News Shorts - 27 December

Santa has been and delivered and seen returning to the cobbles of Paris Roubaix

BiciSport Griffith @ 25 Dec - coffee at Maccas on Christmas Day with (L to R) - Mike Taylor, Frank Signor & Roger Thompson Seagrave

Lansdowne Park @ Waratah Masters @ 26 Dec - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) took 7th in C grade

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Nov - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) has had a outstanding Heffron season and was promoted to A grade for the 21 December start. It was fast & furious through the famous “Squircle” (square circle) section of the Heffron circuit .

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly has time to wave to the crowd entering the Squircle

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly Delaytz

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Nov - Rolly passes the Heffron grandstand with the peloton full gas.

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly after the finish

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 21 Dec - Rolly before the start of the Heffron criterium with the Led Zeppelin IV support “roadie”

Sydney Christmas Carnivals @ 28-30 Dec - Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) features at the DGV from 28-30 Dec from 3pm each day

Tumut Cycle Classic @ 9 Jan - BiciSport is taking a strong starting line up to Tumut on 9 January. Hope to see you there.

Tumut Cycle Classic is a great community event raising funds for the Tumut Hospital

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

• With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

• Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 28-30 Dec - Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals (all Dunc Gray Velodrome)

• 2 Jan - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

• Tues 28 Dec

  • 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 29 Dec

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

• Thurs 30 Dec

  • 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 31 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

• Sun 2 Jan (closed 1 Jan) - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Lotto Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1985 to today

Simply impossible to snapshot this team into a few paragraphs. The cornerstone of Belgian & world professional cycling. As the team is rich in history then so to the sponsors from Lotto, Soudal, Superclub, Isoglass, Mobistar, Adecco, Domo, Davitamon, Predictor, Silence, Omega Pharma & Belisol. Team management started with Walter Godefroot & Patrick Lefevere with later day managers in Marc Sargent & Herman Frison (both retired as managers this year). Bikes were either MBK, Merckx or Ridley and components either Mavic or Campagnolo but rumor has it SheMaNO in 2022

Team talent was endless with several Aussies (McEwen, Ewan, Sweeney, Lloyd & Evans). The remainder was a endlees list of top talent with Eeckhout, Steels, Steegmans, De Gendt, Phil Gilbert, Wellens, Criquielion, Museeuw, Verbrugghe, Bruyneel (pictured above), Tchmil, Hoste, Greipel & Campenaerts. They won it all be it numerous Classics, Tours, and several Six Day events.

Johan Museeuw

Claude Criquielion

News Shorts - 20 December

BiciSport wishes all members & friends a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

Eastern Creek Raceway @ 19 Dec - Peter Verhoeven (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) rode well in A2 grade

Eastern Creek Raceway @ 19 Dec - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness) leads the C grade peloton

Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums @ 14 Dec - Rolly Delaytz (BiciSport Happy Wheels) again performing well in B grade throughout the Heffron season. The final Heffron Crit is on Tuesday 21 Dec and resumes after the New Year hiatus on Tuesday 11 Jan.

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - Mirielle & Stew Campbell on the Bowral Classic start line

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - Stew Campbell never disappoints in the bike bling department. It works as good as it looks !

Bowral Classic Criterium @ 11 Dec - on the Saturday criterium with Randolph Baral, Tom Green & Eric Dole

BiciSport at Sandstone Cafe coffee @ 18 Dec - Nigel, Raoul, Marty (of green Quickstep iPhone fame), Ashley (Sandstone Cafe), Ian & Tony at Sandstone. Sandstone Cafe is closed next Saturday (Christmas Day) but is open on Sunday 26 Dec (Boxing Day) from 8.30am to 11.30am

BiciSport is putting a good contingent on the Tumut Cycle Classic start line. If you can get there its worth the effort. Details are in the Special Events section of this website

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

• National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

  • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

  • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

  • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

  • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

• Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

• With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

• Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 21 Dec - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums (then resumes 11 Jan)

• 28-30 Dec - Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals (all Dunc Gray Velodrome)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

• Tues 21 Dec

  • 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 22 Dec

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

• Thurs 23 Dec

  • 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 24 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

• Sun 26 Dec (closed 25 Dec) - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Domex - Weinmann Professional Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1989-91

Domex is better known in many countries as Domestos bleach used in everyday domestic cleaning. Weinmann sold cycling componentary and Eddy Merckx manufactured the bikes. Team management was the legendary duo of Walter Godefroot & the one the only Patrick Lefevere (now of Quick Step fame).

The team itself featured some classy individuals in Beat Breu (won a Tour of Switzerland), Carlo Bomans (pictured - Belgian National Road Champion), Johnny Dauwe (sprinter), Michel Dernies (classics), Maarten Ducrot (hard man), Thomas Wegmuller, and super star in Adrie Van Der Poel (father of … ). Besides Beat winning his home race in Switzerland they won several stages in the Tour de France and the team itself got cleaned out at the end of 1991.

