Michael O'Reilly

7 September 2024

News Shorts - 9 September

Michael O'Reilly

7 September 2024

**Tour of Bright 2024 update ... Bright Friday Night Inner City Criterium - entries open 9 September. The Friday criterium is *not* a part of the Tour of Bright (which runs over the Saturday & Sunday).**
**Full Tour of Bright details are in the Special Events section of this website.**

**UCI World Gran Fondo Championships @ 2 Sept @ Denmark - Dudley Hoskin (BiciSport) before the start in Aalsborg Denmark**

UCI World Gran Fondo Championships @ 2 Sept @ Denmark - Dudley made the early 15 rider breakaway with Mario Cipollini (Italy) but Dudley crashed when another competitor fell in front of him. A broken collarbone not the outcome anybody wished for. Speedy recovery Duds.

**UCI World Gran Fondo Championships @ 2 Sept @ Denmark - Mario Cipollini (Italy) takes the victory**

RACING THIS WEEK

15 September
- Amy’s Gran Fondo (Lorne, Vic)
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
  - BiciSport Team Time Trial Training

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Ecoflam Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1986-87**
The team spanned 1982-90 with the Alfa Lum sponsors in and then out. Ecoflam was just for two years. Bikes were OLMO on Campagnolo groupsets. A smallish sized team with barely 15 riders based mostly in Italian races.
**Team members were Amadori, Fondriest (1988 World Pro Road Champion), Chiocciolli (future Giro winner), Gaggiolli (team sprinter) & Australian Michael Wilson.**

**Ecoflam Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - Gaggioli was the team sprinter**

**Ecoflam Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - Aussie Michael Wilson was one of the outstanding Aussies racing in Italy in that era**

Michael O'Reilly

31 August 2024

News Shorts - 2 September

Michael O'Reilly

31 August 2024

**Griffith Spring time @ 27 Aug - Frank Signor (BiciSport Codemo Machinery Services) in the latest BiciSport team kit**

Centennial Park Thursday Ride @ 29 Aug - John R & Karl H had already departed Spruce Goose but the usual peloton remained for coffee. The ride starts at 10.30 am every Thursday at the Spruce Goose cafe and all are welcome.

RACING THIS WEEK

8 September
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
- BiciSport Team Time Trial Training @ Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 6.30am sharp

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**European Retro Team Cars - A struggling Fiat 500 climbs the Stelvio Pass in the Dolomites in the Giro**

**European Retro Team Cars - a retro Tour de France over the cobbles with peloton (right) going the dirt option**

**European Retro Team Cars - A classic Tour de France picture**

**European Retro Team Cars - a solo trek though the French Pyrennes**

**European Retro Team Cars - a classic retro shot**

Michael O'Reilly

24 August 2024

News Shorts - 26 August

Michael O'Reilly

24 August 2024

**Tour of August Interclub @ Oakville (near Penrith) @ 24 Aug - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) returned to racing today after a brief break from racing. Great to see you back Peter.**

**Friday Night Racing @ DGV @ 16 Aug - David Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the DGV start line**

**Friday Night Racing @ DGV @ 16 Aug - David Browne on the DGV boards**

**TREK Time Trial @ Kurri Kurri @ 17 Aug - David Browne holding up starters at the TREK Time Trial**

**West Head Road Race @ 18 Aug - Dudley Hoskin (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the West Head finish line. Dudley finished second in Masters 50+ category**

**West Head Road Race @ 18 Aug - Dudley Hoskin at the northern u turn at West Head on the way to second place**

**West Head Road Race @ 18 Aug - MOR & Dudley Hoskin at the West Head finish**

**BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders Belgium @ 18 Aug - Nick Felix (left) in the summer 'white' version of the Team Force jersey.**

**BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders Belgium @ 18 Aug - Nick Felix (left) with a Team Force team mate (right)**

BiciSport Team Force in East Flanders is now offering your favorite Lotus biscuits in the annual Flanders cookie drive ... at just 10 Euros per pack a real bargain. *BiciSport Australia* resides on the collarbone section of the jersey.

RACING THIS WEEK

1 September
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
- UCI World Gran Fondo Championships (Denmark)
  - BiciSport starter - Dudley Hoskin

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Ceramiche Ariostea Cycling Team (Italy) - 1984-93**
One of the best Italian teams of the era but as the peloton was EPO drug fueled at the time you maybe were unsure what you were really looking at. Ariostea was ceramic flooring, bikes were classic Colnago. Jerseys an accepted icon.
Victories were everywhere and not restricted to just Italy - Flanders & Fleche Walloone (Argentin), Sorenson (Paris Tours, Tirreno Adriatico), Richard (Lombardy) with victories in Amstel Gold, Tour de Switerland, Milan Torino, Emilia & Agostini. The team was launched in 1984 and victories started in 1986 - which coincided with the EPO usage.

