News Shorts - 16 January

Bright (Vic) - Brett Tarlington, Sue & Graham Tierney in the Buckland Valley near Bright

Bright (Vic) - Kylie & Ben Mildren outside the Ginger Baker Cafe

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Conor Tarlington has gained selection to the Rausland Development Team (previously the Subaru Development Team) for the 2017 road season. Conor attended a team training camp in Bright.

*  A seemingly endless peloton took to the climbs around Bright this week including BiciSport riders Brett & Conor Tarlington, Sue & Graham Tierney, Kylie & Ben Mildren, Mike O'Reilly, Len Groen and Roy Edwards  

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 14-17 - Womens Tour Down Under

*  Jan 18-22 - Mens Tour Down Under

*  Jan 18 - National Junior Track Series (Adelaide)

*  Jan 20 - BUPA Cyclosportive (Adelaide)

*  Jan 20-22 - NSW Track Championships (DGV)

*  Jan 22 - Ourimbah Criterium (Central Coast), Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 16 & 18 - DGV Track training with John Crouchley @ 3pm

*  Jan 19 - Distinguished Gentlemens Ride at Centennial Park @ 10am

*  Jan 21 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am

    Centennial Park Thursday at 10am

    Bright (Vic) on Saturday 28 January

                     Ourimbah Super Crit is on February 12 and organised by Central Coast CC

Michelle Tarlington purchased a $5 raffle ticket in the Annual Bright Duck Race. Several thousand plastic ducks are dropped off the Morse Creek Bridge in central Bright with the first duck to cross the finish line earning $1,000 for one happy camper ... Duck # 977 suitably took the sprint for one very happy camper ...  

Despite persistent rumours of a Fine Cotton Affair or potential EPO abuse Duck # 977 (aka Colin the Duck) was taken into custody and suitably drug tested.  Michelle is racing Colin # 977 next week at the nearby Harrietville Duck Race.

News Shorts - 9 January ... Livingstone goes top 10

Ballarat 17 - Peter Livingstone (BiciSport) and John Crouchley after the Under 23 Criterium

Ballarat 17 - Peter Livingstone (BiciSport) took 9th in the U23 Road Race and with John Crouchley after the finish.

CYCLING AUSTRALIA ELITE NATIONAL ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fine weather greeted a well organised National Championships in Ballarat. The Criterium was in the centre of the Ballarat CBD, the ITT just near Bunninyong some 10k from Ballarat and the Road Race was around the Mt Helen circuit finishing in the Bunninyong main street. . There was much discussion about "where to" in 2018 (see story below).

Criterium Under 23 - Peter Livingstone (BiciSport) was in several moves early but settled for a comfortable bunch finish in anticipation for Sundays road race

Road Race Under 23 - The U23 RR started with 125 riders in super hot conditions. After 3 laps 5 riders attacked & stayed away until lap 7 (of 13). Then a break of 9 riders chased (including Peter Livingstone) and bridged across forming the front group.  Sam Jenner then soloed off the front with a bunch sprint of 8 riders contesting the Silver medal. A super courageous effort by Peter who was slightly distanced on the last climb but fought his way back to contest the Silver medal bunch sprint. Just 24 riders finished a super tough 132k.

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 13 - St Ives Criterium (MW)

*  Jan 14-15 - NSW Track Championships (DGV)

*  Jan 14-17 - Womens Tour DownUnder (SA) - Katie Brown (BiciSport) as NSWIS Director Sportif

*  Jan 15 - Ourimbah Criteriums (Central Coast), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 9 - DGV Training with John Crouchley @ 3pm

*  Jan 11 - DGV Training with John Crouchley @ 3pm

*  Jan 12 - Distinguished Gentlemens Ride Centennial Park @ 10am

*  Jan 14 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am

      Centennial Park Thursday 10am

Ballarat 17 - Commissaires Grupetto Ride headed for Lake Wendouree. Alex Simmons (BiciSport) far left & John Crouchley far right. 

Ballarat 17 - Meeting of the wiser minds ... Ron Neiwand (father of Track legend Gary) meets John Crouchley (coach of Martin Vinnicombe) for the first time. This lively dinner discussion traversed the 1980's through numerous World Track Championships, Commonwealth & Olympic Games. Nobody else was game to stop these two chatting about all things track. Ron cradling the #1 seemed quite apt. It was a great dinner.   