Adrie Van Der Poel

Carlo Bomans

News Shorts - 13 December

West Head Road Race @ 12 Dec - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) takes a fine 3rd

West Head Road Race @ 12 Dec - Matt Coy (right) takes 3rd

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - Stewart & Mirielle Campbell on the Bowral start line

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - on the start line with Randolph Baral, Tom Green & Eric Dole

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - departing from the Bowral start both Eric Dole (left) & Tom Green faced a long 150k day over a challenging course towards Berrima, Moss Vale, Bundanoon & Robertson. It was not an easy day as Tom Green had a substantial rubber side up just outside Bowral (ended up battered & bruised but recovered well). BiciSport started Eric Dole, Tom Green, Randolph Baral, Stew Campbell, Randolph Baral, Conor Tarlington & Brett Tarlington

Bowral Classic @ 12 Dec - At the finish in the event village with Eric Dole, Peter Budd, Randolph Baral & Melissa Budd

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

• National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

  • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

  • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

  • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

  • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

• Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

• With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

• Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 14 Dec - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums (until 21 Dec)

• 18 Dec - Clarence Street Cup (DGV)

• 19 Dec

  • Camden Christmas Classic (Camden, NSW)

  • Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

  • Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney CC)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

• Tues 14 Dec

  • 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 15 Dec

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

• Thurs 16 Dec

  • 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 17 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

• Sat 18 Dec - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30amxx

Paternina Professional Cycling Team (Spain) - 2000-2004

Paternina is a highly regarded (and expensive) Spanish wine, Jazztel (team clothing), and Costa de Almeria (Spanish Tourist Office). Bikes were either Orbea or Krups

The wine was (and still is) top tier but the jury was out on the team itself. It was very much all about Marino Lajarreta who was the Tour rider of considerable talent (rode everything, raced everywhere and regularly won when things got hilly). ably supported by aussies Hodge & Stephens. Dick Dekker (Netherlands) was the designated sprinter but it was a blank results canvas beyond that.

Paternina Professional Cycling Team (Spain) - Marino Lejarreta

…. looks very much like an original Giant TCR frameset (carbon forks & aluminium triangle) with a Spanish paint job …

News Shorts - 6 December

Bowral Classic this coming Sunday 12 December - the best cyclosportive in the country launches on Saturday with a criterium around Bowral on the Saturday afternoon (around Bradman Oval) then the main cyclosportive on the Sunday commences in the Bowral main street from 6.30am, finishing at nearby Loseby Park (near the Bowral Hospital)

BiciSport is taking a good sized peloton of team members to Tumut on January 9. This is a great cyclo over some delightful country roads just outside Tumut. Details in the Special Events section of this website.

The European road season has finished but Milan San Remo is just over three months away … can’t wait

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

• National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

  • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

  • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

  • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

  • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

• Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

• With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

• Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

• The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

RACE CANCELLATIONS DRAWING TO A CLOSE

• The current event cancellations & changes include -

  • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

  • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

  • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

  • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

  • Drops & Hoods (Jindabyne, NSW) - moved to Dec 22

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

• 7 Dec - Heffron Park Tuesday Criteriums (until 21 Dec)

• 11 Dec - Bowral Classic Criteriums (Bowral, NSW)

• 12 Dec

  • Bowral Classic Cyclosportive (Bowral, NSW)

  • Fitz’s Challenge Cyclosportive (Canberra, ACT)

  • The Wall Handicap (West Head, NSW)

  • Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

• Tues 7 Dec

  • 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 8 Dec

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

• Thurs 9 Dec

  • 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 10 Dec - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

• Sat 12 Dec - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

Caja Rural Professional Cycling Team (Spain) - 1987-2021

Caja Rural is a Spanish Rural Bank (Caja means bank) and Seguros is insurance, AKAI was stereos. Bikes have been Fuji, Orbea, De Rosa or Vivelo.

A Spanish team of note but a bit of a mixed bag results wise in the more current years. In the early years the team was definitely top tier and the team rode several Tours of Italy, France & Spain with several international riders. Wins of note being the 1985 Tour of Spain with Pedro Delgado. In the current years its now in the middle tier with a complete Spanish team roster with limited results.

Prominent riders were Pedro Delgado, Matthieu Hermans (sprinrer), Marino Lejarreta (Tour rider) and aussies Hodge & Stephens.

Caja Rural Professional Cycling Team - Matthieu Hermans

Caja Rural Professional Cycling Team - Marino Lejarreta (… riding Campagnolo “Delta” brakes he couldn’t stop anyway so winning came naturally …)