**Moreno Argentin wins the Leige Bastogne Leige Classic**

Michael O'Reilly

17 August 2024

News Shorts - 19 August

Michael O'Reilly

17 August 2024

**AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships @ Ballarat @ 17 Aug - Mike Lawson (BiciSport) took a victory in the M9 category**

**Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - sponsored by BiciSport**
BiciSport is now in its third year of co-sponsoring the Velle Elite race in East Flanders Belgium in mid August. Mike O'R first visited Velle in 1987 and has returned most years since & visits the Ver Hulst family who continue to run the annual Velle race.
**Temse is the main town on the Schelde River (once famous as a major ship building town before it all relocated to Asia), and Velle is a lovely village on the edge of Temse towards Antwerp.**
The Velle race has been going since 1955 with a rich list of esteemed winners - Benoni Beheyt 1959 (future pro World Road Champion at Ronse over legend Rik Van Looy), Martin Van Den Bossche 1961 (future Eddy Merckx team mate at both Faema & Molteni), then a peloton of future Belgian professionals - Julien Stevens 1963, Willy Planckaert 1964, Andre Dierickx 1966, Eddy Peelman 1967, Rudy Matthijs 1980, Wim van Eynde 1981, Stephen van Leeuve 1983 then Guy Smet won a staggering 10 times from 1999 until he finally bought a Masters licence.

**Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - the winner takes the victory after 120k around the local Velle laneways**

**Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - sponsored by BiciSport**

**Velle Elite race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - the Ver Hulst family peloton with the Elite podium winners**

**Velle Masters race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - Koen Ver Hulst (BiciSport Team Force) in the Velle Masters race**

**Velle Masters race @ East Flanders Belgium @ 14 August - first female to finish in the Masters race**

RACING THIS WEEK

25 August
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
- World Masters Triathlon Championships (Townsville Qld)
  - BiciSport starter - Dudley Hoskin
- BiciSport Team Time Trial Training (6.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe, Centennial Park)
  - All welcome

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**European Team Cars - A delightful retro Fiat at the Tour of Italy**

European Team Cars - Raphael Geminiani recently passed away at 92 years young - a great cyclist & sports director in his own right … picture from the 1958 Tour de France .... a mechanic sitting on the front mudguard ???

**European Team Cars - Raymond Poulidor wins the Milan San Remo Classic in front of the Mercier team car (Peugeot 203) and a fast charging peloton …. not a Commissaire car in sight**

Michael O'Reilly

10 August 2024

News Shorts - 12 August

Michael O'Reilly

10 August 2024

NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) before the Masters M7 start. Conditions in Gunning were nearly balmy with little or no wind. Both Eric & Ian animated the M7 race over the 65k journey but it all came down to a bunch sprint finish.

**NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) before the start**

**NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - Eric Dole getting the bell lap at Gunning**

**NSW Masters Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug -** **Ian Grant after the finish**

**BiciSport again sponsors the Velle Elite race on 13 August in East Flanders Belgium**

**Friday 16 August its again racing at Dunc Gray Velodrome**

RACING THIS WEEK

13 August
- BiciSport sponsored Velle race (Flanders, Belgium)
16 August
- Friday Night Track Racing (DGV)
17 August
- Trek ITT Series (Newcastle)
- AusCycling National CX Championships (Ballarat, Vic)
  - BiciSport starter - Mike Lawson

18 August
- West Head Road Race (Manly)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**GAN Mercier Pro Cycling Team (France) - 1934-84**
**Mercier was a longstanding bike sponsor and GAN was insurance. Groupsets were firstly Mafac then Campagnolo. Jersey is a retro icon.**
A classy team, albeit under 20 riders in number. Raymond Poulidor (The Tour - stages & podium), Barry Hoban (won Ghent Wevelgem - picture above), Joop Zoetemelk (won everywhere), Gerrie Knetemann (World Champion), Cess Bal (won Tour of Flanders), Alain Sainty (won Paris Camembert) and Cyrille Guimard (Tour de France Points & stages). One of the great teams in the 1970’s.

**Eddy Peelman (GAN Mercier) wins a Tour de France stage**

**Eddy Merckx (Molteni) & Raymond Poulidor (right) in the Liege Bastogne Liege Classic**

**Raymond Poulidor at the Tour de France**

**Tour de France with Licien Van Impe (left) & Joop Zoetemelk**

**Tour de France with Raymond Poulidor (left), Lucien Van Impe (Yellow Jersey) & Joop Zoetemelk**

**Tour de France with Raymond Poulidor (left) & Cyrille Guimard in Yellow**

**Cyrille Guimard wins a Tour de France stage in Delaune with GAN placing 3 in the first 4**

Michael O'Reilly

3 August 2024

News Shorts - 5 August

Michael O'Reilly

3 August 2024

Paris Olympics Road Race @ 4 Aug - Paul Vermeiren (centre) is a three time Belgian Olympian in Archery for Belgium and was sighted on the cobbled climb near the Moulin Rouge in Paris. MOR first met PV at the Monsere Memorial in East Flanders in March 24 and a great week followed to the Paris Roubaix Classic a short time later.

**Paris Olympics Road Race @ 4 Aug - Paul Vermeiren took this action picture of Lotte K climbing the Montmatre cobbled climb**

**Paris Olympics Road Race @ 3 Aug - another classic Paul Vermeiren photo on Montmatre with the Aussie flag in the background. Thanks Paul for the action pictures.**

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took the M8 podium at St Ives**

**Kurri Classic @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe (left - BiciSport Anytime Fitness) in the driving rain**

**Kurri Classic @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe**

**BiciSport Belgium @ Col del la Forclaz near Lake Annecy in France @ 1 Aug - Briek Verhulst climbs his first French col. Well done Briek.**

**BiciSport Belgium @ beside Lake Annecy in France @ 1 Aug - Briek Verhulst in a local Sydney cycling club jersey (being *Cheeky* at Centennial Park)**

**Paris Olympics versus Stew Campbell having Green & Gold celebrations at Happy Wheels Waterloo.**

**Masters State Road Championships @ Gunning @ 10 Aug - BiciSport riders & supporters meet up at the Pavilion Cafe (ex Greengrocer) in Goulburn from 8.30am next Saturday**

RACING THIS WEEK

10 August
- NSW Masters Road Chamopionships (Gunning)
  - Ian Grant , Eric Dole

11 August
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Brianzoli Essebi Pro Racing Team (Italy) - 1984-87**
A pure Italian pro team from 1984-87 with only 15 riders but loaded with talent. Francesco Moser took the Hour Record (picture above) but the team also won the Tour of Lombardy (with Gibi Baronchelli) and Moser & Thurau took stage wins in the Giro. Tony Rominger was only a neo pro at this point and went onto much bigger & better things in the years to come.

