News Shorts - 26 April

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Travis Shields went solo on both the opening lap but more importantly on the last one as well to take the win.

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - With Travis up the road taking the victory flowers, the peloton sprint contained Dudley Hoskin (3rd - second left), David Munro (centre) & Darren Benson (right)

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Tom Green (right) did a power of team work at the front of the peloton followed by Darren Benson, Dudley Hoskin, David Munro & Craig Pager

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Travis Shields & Dudley Hoskin on the podium

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Craig Pager (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Randolph Baral & Stew Campbell (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) in the sprint finish

West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - David Munro & Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) both rode well at West Head

Brisbane MTB Race @ 18 Apr - Klayton Smith (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

St Ives to Broome @ 24 Apr - Eric Dole outside the Exchange Hotel … that must be a small Bistro and even smaller accommodation !!

St Ives to Broome @ 24 Apr - maybe racing to see who gets under the hot shower first

St Ives to Broome @ St Ives @ 20 Apr - Eric Dole (left) with BiciSport team mate Steve Holland

St Ives to Broome @ St Ives @ 20 Apr - the long march to Broome begins

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• West Head Road Race @ 25 Apr - BiciSport had a strong start list with the Grafton to Inverell Classic just a couple of weeks away courtesy of Dudley Hoskin, Mike Lawson, Tom Green, Stew Campbell, Darren Benson, Randolph Baral, Matt Coy, David Munro, Craig Pager & Travis Shields. Travis & Dudley went podium and big shout out to Tom Green for laying it down for the team.

• Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 25 Apr - Ian Grainger, Peter Verhoeven & Raoul Westbrook all featured

COFFS HARBOUR TO SYDNEY & SEAN MURA

• Sean Mura (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) is doing Coffs Harbour to Sydney for the Chain Reaction Charity Fund together with Andrew Bloxham.

• The charity ride commenced Saturday 24 April and concludes in St Leonards Park this coming Friday. Ride details are at www.chain-reaction.org.au/event/2021-sydney/home

AUSCYCLING NATIONAL MASTERS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS - JULY DATE ANNOUNCED

• The last minute date change is due to the last Brisbane Covid lockdown and is now 28-31 July at the Anna Meares Velodrome

NEW START FINISH FOR BOWRAL CLASSIC IN OCTOBER

• The new start finish for 2021 Bowral Classic is the iconic Bradman Oval in Bowral

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 1 May - Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (NRS, Vic), Hanging Rock Handicap (Southern Highlands)

• 2 May - Mudgee Classic Cyclosportive (Mudgee, NSW), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• Tues 27 Apr

  • 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

• Wed 28 Apr

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

• Thurs 29 Apr

  • Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am

  • 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

• Sat 1 May - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Coffs Harbour Club Ride @ 25 Apr - Alex Simmons (BiciSport + V) doing the Sunday morning club ride with Coff Harbour CC members. It included a celebratory coffee at Sawtell

Androni Professional Cycling Team (Italy) - 1996 to 2021 and still going

If anything displays clever Italian longevity then that is this team and Mr Italian Cycling himself in Gianni Savio. QuickStep has Patrick Lefevere, FDJ a Marc Madiot, well then Italy has Gianni Savio since 1996. You name it … Gianni has leveraged the deal with both sponsors & riders.

Team sponsors are too many and varied to name, some impossible to name with Androni Giocattoli (children’s toys), Kross (bikes), Lauretana (mineral water), Selle Italia (cycling components), Tre Colli (industrial brushes), Venezuala (a whole country no less !!), Bottecchia (bikes), Sidermec (tin plate processing & treated steel) and how about Serramenti PVC Doquigiovanni (aluminium window frames) for a sub sponsor.

Living in the shadow of the cycling World Tour must be exceedingly fragile but Savio survives with finding young talent and either using it, but sometimes even “leveraging” it in the case of a prospective Egan Bernal. Savio could sell coal to Newcastle or beer to the Belgians. Yes … and be assured an Androni rider is always but always in the television “break of the day” getting sponsorship exposure.

Team riders are as many as they are varied from Trent Wilson (Aust) to the likes of Franco Pellizotti, Danilo Hondo, Gabriele Missaglia, Danielle Nardello, Leo Moser, Jose Serpa, Rubens Bertogliati, a youthful Egan Bernal, Ivan Sosa, Pierino Gavazzi & a future star in the Italian Mosnada. If you have a heartbeat and have real talent, then Gianni will call you …

Androni Professional Cycling Team - Ivan Sosa

Androni Professional Cycling Team - a youthful Egan Bernal & Gianni Savio

Androni Professional Cycling Team - circa 2008 with Gilberto Simoni (centre) beside Gianni Savio (again in the photo) with sponsors squeezed onto every corner of the jersey

Androni Professional Cycling Team - Pierino Gavazzi wins the Tour of Tuscany

Androni Professional Cycling Team - Gianni Savio (centre) always but always gets in the team photo

News Shorts - 19 April

Congratulations to Lise Benjamin (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) who was recently awarded the NSW Cyclist of the Year Award in the Masters Women M7 category. Well done Lise.

