeke-Poperinge-Harelbeke in 1982, with Australian Phil Anderson 5th (can be seen in a white Peugeot jersey in the background)**

**The things you discover doing research on defunct European cycling teams … a toy collection including a Masta jersey**

Michael O'Reilly

20 March 2022

News Shorts - 21 March

Michael O'Reilly

20 March 2022

Trek Sydney Cup @ DGV @ 19 Mar - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) had a great night at the Trek Sydney Cup …. 2nd in the opening Div 2 Scratch Race, 2nd in the Div 2 Kieren, 3rd in the Trek Wheelrace heat, followed by 6th in the Trek Wheelrace final.

**Trek Sydney Cup @ DGV @ 19 Mar - Davide Browne second in line**

**Eastern Creek Raceway @ Waratah Masters @ 20 Mar - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) took 5th place in A2 grade**

**Eastern Creek Raceway @ Waratah Masters @ 20 Mar - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in C grade**

**Eastern Creek Raceway @ Waratah Masters @ 20 Mar - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in A2 grade took top 10**

**Eastern Creek Raceway @ Waratah Masters @ 20 Mar - Matt Coy (second wheel)**

**Eastern Creek Raceway @ Waratah Masters @ 20 Mar - Matt Coy & Eric Dole after the A2 finish**

**Happy Wheels does the Barossa Valley @ 15 Mar - Stew & Mirelle Campbell spotted in leafy South Australia**

**Happy Wheels does the Barossa Valley @ 15 Mar - Mirielle & Stew**

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

22 Mar - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
25-27 Mar - NSW Masters Track Championships (DGV)
26 Mar - Snowy Classic Cyclosportive (Jindabyne), Gears & Beers Cyclosportive (Wagga)
27 March - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), Bobbin Head Classic Cyclosportive (Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 22 Mar
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 24 Mar
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 25 Mar
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 26 Mar
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Chateau d’Ax Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1983-93**
Originally sponsored by Supermercati Brianzoli (1983-87), then Chateau d’Ax (1988-92), then finally Gatorade in the last season in 1993, when the team flipped to Polti sponsorship in 1994 and beyond. Chateau d’Ax were Italian furniture manufacturers and the bikes were Moser then Bianchi. Groupsets were Shimano. Team management was Gianluigi Stanga & Claudio Corti (not enjoying the sound of that)
The team won numerous races from Grand Tours to one day Classics. Gianni Bugno won a World Championship in 1991 in Stuttgart (plus a Tour of Italy). Accompanying victories by Laurent Fignon, Dirk de Wolf (Leige ‘91), Ivan Gotti (again a big no thank you), Alberto Volpi (not him either) & Tony Rominger. An odd bunch with a poor track record that couldn’t keep away from the toxic cycling lolly jar. The Polti team subsequently took on Virenque which says it all.

**Gianni Bugno on his way to winning the Tour of Italy in 1991.**

**Laurent Fignon won a stage at the Tour de France**

**Gianni Bugno World Professional Road Champion 1991-92**

Michael O'Reilly

26 February 2022

News Shorts - 28 February

Michael O'Reilly

26 February 2022

**BiciSport St Albans Gravel Ride @ 23-26 Feb - Darren Benson (BiciSport Happy Wheels) leading the gravel peloton through St Albans, Wisemans Ferry, Pokolbin, Wyong & Cessnock.**

**BiciSport St Albans Gravel Ride @ 23-26 Feb - Dudley Hoskin (left - aka the BiciSport George Clooney lookalike) and Darren Benson**

**BiciSport St Albans Gravel Ride @ 23-26 Feb - Darren Benson (BiciSport Happy Wheels) doing the gravel thing**

BiciSport Griffith @ 26 Feb - Griffith BiciSport head for the rice fields outside Griffith on the Saturday morning team ride. L to R … Frank Signor, Melissa Budd, Peter Budd, Michael Taylor (aka Beppe Saronni), Alana Rossiter & Ana Stoll.