Michael O'Reilly

28 July 2024

News Shorts - 29 July

Michael O'Reilly

28 July 2024

**Qld CycloCross Championships @ 28 July - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took the Silver medal in the Sunshine State** CycloCross Championships

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took the victory in the M8 category**

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole doing the bunny hop**

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole**

NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole in the sand pit passing the Flanders flag, the Codemo Machinery Services flag (a new BiciSport sponsor) and the Happy Wheels BiciSport team car

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Eric Dole (left) and Mike Lawson (BiciSport) on the St Ives start line**

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took the victory in the M10 category**

NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Mike Lawson in the sand pit passing the Flanders flag, the Codemo Machinery Services flag (a new BiciSport sponsor) and the Happy Wheels BiciSport team car

**NSW CycloCross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ 28 July - Mike Lawson**

**Hunter Classic @ Hunter Economic Zone Circuit @ Kurri Kurri @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 4th in D grade (with just under 20 starters) in cold, wet & bleak conditions**

**Hunter Classic @ Hunter Economic Zone Circuit @ Kurri Kurri @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe**

**Hunter Classic @ Hunter Economic Zone Circuit @ Kurri Kurri @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe on the bell lap**

**Hunter Classic @ Hunter Economic Zone Circuit @ Kurri Kurri @ 27 July - Danny O’Keefe crosses the finishing line for 4th in heavy rain**

**Hunter Classic @ Hunter Economic Zone Circuit @ Kurri Kurri @ 27 July - On the damp start line with MOR & Danny O’Keefe**

**Boulder Valley Velodrome USA @ 20 July - Dan Reback (BiciSport Colorado) giving the retro Corima a run on the Boulder Valley Velodrome with his BiciSport cap in tow**

**BiciSport again sponsors (for the third year) the Burgomeester Hugo Maes race in Velle on 13 August. . Nothing beats calling a race after the local mayor to get local council support !.**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

3 August
- Not a lot really

4 August
- Heffron Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

**Marc-Wickes-Euro Shop-Euo Decor-Euro Soap Splendor Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1979-89**
Splendor was Belgian bikes and the glue that kept the whole train running from 1979 to 1989. Groupsets were Campagnolo. The major sponsors were numerous - Euro Decor, Euro Soap, Wickes, Euro Shop, Marc …. everybody was *Euro* of some sort … and finally Hitachi from 1985 to 1989 (when jersey design flipped to a strong orange).
A group of hard men who preferred hard work in lycra than maybe a Belgian factory somewhere in deep darkest Flanders. Team victories from 1979 to 1984 were stage victories at the Tour of Spain & France plus several one day races (mostly in Belgium). The hard core team members included Sean Kelly, Planckaert Brothers, Michel Pollentier, Rudy Matthijs, Claude Criqielion & Etienne De Wilde.

Michael O'Reilly

21 July 2024

News Shorts - 22 July

Michael O'Reilly

21 July 2024

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 20 & 21 July - Eric Dole takes the premier podium spot in Masters M8** **over both days. Congrats Eric**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 20 July - Eric Dole with Herve the Peugeot 504 in the background**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 21 July - Eric Dole in the Heffron Kitty Litter # 1**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 21 July - Eric Dole in the Heffron Kitty Litter #2**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 20 July - Eric Dole**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 20 July - Eric Dole getting dirty**

**AC National Cyclo Cross Series Round 5 @ Heffron Park @ 21 July - Herve the 504, Eric Dole & MOR**

**No Brakes Racing @ DGV Velodrome @ 19 July - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the attack**

**Newcastle Hunter Classic @ Kurri Kurri @ 26 July - Danny O’Keefe is a BiciSport starter in the 60k event**

**Newcastle Hunter Classic @ Kurri Kurri @ 26 July - Race circuit map with Kurri top right**

**NSW Cyclo Cross Championships @ St Ives Showground @ Aug 1 - a great circuit at the St Ives Showground.**
**Entry is off Mona Vale Rd St Ives**

**Tour of Bright is the major BiciSport supported event in 2024.**
**If you are interested in a great week of cycling please contact MOR on 0417 403 244**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

27 July

Hunter Classic (Kurri Kurri)
- BiciSport starter - Danny O’Keefe

28 July
- Masters ITT Championships (Kurri Kurri)
- NSW Cyclo Cross Championships (St Ives Showground)
  - Eric Dole & Mike Lawson
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

***TRAINING RIDES***
***Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings***
***# Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe***
***Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings***
***# Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return***
***Tues 23 July & Thurs 25 July***
# 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 25 July***
***# Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps***
***Sat 27 July***
***# BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am***

**Malvor Bottecchia Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1983**
A classy but relatively small pro team with just 13 members, including top Aussie rider in Greg Clifton (see above picture). The team history covered 1978-1990. Malvor was cosmetics, Hoonved was washing machines, bikes were Bottecchia, groupsets Campagnolo, clothing was Castelli - all very very Italian.
Team members included Greg Clifton (Aus), Mario Beccia, Bevilacqua brothers, Daniel Gisiger & Robert Dill Bundi. The 1983 team had 7 victories at GP de Nations and stages at Tour de Suisse, Romandie and the Giro.