Lise just won the Queensland State Criterium Championship for the Masters Women M7 category on 17 April

HEZ Criterium @ Kurri Kurri @ 17 Apr - Before the HEZ start with clean bikes and tyres that had some air … it couldn’t last. L to R in Karl Hoad, Ian Grainger & John Robb (BiciSport Anytime Fitness). Big thanks to Karl for providing the BiciSport team car for the day.

HEZ Criterium @ Kurri Kurri @ 17 Apr - every picture tells a story as John Robb & Karl Hoad await their fate on the HEZ start line in steady rain. Both punctured and Karl had a minor rubber side up (uninjured)

Eric Dole (BiciSport Happy Wheels) and the St Ives to Broome epic awaits. The Tuesday morning send off is from St Ives (Pattisons Patiisiere) cnr Stanley St & Mona Vale Rd St Ives. Meet up time is 7.15am & departure time is 7.45am .

St Ives to Broome (WA) is a bit of a trip …

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• HEZ Criteriums @ Kurri Kurri @ 18 Apr - Karl Hoad & John Robb rode Division 4 & Ian Grainger Division 5. As per “standard HEZ operating procedures” both Karl & John got early punctures (everybody gets punctures at HEZ) & Ian was a peloton finish in filthy wet conditions.

• Eric Dole is headed for St Ives to Broome (in WA) in 51 ride days, 10 rest days & Eric kindly offered a response in a recent interview at Sandstone Cafe @ Terrey Hills

  • Why ?

    • It was Jeremy Lowes’ idea approximately 8 months ago, a “great opportunity”, and no there is no charity aspect nor a fund raiser

  • Who ?

    • Jeremy Lowe, Eric Dole, Peter Rau, Boon Yeo and Mark McCorkindale

    • The driver/support crew is Loz McCorkindale

  • Where

    • See the attached map above. Its mostly 100k-120k per day, with a couple of 180k days and a combination of camping & cabins. All roads are bitumen. The hilly days are the first 3 days getting over the Great Dividing Range from St Ives.

  • Bikes

    • Eric is riding a standard Giant (DEFI) which is a Gran Fondo style bike. Groupset is Shimano on 53/36 crankset on 30/11 rear sprockets. Tyres are 28 (by width) with some of the other riders are on 32.

  • Food

    • We’ll share the cooking and Loz in the support car will provide the ride food

  • Getting Home

    • Not 100% sure yet as plane travel is currently expensive, we may drive part of the way home … heck, why not ?…. .

AUSCYCLING NATIONAL MASTERS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS - JULY DATE ANNOUNCED

• The last minute date change is due to the last Brisbane Covid lockdown and is now 28-31 July at the Anna Meares Velodrome

NEW START FINISH FOR BOWRAL CLASSIC IN OCTOBER

• The new start finish for 2021 Bowral Classic is the iconic Bradman Oval in Bowral

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 19 Apr - Monday Night Criteriums @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 6.15pm (Penrith CC)

• 24 Apr - Great Otway Classic Cyclosportive (Geelong, Vic, Bundanoon Road Race (Southern Highlands CC)

• 25 Apr - West Head Road Race (Manly CC), Camden Roubaix Road Race (Camden CC), Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• Tues 20 Apr

  • St Ives to Broome Farewell Ride @ Pattsons Patissiere @ 7.15am for 7.45am departure

  • Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

• Wed 21 Apr

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

• Thurs 22 Apr

  • Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am

  • 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

• Sat 24 Apr - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

John Crouchley (BiciSport Master) also masters his own Mead (a combination of honey, water & yeast), a very tasteful honey based alcoholic (O% to 20% ! !) brew. Crouch’s brew is 12%-14% alcohol by volume and packs the same punch as a Tour de France stage finish. The “bitter” version took first place at the Royal Easter Show 2021 and the website is Great Southern Mead & Honey if you would like some …

Not to be outdone, the John Crouchley manufactured Mead also took Silver in the “sweet’ Mead category at the Royal Easter Show 2021.

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - 1993 to 2002

Mapei is a name unique in cycling - both in the scale of the financial support extended to the sport and the outstanding results achieved by the team over a decade. Mapei (glues & plastics) were supported by sub sponsors Clas, GB (supermarkets), Briobi & QuickStep (flooring). Framesets were Colnago and groupsets Shimano. Mapei was Giogio Squinzi and the cycling team was in the mould of Patrick Lefevere.