Ballarat 17 - The local newspaper lead story on the Saturday of the Under 23 Road Championships. The local journalists for some reason were fixated with headlining why we'd like to leave Ballarat instead of celebrating the current event itself. 

News Shorts - 2 January

December 31 ... calmly driving two Belgian friends around Chowder Bay near Mosman chasing a good coffee .... hang on a minute ... isn't that Peter Sagan & Mick Rogers ! ? ... can't be ! ? ... double take ... yep, "Peter" on the knicks sort of gave it all away. Nobody is ever going to believe this ...

Mick Rogers & Peter Sagan (with a Sydney bus for company to just prove this all wasn't some crazy NYE wine infused dream) on the Col Del La Taronga Park Zoo climb. Rumour has it he was also spotted at Palm Beach the day before.  

Sydney Christmas Carnivals 2016 - Anthony Colantonio

Sydney Christmas Carnivals 2016 - Matt Karai

Sydney Christmas Carnivals 2016 - Lise Benjamin

Sydney Christmas Carnivals 2016 - David Browne

Cycling Australia Elite Road Championships hit Ballarat from January 4-8

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  National Road Championships Jan 4-8 (Ballarat) - Best wishes to Peter Livingstone (U23) at the Nationals. Both Alex Simmons & Mike O'Reilly will assist with Commissaire driving duties with John Crouchley.  

*  Sydney Christmas Carnivals Dec 27-30 - Good performances by Anthony Colantonio, Lise Benjamin, Matt Karai & David Browne.  

BICISPORT TEAMS PURSUIT - NOMINATIONS OPEN

*  Nominations for BiciSport Teams Pursuit teams are now open. Please email bicisport1@gmail.com 

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 1-3 - Mitchleton Bay Classic Criteriums (Geelong & Melbourne)

*  Jan 2 - Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

*  Jan 4 - National Criterium Championships (Ballarat)

*  Jan 5 - National ITT Championships (Ballarat)

*  Jan 6 - St Ives Criteriums (MW) 

*  Jan 7 - National Gran Fondo Championships (Ballarat), National U23 Road Race Championships (Ballarat), Goulburn Track Open

*  Jan 8 - National Elite Road Race Championships (Ballarat), Ourimbah Criteriums (Central Coast), Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters) 

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Jan 2 & 4 - No DGV Track Training

*  Jan 5 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride Centennial Park @ 10am

*  Jan 7 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café coffee only @ 9.30am

    Thursday Centennial Park @ 10am

The best reason for going to bike races is the fantastic people you meet along the way. Belgium 2016 and whilst Conor Tarlington is circulating around the tiny Flemish village of Kalken in a 70k criterium ... Mike O'Reilly strikes up a conversation with the local Belgian Police (as you do) who were protecting the bike race. Six months later and what a pleasure it is to see Belgium meeting the NSW Police with smiles all round.   

A stunning picture taken by Sue Tierney from the top of Mount Hotham (Vic) on December 30.

News Shorts - 26 December

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  BiciSport AGM held 16 Dec - The positions filled were Ian Grainger (President), Mike O'Reilly (Vice President), Brett Tarlington (Treasurer), Sue Tierney (Womens Co-ordinator), Mike O'Brien (Committee), Alex Simmons (Committee). John Croouchley is the Teams Pursuit Coach and Mike O'Reilly the Teams Pursuit Selector

BICISPORT TEAMS PURSUIT NOMINATIONS OPEN

*  Nominations are now open for BiciSport teams to the Masters Teams Pursuit in February & March at DGV. Please nominate to bicisport1@gmail.com

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 27-30 - Victorian Christmas Track Carnivals (Shepparton, Wangaratta, Bendigo, Ballarat)

*  Dec 27-30 - Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals (Lidcombe, DGV, Hurstville, Tempe)

*  Jan 1 - Calga ITT (ATTA), Lansdowne Park Criterium (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 26 (Boxing Day) - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am

*  Dec 29 - Distinguished Gentlemens Ride - Centennial Park @ 10am (not 11am)

*  Dec 31 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am

*  Jan 2 (Mon) - DGV Track training resumes with John Crouchley

     Thursday Centennial Park 10am

PIEMONTE & HAPPY DAYS CLOSED

*  Piemonte Café is closed Boxing Day (Monday) and the Tuesday

BiciSport supporter Eddy Verbust (far right) sends you a NYE greeting in Flemish with Ingrid & Kenny De Ketele (from the recent Gent Six Day). Eddy will be hosting the BiciSport group to Flanders in March 2017.