**Tour of Switzerland 1983 - Leaders Jersey after the Prologue**

Michael O'Reilly

12 July 2024

News Shorts - 15 July

Michael O'Reilly

12 July 2024

**Bathurst Interclub Crossroads Handicap @ 13 July - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) finished 10th**

**BiciSport @ Lower Blue Mountains @ 12 July - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) is now the proud owner of a Shimano Dura Ace stent and healthy blood flow has now resumed.**
Peter has been a long time BiciSport member and crosses the cultural divide between road racing & velodrome duties. If any rider typifies outright determination, loyalty and an appetite for hard racing then its PV. Peter will make a full recovery before you can spell Campagnolo and we look forward to seeing him ripping up the velodrome boards soon.

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

20-21 July
- NSW ACT Cyclo Cross Series (Heffron Park, Maroubra)
  - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) @ 10.00am
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 16 July & Thurs 18 July
- 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 18 July
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 20 July
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Selle Italia Chinol Cycling Team (Italy) - 1982**
Selle Italia (saddles) has sponsored teams from 1982-2006 and after 2007 was a sub sponsor to numerous professional cycling teams In 1982 the team was sponsored by Chinol (Italian furniture), Selle Italia & Benotto (bikes)
**A small 13 rider team focused on the Giro with Franco Chioccioli, Cesare Cipolini & Mario Gazzola. Chinol Mobili Rustici finished after just one year of title sponsorship.**

Michael O'Reilly

6 July 2024

News Shorts - 8 July

Michael O'Reilly

6 July 2024

**Bathurst Interclub @ 6 July - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took the second place podium spot.**

**No Brakes Racing @ Dunc Grey Velodrome @ 29 June - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) third from right on the DGV boards**

**No Brakes Racing @ Dunc Grey Velodrome @ 29 June - Davide Browne on the fence shadows Paul Craft**

**BiciSport Belgium @ East Flanders @ 30 June - Briek VerHulst (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)**

**BiciSport Belgium @ East Flanders @ 30 June - Briek VerHulst in the Flemish mud**

**BiciSport-Molteni-Tour de France coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @** **6 July -** a BiciSport celebration for Sir Cav going 35 individual stage wins at Le Tour 2024 … Molteni team L to R … Tony R, David S, Doris C, Tom G, Jock Y, Bob G, Martine, Nigel S, John L (Molteni hat), Ian G, Herve B (green) & MOR

**BiciSport-Molteni-Tour de France coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @** **6 July - Bob Green (left) kindly provided the Eddy Merckx bike (MX Leader) built in the Merckx factory in Meise Belgium in the traditional Molteni orange**

**BiciSport-Molteni-Tour de France coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills @** **6 July - the french are never far from a celebration and Herve Boutin represented the “*Tricolore*” at the Molteni coffee**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

14 July
- TREK ITT Series (Eastern Creek Raceway)
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 9 July & Thurs 11 July
- 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 11 July
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 13 July
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Faema being famous Italian coffee**

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Team Taurea looking very fashionable**

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Legnano were a bike sponsor**

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Benotto another bike sponsor with spare tyres draped over the team bike**

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Guerra another bike sponsor**

**Italian Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Italy (Giro) @ 1961 - Bianchi. The spare wheels above the front headlights !**

**Spanish Pro Team Cars @ Tour of Spain @ 1961 - support convoy**

**Belgian Pro Team Cars @ Tour de France @ 1969 - Faema car with Eddy Merckx with hollowed rear door**

Michael O'Reilly

28 June 2024

News Shorts - 1 July

Michael O'Reilly

28 June 2024

**BiciSport is proud to announce both Codemo Machinery Services and Ciccia (at Freshwater) as team sponsors to the Tour of Bright (Victoria) in November-December 2024.**
Codemo are major suppliers of farm machinery to the Griffith agricultural region & Ciccia is a boutique Italian cafe in central Freshwater in the northern suburbs of Sydney. Happy Wheels Waterloo continues as a life time supporter of BiciSport together with the Happy Wheels team (which also continues as now into 2025).

**Codemo Machinery Services in Griffith support the BiciSport team at the Tour of Bright 2024**

**Bathurst Handicap @ 29 June - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 20th place in the Interclub handicap**

**Griffith NSW @ 22 June - on an isolated road on the outskirts of Griffith with Peter Wythes, Rodger Thompson Seagrave, Frank Signor & Ross Webster.**

**BiciSport Team Force @ 22 June @ Polderland @ the Dutch-Belgian border in hot conditions**

**The BiciSport-Molteni-Tour de France coffee is on Saturday 6 July @ 9.30am @ Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills off Myoora Rd.**
**A couple of retro Eddy Merckx - Molteni bikes will feature in the Molteni celebrations. So if you have a retro t shirt or cycling jersey then bring it along. All welcome.**

**Ok lads … who is in ?? for BiciSport-Molteni coffee at Sandstone Cafe on Saturday 6 July @ 9.30am** …

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

6 July (Sat)
- BiciSport-Molteni Coffee
  - Sandstone Cafe, Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am
    - All welcome
7 July
- Heffron Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 2 July & Thurs 4 July
- 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 4 July
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 6 July
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Vivi Benotto Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1982-83**
**Sponsors were Vivi, plus co-sponsors in Selle Italia (saddles), Puma (shoes), and Benotto (frames).**
Very much a boutique Italian team focused on the Tour of Italy (Giro) in both 1982 and 1983. Franco Chioccioli won the Young Rider classification at the ‘83 Giro and went on to win the ‘91 Giro. Meaningful team mates were few and far between with Gregor Braun and Jos Lammertink being the rare exceptions.