The team won big (Classics, Grand Tours, National & World Championships) & won everywhere not least being the complete podium at the Paris Roubaix Classic in 1996, 1998 & 1999. Team members were a who’s who in Museeuw, Bartoli, Tafi, Ballerini, Faresin, Rominger, Bugno, Olano, Evans, Camerzind, Steels, Peeters, Axel Merckx, Nardello, Friere, Bettini, VanDenBrouke, Cancellara & Escartin. Thats not a team … its a juggernaut

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paulo Bettini

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Gianni Bugno at the 1997 Tour of Langkawi

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Patrick Lefevere (in the Mapei team car) with Wilfred Peeters

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1996 … Museeuw leads Tafi

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1996 and Mapei goes 1-2-3 at the Roubaix Velodrome with Museeuw, Bortalami and Tafi

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - 1998 Paris Roubaix & Franco Ballerini on the way to victory

Mapei Professional Cycling Team - Paris Roubaix 1999 and Mapei goes 1-2-3 at the Roubaix Velodrome with Peeters, Tafi and Steels

News Shorts - 5 April

Eric Mather Cup @ 5 Apr - Randolph Baral & Ian Grainger before the start

Eric Mather Cup @ 5 Apr - Davide Browne, Ian Grainger & David Cooper before the start

Eric Mather Cup @ 5 Apr - Randolph Baral (far right) leads the B grade peloton

Eric Mather Cup @ 5 Apr - David Cooper (far right, Anytime Fitness)

Eric Mather @ 5 Apr - Davide Browne (Happy Wheels)

Eric Mather Cup @ 5 Apr - Ian Grainger (centre, Anytime Fitness)

Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz (left, BiciSport Happy Wheels) took a fine 3rd in B grade at the final round of the Heffron Park Summer Series. Great racing all summer with the usual slick organisation by the Eastern Suburbs Cycling Club.

Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz again on the Heffron finishing straight

Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz wheel surfing in B grade at Heffron Park

Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz (3rd from left, bright yellow shoes) gets a very slight sniff of the podium at the finish of the last Summer Series criterium

Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz finishes with 3rd place in B grade

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

• Heffron Park Criteriums @ 30 Mar - Rolly Delaytz took 3rd in B grade

• Southern Cross Criterium @ Sutherland @ 3 Apr - Craig Pager rode well in B grade

• Waratah Masters @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 4 Apr - Ian Grainger took 7th in C grade

• Eric Mather Cup @ Eastern Creek Raceway @ 5 Apr - Huge numbers celebrated the Eric Mather Cup at ECR and all grades were full. Randolph Baral featured all day, with supporting rides by Davide Browne, David Cooper & Ian Grainger.

SINGELTON MAIL RUN CYCLOSPORTIVE ON 11 APRIL

• The Mail Run on 11 April is a long running cyclosportive in the Hunter Valley based out of Singleton on roads used in the NSW Teams Time Trial Championships around Glendon. A great weekend is guaranteed.

• Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.

NEW START FINISH FOR BOWRAL CLASSIC IN OCTOBER

• The new start finish for 2021 Bowral Classic is the iconic Bradman Oval in Bowral

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 10 Apr - Wombeyan Caves Handicap (Southern Highlands)

• 11 Apr - UCI Brisbane Gran Fondo (Qld), Mail Run Cyclospotive (Singleton, NSW), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), Wagga to Albury Handicap (CyclingNSW)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

• Tues 6 Apr

  • Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

  • 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

• Wed 7 Apr

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

• Thurs 8 Apr

  • Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am

  • 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

• Sat 10 Apr - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Bike Bling # 1 @ 3 Apr - spotted at a Mascot cafe a simply stunning Colnago C60

Bike Bling # 2 @ 3 Apr - A gold Colnago C60 loaded with a Campagnolo groupset … how sweet it is

Bike Bling # 3 @ 3 Apr - the lucky C60 owner (right, Laz) and one delightful Colnago work of art

Hosted by Camden Cycling Club on 25 April

Cilo Aufina Professional Cycling Team (Switzerland) - 1940-58, then 1977-86

Cilo had two teams over the years with the first from 1940-58, then 1977 to 1986. Sponsorship was primarily Cilo (bicycles), Aufina (banking) with secondary sponsors in Shimano, Piz Buin (skin sun screen), Crans Montana (swiss holiday resort), Weinmann (cycle components) and Magniflex (Italian mattresses).

Don’t be disappointed if you didn’t realize the team even existed as their team results were few & far between notwithstanding that Cilo #2 went for some 9 years. Victories were left to Beat Beau (won two Tour de France stages and a noted mountain climber) but meaningful results pretty much ended there, with supporting victories from Gilbert Claus. Other notable team riders were Serge Demierre, Jean Marie Grezet, Urs Zimmermann & Erich Meachler …. a pretty classy line up but possibly past their prime and the exit door from the sport beckoned.

Cilo Weinmann Professional Cycling Team - Swiss champion Hugo Koblet

Cilo Aufina Professional Cycling Team - Urs Zimmermann