BiciSport Track Teams Pursuit - Nominations Now Open

Nominations are now open for Masters All Ages & 150+ Teams pursuit squads to the NSW & National Championships in February-March 2017. John Crouchley is the TP Coach and Mike O'Reilly is the TP Selector.

Please email bicisport1@gmail.com 

News Shorts - 19 December

   From all at BiciSport best wishes for Christmas

          BiciSport Christmas Ride 2016 - the weather was poor with light drizzle but smiles all round.  

    BiciSport Christmas Ride 2016 - Conor Tarlington leads the charge out of Akuna Bay on damp roads

   Alex Simmons at DGV doing aero testing and Mark Renshaw (white blur) circulating in the background. 

BICISPORT WEBSITE - NEW CALENDAR FEATURES

*  The BiciSport website now has a totally integrated calendar listing all training rides, races and cyclo sportives. Thank you to Alex Simmons for the development of the new Bici website

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  BiciSport Christmas Ride on 18 Dec - Less than ideal weather conditions didn't deter the BiciSport hardcore doing Akuna Bay one more time. Those that raced at ECR in the morning joined up for coffee at Piemonte Café.

*  Alex Simmons Aero coaching on 14 Dec - Another successful Alex Simmons aero session at DGV with two happy cyclists more streamlined & slippery than before. Mark Renshaw & Caleb Ewan turned up at DGV in preparation for the National Madison Championships the following Saturday in Melbourne.  

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 24 - HART Criteriums (MW)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

*  Dec 19 - DGV with John Crouchley @ 3pm

*  Dec 20 - Sydney traffic will be lighter with the start of the NSW School Holidays

*  Dec 21 - DGV with John Crouchley @ 3pm

*  Dec 22 - Centennial Park Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ 11am

*  Dec 24 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am  

*  Dec 26 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am

    DG Ride every Thursday @ 11am

                BiciSport coffee is every Saturday at Piemonte Café Terrey Hills @ 9.30am. All welcome. 

MILITARY ROAD NIGHTMARE

*  Its official ... its a mess. A peak hour that now never stops and who in their right mind would attempt to pedal along this stretch of bitumen misery. Thankfully there are some reasonable alternatives (on the eastern side) that makes a journey to from the City somewhat safer.

The Berlin Wall may have gone down but cyclists now have their own version from the Northern Beaches into the City.

Oakwood Ride - 16 December

Due to wet weather today the Oakwood Ride has been postponed until 27 January.

The BiciSport Christmas Ride is this Sunday 18 December. Meet in the Piemonte Café carpark at 7.45am for an 8.00am departure. 

News Shorts - 12 December

BiciSport dominated the Scody Cup on 10 December at DGV with fine wins by David Browne & Lise Benjamin

David Browne takes the Scody Sydney Cup podium

Caleb Ewan & Stephen Brown (AvantiPlus Narrabeen)

Paul Craft & Caleb Ewan at AvantiPlus Narrabeen. Crafty did a great interview with Caleb.   

NEW ATTA RACE DIRECTOR

Best wishes to Chris Greaves who has retired as the ATTA Race Director. Chris has contributed to ATTA over the last 25 years and made a significant contribution to the growth of NSW cycle sport. Best wishes to Chris for a happy retirement. The new ATTA Race Director is Brad Craft on 0409 569 682 or email on velocraft@bigpond.com

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Scody Sydney Cup on 10 Dec - David Browne & Lise Benjamin both won their respective Scody Sydney Cup Wheelraces at DGV and now set for an excellent Championship series at the NSW & National Masters Championships in February-March. 

*  AvantiPlus Narrabeen & Caleb Ewan on 9 Dec - Congratulations to Stephen Brown at AvantiPlus Narrabeen who hosted a great night with Caleb. Paul Craft did a fine job as MC.