Michael O'Reilly

21 June 2024

News Shorts - 24 June

Michael O'Reilly

21 June 2024

**The Tour de France starts at the end of this week and the fearless BiciSport web editor predictions are -**
* Podagar will win the Tour by 5 minutes …. then head to the Tour of Spain and do the Triple
* UAE will win the Teams Classification
* UAE will get 4 riders in the top 15. Adam Yates will be brilliant.
* Ineos will have a great Tour on both the General & Teams classfication with Pidcock & Bernal
* Remco E will be fortunate to go top 10 (more like a top 20) - one super bad day in the mountains will ruin it all, give up on riding the Tours altogether and head to Flanders & Roubaix and the Spring Classics in 2025 where he really belongs.
* Visma -Lease a Bike will be lucky to win a stage & Vingegaard will struggle in the third week (that’s brave). Maybe Jorgenson will save the Visma Tour with a stage win. Wout & Vinny should have both stayed at home & ridden the Vuelta instead.
* Simon Yates (Jayco) & Primoz Roglic will go top 10. Roglic will crash.
* Derek Gee at Premier Tech will win a stage & go top 15 (maybe top 10)
* Mark Cavendish breaks the Merckx record of stage wins ... justice would support please no ! !. **Sir Cav will not finish the Tour.**
* SBS commentary team will be outside the time limit from Stage 1 and will not start Stage 2

BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders @ 15 June - Nick Felix is both the Team Force sprinter and team principal. BiciSport sponsors Team Force for the second year in 2024 and have extended this into 2026.

**BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders @ 15 June - Nick Felix (right) with Force team mates. *BiciSport Australia* sits on the collar bone of the team jerseys**

**BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders Belgium @ 15 June**

**BiciSport Team Force @ East Flanders Belgium @ 15 June - Nick Felix in third wheel**

**Ciccia @ Freshwater is a new BiciSport co supporter**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

29 June
- Goodyear Gravel Grind (Tamworth, NSW)
- Tour de France (starts in Florence, Italy)
30 June
- Melburn Roobaix Cyclosportive (Melbourne, Vic)
- Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)
- NSW ACT Cyclocross Series Round 4 (Mt Stromlo, Canberra)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 25 June & Thurs 27 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 27 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 29 June
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Selle San Marco Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1981-82**
Selle San Marco still make high quality cycle racing seats to this day and co sponsor numerous pro cycling teams. Groupsets were Campagnolo and framesets were Wilier. Team jerseys were a good design but the team cars missed the mark completely.
Team results for two years rested with Alfio Vandi who won a couple of Italian semi Classics and rode two Giros. Simply put - they didn’t win much and the sponsorship end couldn’t come fast enough. Thankfully San Marco still produce a great product.

Michael O'Reilly

14 June 2024

News Shorts - 17 June

Michael O'Reilly

14 June 2024

**Maraton Franja @ Ljubjana Slovenia @ 12 June - Darren Benson (left - BiciSport Happy Wheels) finished 7th for his French team**

**BiciSport @ Noosa Hinterland @ 13 June - Marty Wright (BiciSport) at Gympie coffee**

**BiciSport @ Noosa Hinterland @ 13 June - Marty Wright on the Noosa trails**

**BiciSport @ Noosa Hinterland @ 13 June - on the Noosa trails**

**BiciSport Retro from the Vault @ 2004 - Posted on Facebook last week was Davide Browne (BiciSport - blue helmet) at the Goulburn Track Open in 2004**

**BiciSport Retro from the Vault @ 2004 - Davide Browne (third from left) on the Goulburn Velodrome start line**

**Stelvio Pass @ Italian Dolomites @ 13 June - Colnago with a view down the Stelvio Pass**

**Stelvio Pass @ Italian Dolomites @ 13 June**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

22 June
- TREK ITT Series (Penrith Lakes)
23 June
- Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 18 June & Thurs 20 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 20 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 22 June
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Cyndarella Isotonic Pro Cycling Team (Swiss) - 1988**
Very much a second tier team with a very small list of victories (stage wins at Tour de Swiss and Giro), sitting on fashionable LOOK bikes with Shimano groupsets. Isotonic is a sports drink and the clothing was provided by Assos.
Results were restricted to the Tours of Switzerland & Romandie and Beat Breu went 11th in the Giro in 1988 (the Giro year over the Gavia Pass in the snow). Other team notables were Gisiger, Jarmann, Fuchs & Stutz. The team photos below have crates of fruit in the photo … maybe a clue as to the Cyndarella origins.