**BiciSport Griffith @ 26 Feb - With Peter Budd behind the camera it was L to R …Grantley Hodge, Tony Delgigante, Melissa Budd, Frank Signor, Mike Taylor, Alana Rossiter & Ana Stoll**

**BiciSport Griffith @ 26 Feb - Frank Signor**

**Red Cliff (Queensland) @ 24 Feb - Andy Feltham (BiciSport) in the rain on the Woody Point beachfront near Moreton Bay**

**A lovely retro pic of Gino Bartali (Italy) and some classic retro team cars & a picturesque mountain backdrop**

**Who will win Wollongong 2022 ?.**
**A BiciSport route review of the Worlds course is now detailed in Special Events on this website**

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES - TUMUT OVER MARCH 11-13

A strong BiciSport contingent heads to nearby Tumut over March 11, 12 & 13. Details are in the Special Events section of this website

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

1 Mar - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
5 Mar - Goulburn Track Open (with BiciSport’s Davide Browne)
6 Mar
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- Snowy Mountains Challenge (Adelong, NSW)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 1 Mar
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 3 Mar
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 4 Mar
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 5 Mar
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Carpano Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1956-66**
**Carpano was a Turin based wine company & Coppi supplied the bikes. Jersey design copied the Turin based Juventus Football Club with the white/black vertical stripes.**
A classy Italian super team that won numerous stages in Grand Tours plus Franco Balmamion won the overall at the Tour of Italy in 1962 & 1963. The single day Classics unit was equally rewarded - Kublet (won Milan Turin), De Bruyne (won Flanders & Roubaix), Coppi (Baracchi Trophy), Defilippis (won at Piedmonte & Lombardy), Desmet (several Belgian Classics) and a youthful Zilioli (a future team mate of Eddy Merckx)

**A classic black & white picture of a Carpano team car with Raymond Poulidor (BP Mercier) getting a bike change at the Tour of Lombardy single day classic**

**Another Classic (Paris Tours) and another wheel change**

Michael O'Reilly

20 February 2022

News Shorts - 21 February

Michael O'Reilly

20 February 2022

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 15 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) takes the B grade win plus 5th place outright.**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 15 Feb - Rolly Delaytz**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 15 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (centre of picture) takes 5th place outright at the finish**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 15 Feb - Stew Campbell & Rolly Delaytz on the warm up lap**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 15 Feb - Stew Campbell on the Heffron Park spectator hill**

**Waratah Masters @ Heffron Park @ 20 Feb - Good rides by David Cooper, John Robb & Ian Grainger rode well in C grade at Heffron**

**Who is your World Championship pick for Wollongong 22 ?. A review of the Worlds 22 course & spectator vantage points are now detailed in Special Events on this website**

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES - TUMUT OVER MARCH 11-13

A strong BiciSport contingent heads to nearby Tumut over March 11, 12 & 13. Details are in the Special Events section of this website

WEST HEAD RACING FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

The West Head racing calendar for 2022 has been released and all dates posted in BiciSport Special Events on this website

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

22 February - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
27 February
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- West Head Road Race

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 22 Feb
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 24 Feb
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 25 Feb
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 26 Feb
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Rokado Professional Cycling Team (Germany) - 1972-75**
**Sponsors were Rokado (furniture) and Maes Pils a very fine Belgian beer. Bikes were Belgian in Groene Leeuw.**
A substantial team line up with 33 riders across road, track & cyclocross disciplines. If that all sounds like the 33 riders were spread too thin then you would be right. They really didn’t win much for the investment … Herman Van Springel won the Points Classification at the 1973 Tour de France, Andre Dierckx was a Classics specialist against the might of Eddy Merckx, Lucian Aimar was a fading French Tour de France legend (much better results in the 1960’s and way past his best at Rokado), Gerben Karstens (a great sprinter on his day), with track specialists Sigi Renz, Theo Verscheuren & Louis Pfenninger.

**Andre Dierckx (left) up against Eddy Merckx (Molteni)**

**Rokado team bikes were Belgian in Groene Leeuw**

Michael O'Reilly

12 February 2022

News Shorts - 14 February

Michael O'Reilly

12 February 2022

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) looks good even backwards**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - Rolly driving B grade over “The Pimple” Climb**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - Rolly over “The Pimple” Climb**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - Cresting The Pimple climb with an immediate view of the Heffron Park finishing straight & surrounding football fields**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - the Heffron Park finishing straight with 5 laps to go and B grade looked like they had victory in the bag but the Commentators Curse was soon to strike …**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - 4 laps to go and B grade was thinking about taking the podium, … trouble was they began to ease off …**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - 2 laps to go over the finishing line and B grade had lost their race winning mojo and A grade was hunting them down to take the win.**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 8 Feb - Rolly Delaytz always carries a smile**

BiciSport Griffith @ 12 Feb - The morning ride from Griffith is a steady 90 minutes out through the numerous back roads and crops just outside Griffith with coffee back in town. L to R … Peter Budd, Melissa Budd & Frank Signor.