*  Happy Wheels on 9 Dec - Stewart Campbell hosted the HW Christmas function and the opening of the new shop at Waterloo

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 13 - Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)

*  Dec 16 - HART St Ives (MW)

*  Dec 17 - Bowral Track Open, National Madison Championships (Melbourne)

*  Dec 18 - Southern Hemisphere Cup (Waratah Masters), Austral Wheelrace (Melbourne), St Kilda Super Criterium (Melbourne) 

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 12 - DGV Team Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Dec 14 - Berowra Grupetto (Berowra Railway Station to Calga) @ 7.30am, DGV Aero Testing(Alex Simmons) @ 9.00am, Lansdowne Park for local laps @ 2.00pm, DGV Individual Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Dec 15 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride (Centennial Park) @ 11am

*  Dec 16 - Oakwood Financial Services sponsored ride (Piemonte Café). Arrive @ 7.45am and depart @ 8.15am.

*  Dec 17 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee only), BiciSport AGM (Freshwater) @ 6pm

*  Dec 18 - BiciSport Christmas Ride (Piemonte Café). Arrive @ 7.45am and depart 8.00am.       

Centennial Park Thursday 11am

The BiciSport Christmas Ride is on this coming Sunday from Piemonte Café car park. Meet at 7.45am and the ride departs at 8.00am (around Akuna Bay) for coffee at Piemonte Café from 9.30am onwards. All riders & friends are most welcome.

Alex Simmons (BiciSport Coach) now resides in Bellingen and hosts Aerocoach testing at DGV on 14 December. Alex was recently spotted in the Split Expresso Café in Sawtell. Plans are afoot to host a BiciSport training camp based from Bellingen. The new Pacific Freeway has opened up endless traffic free cycling opportunities on the old Pacific Highway.  

Stewart Campbell hosted the Happy Wheels Waterloo Christmas Party on 9 December

News Shorts - 4 December

Chris Froome at the Etape finish in Perisher

Chris Froome on the long Perisher climb (note the yellow snow road markings)

Chris Froome with Fiona Fahy (BiciSport)

Etape driving team - Kevin Fisher, Mike O'Reilly, Fiona Fahy & Gary Keating

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Etape on Dec 3 - The first Etape had delightful weather and started at Thredbo with the finish in Perisher, The ride itself turned difficult after Berridale with strong headwinds and the super difficult 4k climb to Dalgety. Very few of the peloton actually rode the Dalgety climb and the overwhelming majority walked the climb in hot conditions. Sue Tierney used 39x28 on the Dalgety climb and even a super fit Sue T managed a small walk ... even elite NRS riders were seen holding onto cars to get up the Dalgety wall. The 25k to Perisher was equally punishing with numerous riders reduced to walking again. Congratulations to BiciSport riders Sue & Graham Tierney, David Cooper & Tom Green on a very difficult day  

*  Tour of Bright on Dec 2-4 - Conor Tarlington raced at ToB 2016. Stage 1 on the Friday was a 13.5k ITT at Porepunkah on the outskirts of Bright. Day 2 was a 90k stage over the Ovens Valley with a final climb of Tawonga Gap. Day 3 was a 58k stage to the top of Mt Hotham.  Conor's results Stage I ITT - 29th in 19min 50secs, Stage 2 - 40th @ 11min 24secs, Stage 3 - 44th @ 23min 58secs

Conor Tarlington (BiciSport) at the ToB 2016 prologue time trial

Conor Tarlington climbing Tawonga Gap during ToB 2016

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 6 - Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi), Heffron Park (ES)

*  Dec 9 - HART Criteriums (MW)

*  Dec 10 - Sydney Cup on Wheels (DGV CycNSW)

*  Dec 11 - West Head RR (MW @ 7am), Heffron Park (Waratah Masters) 

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Dec 4 - DGV Track @ 3pm (John Crouchley)

*  Dec 6 - Berowra Grupetto @ 7.30am (start opp Berowra Railway Station). 60k to Calga.

*  Dec 7 - Distinguished Gentlemens Ride @ 11am (Centennial Park)  

*  Dec 9 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am (SOPA Loops), Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee only) 

*  Dec 10 - To be confirmed 

Centennial Park @ 11am

BICISPORT CHRISTMAS FUNCTIONS

*  Dec 9 - Happy Wheels Waterloo Christmas Party @ 4pm to 8pm - All Welcome

*  Dec 9 - Caleb Ewan Function @ AvantiPlus Narrabeen @ 6.30pm to 8.30pm - All Welcome

News Shorts - 28 November

The Bear Cottage Charity Ride started from outside the Fixed Wheel at Manly and attracted 100 starters for the ride to Church Point then returning to Pilu Restaurant at Freshwater Beach for coffee.