Michael O'Reilly

7 June 2024

News Shorts - 10 June

Michael O'Reilly

7 June 2024

**Waratah Masters Criteriums @ Lansdowne @ 9 June - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) takes 3rd in B grade**

**Waratah Masters Criteriums @ Lansdowne @ 9 June - Ian Grant takes 3rd by the narrowest of margins on the line**

**Waratah Masters Criteriums @ Lansdowne @ 9 June - Ian Grant in the early break of the day in B grade**

**Waratah Masters Criteriums @ Lansdowne @ 9 June - Ian Grant**

**Waratah Masters Criteriums @ Lansdowne @ 9 June - Ian Grant on the B grade start line**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) just after the start line**
Once upon a time in cycling paradise, not that long ago, NSW had a healthy number of 100k road race handicaps on the State racing program. Be it the two Cootamundra Weekends, the Coonabarabran Gunnedah. the Wagga Albury, or maybe a Grafton Inverell, a Goulburn Camden, the Mussellbrook Tamworth, a Nyngan Dubbo or lastly a nice Mudgee Open. Some interclub level handicaps remain but they too are now as rare as Campagnolo 10 speed.
**Now its just one - the Ken Dinnerville handicap in Dapto.**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - Ian Grant in the hurt box in Bunch 4**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - Danny O’Keefe before his mechanical**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - at the start finish line at Dapto**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - Wollongong World Championships 2022 BBQ was alive and well at Dapto. All we need is Remco !!**

**Dinnerville Handicap Race @ Dapto @ 2 June - before the start with MOR & Danny O’Keefe**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

13 June (Thurs)
- CyclingNSW Annual General Meeting (Hurstville Oval Function Room)
16 June
- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 11 June & Thurs 13 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 13 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 15 June
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Eorotex Mavic Gitane Pro Cycling Team (Switzerland) -** **A vague Swiss team with a media presence of limited scope. In fact its better know as Eurotex on most google searches.**
**Sponsors were Magniflex (Italian mattresses), Mavic (cycling components), Gitane were the bikes, and Assos did the team clothing.**

Michael O'Reilly

1 June 2024

News Shorts - 3 June

Michael O'Reilly

1 June 2024

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) finished 3rd in Masters M7**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Ian Grant is presented his Bronze medal by MOR (past Director CyclingNSW)**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Ian Grant takes third by the narrowest of margins**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Eric Dole takes seventh in the M7 sprint finish**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Eric Dole (right) with Ian Grant fourth wheel**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Ian Grant leads from Eric Dole in fifth wheel**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** Danny O’Keefe (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) has recently resumed club racing and this was his first State Championship level race in many years. The hurt box loomed larger than life but it was great to see him fighting.

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Danny O’Keefe far right**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **M7 start line with Ian Grant (left) & Eric Dole**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Ian Grant, MOR & Eric Dole**

**NSW Masters Criterium Championships @ Unanderra @ 1 June -** **Danny O’Keefe (left), MOR & Eric Dole**

BiciSport Colorado USA interclub criteriums @ 30 May - Dan Reback gives the BiciSport team cap a run at the Colorado interclub criterium. Dan rode the Tour of Flanders & Paris Roubaix Cyclosportives in 2024.

Gravel Epic @ Central Queensland @ 30 May - Marty Wright (BiciSport) is on a 4 week gravel ride from Noosa to central Queensland with 2000k over the 4 weeks. Congratulations Marty on another epic gravel adventure.

**AC CycloCross National Series @ the Adelaide round - Mike Lawson (BiciSport) is currently sitting 3rd on the current series pointscore**

**BiciSport Thursday Ride @ Centennial Park @ 30 May - for an autumnal ride another good turn up at the Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am The ride is on every Thursday and all are welcome.**

**TREK Compass ITT Series kicks off on 9 June @ Waratah Park Sutherland**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

9 June (Sun)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
- Trek Compass ITT Series (Waratah Park)
10 June (Mon)
- Lansdowne Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)
- NSW-ACT Cyclo Cross (Sun Valley @ Springwood, NSW)
  - BiciSport starter - Mike Lawson

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 4 June & Thurs 6 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 6 June
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 8 June
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**GIS Gelati Jolly Pro Cycling Team (Italy) - 1978 to 1991**
GIS Gelati was the primary sponsor for many years, and secondary sponsors came and went. This period with Jolly was 1987 & 1988. GIS was certainly Italian ice cream and Jolly was an Italian footwear company.
Team members through the whole term (78 to 91) contained every Italian of note but at different times … from Moser to Saronni to Chioccioli. The 1987 and 1988 years were comparatively lean results wise - Johan Van de Velde won some Giro stages but team support was meagre in Adriano Baffi (sprinter), Franco Chioccioli (Tour rider), sprinters Pettito & Masciarelli.
**Van der Velde did a legendary ride in the snow on the Gavia Pass in the ‘88 Giro (won by Andy Hampsten).**

**Johan Van der Velde on the snow capped Gavis Pass in 1988 … stopping to put his gloves on**

**Adriano Baffi was the GIS Jolly team sprinter**

Michael O'Reilly

25 May 2024

News Shorts - 27 May

Michael O'Reilly

25 May 2024

**UCI Masters MTB World Championships @ Cairns @ 15-19 May - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the pink jersey competed at the UCI Worlds and took 6th in the M7 category.**

**UCI Masters MTB World Championships @ Cairns @ 15-19 May - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on the start line.**

**UCI Masters MTB World Championships @ Cairns @ 15-19 May - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels)**

**Kurri Kurri Interclub @ 25 May - Danny O’Keefe (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 3rd in B grade**

**Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne Park @ 26 May - Ian Grant (far left - BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took the sprint prime in the B grade criterium**

**BiciSport Gravel @ North Queensland @ 25 May - Marty Wright (BiciSport) currently between Noosa & Nowhere on gravel. Hopefully more pictures next week.**