**BiciSport Griffith @ 12 Feb - At the local Griffith coffee shop post ride**

**The coveted Rainbow jersey of World Champion and Wollongong 2022. Who will it be ?. Course details and best vantage points are now reviewed on this website in Special Events.**

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES - TUMUT OVER MARCH 11-13

A strong BiciSport contingent heads to nearby Tumut over March 11, 12 & 13. Details are in the Special Events section of this website

WEST HEAD RACING FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

The West Head racing calendar for 2022 has been released and all dates posted in BiciSport Special Events on this website

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

15 February - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
19 February
- Dubbo Track Open - CANCELLED (victim of Shadow Covid Lockdown)
- Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (NRS)
20 February
- Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)
- Ballarat Classic Cyclosportive (Vic)
- Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 15 Feb
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 17 Feb
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 18 Feb
- De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 19 Feb
- Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Clas 1.jpg — **CLAS Cajastur Cycling Team (Spain) - 1988-93**
Not a team that jumps out at you despite six years in the pro peloton. CLAS was a home improvement company and Cajastur was banking & financial services (anything with *Caja* in spanish suggests a bank or credit union). Bikes were Razesa (?) and more notably Colnago. Colnago being forever the innovator developed the “Twin downtube” frameset (see picture below). The best thing you can say about the jersey design was it was a lovely Colnago. Groupsets were either Mavic or Campagnolo.
From a team rider perspective it would be cruel to suggest it was all about Tony Rominger but … it was. Rominger won the Tour of Spain in 1992 & 93, and Abraham Olano rode for the team (Olano subsequently won a World Professional Road Championship under Mapei sponsorship). Beyond Rominger & Olano it was a blank canvas and the only time you saw Rominger with a team mate was on the start line.

**Tony Rominger (right) with Pedro Delgado**

**Rominger (again) at the Tour de France on top of the innovative Colnago frameset**

Michael O'Reilly

5 February 2022

News Shorts - 7 February

Michael O'Reilly

5 February 2022

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 1 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) was in the thick of the Heffron action until things went differently. Rolly was thankfully unhurt and equipment undamaged and there is always next time.

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 1 Feb - Rolly Delaytz (# 135 BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 1 Feb - Rolly Delaytz**

Who will wear the next Rainbow jersey at Wollongong 2022 ?. BiciSport has reviewed the course and the practical aspects of getting there and where to park your car & best vantage points. Details are in the Special Events of this website.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

8 February - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
13 February - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), Tour of Gippsland (Vic)

WEST HEAD RACE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2022

The monthly road race and individual time trial dates for West Head are now posted in the Special Events section of this website.

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 8 Feb
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 10 Feb
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 11 Feb - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 12 Feb - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

**Bardiani Valvole - CSF Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1982 to now**
The team was established in 1982 by Bruno & Roberto Reverberi and their sponsorship history started with Panaria, then Navigare and in more recent years with Bardiani-CSF. The team was established in 1982 and goes to this day very much linked to a Tour of Italy invite plus the bonus of a Tour of Italy stage win. Probably just getting in the “TV break of the day” at the Giro is enough these days. Bikes were either Colnago, MCipolini or nowadays its Gueriotti (Italian). The best way describe them could be long on history & passion but short on results.
**A couple of Aussies rode for early Panaria (Nathan O’Neil & Graeme Brown) but the only other notables were Giovanni Visconti (all rounder) & Perez Caupio (climber).**

Michael O'Reilly

30 January 2022

News Shorts - 31 January

Michael O'Reilly

30 January 2022

**Bowral Track Open @ 30 Jan - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took a fine second in the Bowral Wheelrace**

**Bowral Track Open @ 30 Jan - Davide Browne at the Bowral Velodrome**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 25 Jan - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels - 4th rider from left) near the front in the final dash for the line. Rolly finished 3rd in B grade**

**Heffron Park Tuesday Night Criteriums @ 25 Jan - Rolly Delaytz in the thick of the action at Heffron**

**Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek @ 30 Jan - David Copper (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in C grade together with Ian Grainger**

**Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek @ 30 Jan - Peter Verhoeven rode well in a super fast A2 grade**

Wollongong World Road Championships 2022 - Who will take the coveted Rainbow Jersey ? and equally important …. the best place to park your car and get a good view … details are in the Special Events section of this website.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