**BiciSport Gravel @ North Queensland @ 25 May - Marty Wright is out there somewhere !!!**

BiciSport Thursday ride @ Centennial Park @ 23 May - John Robb, William Walker, John Crouchley & Peter Stupka. Will Walker brought out the attractive retro Hillbrick frame loaded with a nice Campagnolo groupset with index down shifters. **The Thursday ride starts @ 10.30am from the Spruce Goose Cafe in the centre of Centennial Park. All welcome.**

**BiciSport Thursday ride @ Centennial Park @ 23 May - MOR & William Walker featuring a nice retro Hillbrick main course with a Campagnolo dessert**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

1 June
- NSW Masters Criterium Championships (Illawarra Crit Circuit, Dapto)
  - BiciSport starters - Ian Grant, Danny O’Keefe, Eric Dole
2 June

Dinnerville Handicap (Dapto NSW)
- BiciSport starters - Ian Grant, Danny O’Keefe
Heffron Park Criteriums (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 29 & Thurs 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
Thurs 31 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 1 June
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Reynolds Pro Cycling Team (Spain) - 1980 to today**
Over 40 years of sponsorship & top tier racing from Reynolds, Banesto, Illes Balears, Caisse d’Epargue and now Movistar. Reynolds was aluminium, bikes were Italian in Pinarello and groupsets were Campagnolo.
The Reynolds years were very much about Pedro Delgado (who won the ‘88 Tour de France & ‘89 Tour of Spain). Angel Arroyo did win a Tour of Spain but then failed the drug test. Oops. Most of the great team results flowed after 1989.

Michael O'Reilly

19 May 2024

News Shorts - 20 May

Michael O'Reilly

19 May 2024

**UCI Masters MTB World Championships @ Cairns @ 15-19 May - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) competed at the UCI Worlds and took 6th in the M7 category.**

**UCI Masters MTB World Championships @ Cairns @ 15-19 May - Eric Dole (right) on the start line**

**Giro 2024 - No Stelvio Pass this year which is a pity but lets hope so in 2025. Maybe its time to switch the dates for the Giro & Vuelta so the higher peaks of the Dolomites can be used again.**

**Giro 2024 - the majestic Stelvio Pass looking unrideable in 2024**

**Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek @ 19 May - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in B grade**

**Parramatta Interclub @ Oakville @ 18 May - Danny O’Keefe (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in B grade**

**Parramatta Interclub @ Oakville @ 18 May - Danny O’Keefe (left - BiciSport Anytime Fitness) in B grade**

BiciSport grupetto @ Centennial Park @ 16 May - L to R … Peter S, John R, Ian G, John C, John C & MOR. The BiciSport peloton meets every Thursday @ 10.30am at the Spruce Goose Cafe in Centennial Park. All welcome.

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

26 May

Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 22 & Thurs 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
Thurs 23 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 25 May
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Euro Soap-Crack Meubelen Pro Cycling Team (Belgium)** **- 1985**
**Euro Soap was domestic cleaning services and Crack was a Belgian furniture store. Bikes were Belgian (Diamant). Team clothing was by Decca.**
A blinder of a domestic Belgian team with 17 victories in 1985 in local Belgian races (no Classics and no major tours). The only really notables were Freddy Maertens (twice World Champion but headed for retirement), Eddy van Haerens (sprinter) and the soon to be retired Willy Tierlinck. A cracker of a team that won a lot but nobody really knows about.

**Euro Soap-Crack Meubelen Pro Cycling Team (Belgium)**

Michael O'Reilly

11 May 2024

News Shorts - 13 May

Michael O'Reilly

11 May 2024

**The Giro climbs the Gavia Pass in 1960 but will they get over the snow bound Stelvio in 2024 ?**

**Wouter Weylandt carried number 108 at the Giro. RIP WW.**

**UCI Gravel World Series qualifier @ Nannup (WA) @ 12 May - Mike Lawson qualified second in his Masters category at Nannup for a World Championship start**

**BiciSport Team Force Belgium @ Sinaai Flanders @ 7 May - BiciSport Team Force (left) takes second in Sinaai**

**UCI Masters MTB Championships @ 15-19 May -** **best wishes to Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) at the UCI MTB Worlds in Cairns**

**Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) features on the inside front cover of the latest Bicycling Australia magazine**

**Craig Pager (second left - BiciSport Happy Wheels) features on the inside front cover just after the Bowral start**

**Mudgee Classic @ 5 May - Ian Grant (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) on the Mudgee start line**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

15-19 May
- World MTB Championships (Cairns, Qld)
  - BiciSport starter - Eric Dole
19 May

Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
NSW-ACT CycloCross Series (Dunc Gray Velodrome)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 14 & Thurs 16 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
Thurs 16 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 18 May
- BiciSport Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe @ Myoora Rd Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -** **1987-91**
**A span of five years with the SEFB Savings Bank (Belgium) as the major sponsor. Bike sponsors were Moser, Peugeot, Daccordi and finally LOOK.** **Team manager was the legendary Ferdi Bracke.**
**Team results were patchy notwithstanding some exceptional team riders -** Johan Devos (sprinter), Danny De Bie (cyclo cross), Rene Martens (won Tour of Flanders with the DAF team), Johan Bruynell (Mr Fixit), Dirk Heirweg (sprinter), Paul Haghedooran (future Belge champion at Lotto) and Andrei Tchmil (future Paris Roubaix winner again at Lotto).

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -** **Johan Bruynell also rode for ONCE and perhaps better known as the Sports Director at US Postal**

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium)**

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) - Daniel Beelen**

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -** **Johan Devos**

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -** **Johan Devos wins at Gullegem (Belgium)**

**SEFB Peugeot Pro Cycling Team (Belgium) -** **Team presentation**

Michael O'Reilly

5 May 2024

News Shorts - 6 May

Michael O'Reilly

5 May 2024

**AusCycling MTB Marathon National Championships @ Masters 7 @ Wagga @ 5 May - Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) took a great Bronze medal**

**AusCycling MTB Marathon National Championships @ Masters 7 @ Wagga @ 5 May - Congratulations Eric. Great job.**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - in slight drizzle at the Mudgee start … L to R … Craig Pager, Dudley Hoskin & Ian Grant**
**Dudley went on to finish a great 3rd outright and a super ride by Craig Pager in the front group. Strong rides by Ian Grant, Robbie Brown & Danny O’Keefe & John Robb punctured.**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Craig Pager, Dudley Hoskin & Ian Grant**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Mudgee start line with Dudley Hoskin (centre) & Danny O’Keefe (right)**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Mudgee start line … Craig Pager, MOR, Dudley Hoskin & Ian Grant**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Robbie Brown on a damp start line in Mudgee. Robbie was first woman in 3hrs 32min in the 120k category**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Craig Pager leads the first group at the 80k mark with Dudley Hoskin just behind**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Dudley Hoskin (right) in the lead group at the 80k mark**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Dudley Hoskin, MOR & Craig Pager at Feed Zone 2 @ the 140k mark in the leading group in the 175k category**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - Ian Grant & MOR at Feed Zone 2 @ 140k of the full 175k**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 5 May - BiciSport support car at Feed Zone 2 @ the 140k mark**

**Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 3 May - The rain had yet to set in at Mudgee on the Friday with L to R … Dudley Hoskin, Alex Simmons, John Robb, Robbie Brown, MOR & Ian Grant**
Mudgee is better known these days for its wine and agriculture but its history also includes gold mining at Hargraves (the locale of the BiciSport Service Course) and coal mining at Ulan (40k north of Mudgee)

Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive @ 3 May - The BiciSport Service Course on Hill End Rd (aka The Worlds End Rd) in serious kangaroo country out of Mudgee at the hamlet of Hargraves. Hargraves was an old gold mining village out of Mudgee.

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

11 May
- Bathurst Gravel (NSW)
11-12 May
- Tour of Orange (NSW)
12 May

Eastern Creek Dragway (Waratah Masters)
West Head Road Race (Manly)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 7 & Thurs 9 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
Thurs 9 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 11 May
- BiciSport Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe @ Terrey Hills @ 9.30am

**Alpilatte OLMO Cierre Cycling Team (Italy - San Marino)** **- 1985**
**The team was broadly under the Alfa Lum banner from 1982-1990 but Apilatte was the 1985 verson. Apilatte was dairy products and bikes were OLMO (being Italian). Cars were supplied by Mazda.**
Riders were a classy lot but results in 1985 were pretty poor. Team members were Guiseppe Martinelli (more famous as a future team Sports Director), Roberto Gaggioli (sprinter), Marino Lajarretta (Grand Tour rider), Michael Wilson (classy Aussie rider), Serge Demierre, Marino Amadori & Maurizio Fondriest (future World Pro Road Champion).

Michael O'Reilly

27 April 2024

News Shorts - 29 April

Michael O'Reilly

27 April 2024

Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager (BiciSport Happy Wheels) pushed through another G2I in a slight tailwind from Grafton. The combined B & C grade got down to heavy business at the 25k mark and peloton split apart with a solid 200k to go. Craig rode well and can be proud of his effort..

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager after the finish**

**Grafton to Inverell Classic @ 27 Apr - Craig Pager & MOR at the Mount Mitchell Feed Zone**

**Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 28 Apr - In C grade Danny O’Keefe (above - second right) took 5th and team mate David Cooper took 6th. Fine job team.**

**Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 28 Apr - the C grade peloton at Eastern Creek Raceway with David Cooper (far right) and Danny O’Keefe immediately behind him.**

**The BiciSport Saturday coffee stop is now at Berkelow Cafe at the very top of the McCarrs Creek Rd climb @ Terrey Hills @ 9.30am. All welcome**

RACE SEEKER THIS WEEK

4-5 May
- Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive (NSW)
  - BiciSport starters - Ian Grant, Dudley Hoskin, John Robb, MOR, Robbie B, Danny O’Keefe, Alex S, Craig Pager & John Coffey.
- Convict 100 Gravel (St Albans, NSW)
- Wagga to Albury Weekend (John Woodman Memorial) - CANCELLED
- MTB XCO Nationals (Wagga)
  - BiciSport starter - Eric Dole
5 May

Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

Every Mon/Wed/Fri Mornings
- Centennial Park Masters @ Centennial Park
  - Meet at the corner of Parkes Drive/Grand Drive at 8.30am and do CP laps until 9.30am then coffee at Spruce Goose Cafe
Every Tues/Sat/Sun Mornings
- Depart Shark Park carpark near Cronulla @ 9.30am for Kurnell & return
Tues 30 April & Thurs 2 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
Thurs 2 May
- Belgian Waffle Ride @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am for CP laps
Sat 4 May
- Coffee @ Berkelow Cafe @ Terrey Hills @ 9.30am