1 February - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
5 February - Trek Sydney Cup (Tempe Velodrome) - NOW POSTPONED TO 19 MARCH
6 February - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 1 Feb
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 3 Feb
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 4 Feb - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 5 Feb - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Rik Van Looy.gif — **Willem 11 - Gazelle Professional Cycling Team (Netherlands) - Part 2**
**This dutch mega team was only featured two weeks ago in BiciSport News but there were so many good pictures it was time to go again.**
**Rik Van Looy is pictured above at the Paris Roubaix Classic**

**Rik Van Looy wins the World Professional Road Championship**

**Paris Roubaix 1967 with Rudi Altig (left, World Champion), Eddy Merckx (centre) & Rik Van Looy**

Michael O'Reilly

22 January 2022

News Shorts - 24 January

Michael O'Reilly

22 January 2022

**Tasmanian Tour @ 22 Jan - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) climbed Jacobs Ladder @ 1.5k @ 12%**

**Tasmanian Tour @ 22 Jan - Eric Dole gone climbin’**

**Tasmanian Tour @ 22 Jan - Eric Dole gone fishin’**

**Tasmanian Tour @ 22 Jan - Eric Dole gone eatin’**

**Jindabyne Training Camp - Stew & Mirielle Campbell on the back roads behind Jindabyne**

**Jindabyne Training Camp - Stew Campbell doing what he does best**

**Goulburn-Bowral Track Open @ 29-30 Jan - Can Davide Browne win the Goulburn Track Wheelrace in 2022 ?. Media & crowd pressure will be at fever pitch on the Saturday night in Goulburn.**

**Wollongong 2022 World Championship Road Course Review is now posted in the Special Events section of this website. It gives you a heads up on the best way to see the Wollongong Worlds in September.**

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

25 Jan - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
29-30 Jan - Goulburn Track Open, Bowral Track Open
30 Jan - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters), West Head Road Race
21-29 Jan - Santos Festival of Cycling (Adelaide, SA)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 25 Jan
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 27 Jan
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 28 Jan - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 29 Jan - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Panasonic 1.jpg — **Panasonic Professional Cycling Team (Netherlands) - !984-92**
Few teams can cross the divide of winning both single day races and Grand Tours but Panasonic won in all forums, and in so doing created a champion team plus a long string of individual champions. Team manager was *the one the only* Peter Post.
Panasonic is a world wide domestic appliances manufacturer, with sub sponsors in Isostar and Sportlife. Bike suppliers were Raleigh, Eddy Merckx and Colnago (up to 1989), then switched to a “Panasonic” bike brand in 1990. Groupsets were Campagnolo up to 1990, then switched to Shimano.
Team members were the best of the best, and won World Road Championships (with Rudy Dhaenens), numerous Classics (with Planckaert, Anderson, Van Lancker, Breukink & Vanderaerden) and Tour victories with Anderson, Winnen & Breukink. Phil Anderson won numerous Classics and any Tour up to 10 days in length has his name on it, and the team itself specialized in Team Time Trials at the Tour de France. Other team mates (who it their own right were outstanding athletes) were Lubberding, Peiper, Nulens, De Rooy, Ekimov, Oosterboosch, Freuler. Wampers, Theunisse, Van Vliet, Van Lancker & Sergeant.

**Eric Vanderaerden wins Paris Roubaix**

**Eric Vanderaerden again in Paris Roubaix wearing the Belgian Champions jersey & waiting for a bike change**

**Ghent Wevekgem Classic and Eric Vanderaerden (left) takes the win from team mate Phil Anderson**

Michael O'Reilly

15 January 2022

News Shorts - 17 January

Michael O'Reilly

15 January 2022

**BiciSport Griffith @ 16 Jan - BiciSport Griffith rode from Griffith to Whitton & return over 80k (for hot scones & coffee at Whitton).**
**L to R … Roger Thompson Seagrave, Albert Ravanello, Frank Signor, Max Hopp, Dom Piromalli, Helen Vowles & Melissa Budd & Peter Budd.**

**BiciSport rider support is offered to all races listed in the Special Events section of this website.**
At the local level this relates to Heffron Park criteriums, Eastern Creek & West Head road races. In addition there are selected NSW State Opens and all Championships. Just go to the Special Events section of this website for more details.

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

18 Jan - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums
22-23 - Alpine Classic Cyclosportive (Bright, Vic)
22-23 Jan - Illawarra Track Open, Sprint Grand Prix (DGV)
23 Jan - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
21-29 Jan - Santos Festival of Cycling (Adelaide, SA)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Tues 18 Jan
- 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
- Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
Thurs 20 Jan
- Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
- 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
Fri 21 Jan - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse
Sat 22 Jan - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am