The Bear Cottage Charity Ride departs from the Fixed Wheel

DGV Team Pursuit training with John Crouchley deserves a good coffee

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Bear Cottage Ride on Nov 27 - A very good northside peloton turned up in support of Bear Cottage with four bunches doing Church Point & return to Freshwater. Big thank you to Danny Wright & Giovanni Pilu for making it happen.

*  Back on track - Tori Robinson has resumed cycle training after several months off the bike due to a shoulder reconstruction courtesy of a surf boat accident that went very wrong. 

Tori Robinson gives her new shoulder a free trip around Akuna Bay

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 29 - Heffron Park (ES) & Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)

*  Dec 2 - HART Criteriums (St Ives) (MW)

*  Dec 2-3 - Bundaberg Track Spectacular (Qld)

*  Dec 2-4 - Tour of Bright (Vic) - BiciSport starter Conor Tarlington

*  Dec 3-4 - National Junior Track Series (Brisbane), NSW Track Champs (DGV)

*  Dec 3 - E'tape Australia (Thredbo) - BiciSport starters Tom Green, Graham & Sue Tierney

*  Dec 4 - Calga Time Trials (ATTA), Tour of Melburn (FXYO), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS), Great Victorian Bike Ride (Geelong), Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Ourimbah University Criteriums (Central Coast CC)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 28 - DGV Track Training (with John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Dec 1 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Dec 3 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.15am (coffee only)

Centennial Pk every Thursday 11am

BICISPORT to Flanders CLASSICS in March 2017 (AUTOBUS is FULL)

The BiciSport grupetto to the Belgian Spring Classics 2017 is now full with Sue & Graham Tierney, Nigel Perry, Ian Masson, Mike O'Reilly plus Eddy Van Der Wally.  The BiciSport Grupetto will participate in three cyclo-sportives (Ghent Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix) plus spectate at several professional classic races (Dwars Vlaanderen, E3, Ghent Wevelgem, De Panne, Ronde, Schelde Prijs, Paris Roubaix & Brabant Pijl).        

The Haaghoek cobbles outside Oudenaarde feature in every Flemish Spring Classic

 

EDDY VERBUST ... the GHENT 6 DAY Grand Patron

Eddy Verbust has kindly hosted & assisted several BiciSport riders in Belgium in recent years, and those lucky enough to go the Belgian Spring Classics in 2017 will be rewarded with a trip to the private Verbust Museum in De Pinte. Eddy remains the grand patron of the Ghent 6 Day as the Cavendish-Wiggins finish line picture attests. 

Eddy Verbust between Cavendish & Wiggins at the Ghent 6 Day

John Crouchley (BiciSport) meets Eddy Verbust at the Verbust Museum. The Museum features numerous Ghent 6 Day trophies, dernys, jerseys, medals, posters & track bikes from the 1950's up until today.   

Conor Tarlington (BiciSport) with Eddy Verbust at the Eddy Merckx Velodrome in Ghent

Caleb Ewan at AvantiPlus Narrabeen on Friday 9 December

Indeed, a night not to be missed. If you would like to attend please email Stephen Brown at Narrabeen@avantiplus.com 

News Shorts - 21 November

Orange Eroica - Ian Grainger leads Marty Wright

Orange Eroica - when roads disappear its time for a swim

Orange Eroica - Marty Wright (BiciSport) actively supervising repairs

Orange Eroica - what started out as a standard Molong training ride resulted in 32k of dirt

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  CA Cyclist of the Year Award - Mike Smith (BiciSport Master) had a stellar 2016 season rewarded with a nomination for the Cycling Australia Master Track Cyclist of the Year. The awardwent to Gary Mandy in late November at the CA Awards night in Melbourne.  

*  Speedy Recovery - to Joc Young (BiciSport Master) clipped by a car at Sydney Olympic Park last week. Joc was not seriously injured and will be back on the bike shortly. The bike was barely one week old ...

*  Orange Eroica - The Berowra Groupetto plus a few BiciSporters for company ventured out to Orange last weekend with several diversions around Mt Conobolas and nearby Molong. There is some great cycling to be had around Molong especially with some nice dirt options. 

*  HART on November 18 - Conor Tarlington finished 3rd

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 22 - Heffron Park (ES), ECR (Marconi)

*  Nov 25 - HART (MW)

*  Nov 26 - Sprint GP (DGV - CycNSW)

*  Nov 27 - Ourimbah University Crits (CC), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK

*  Nov 21 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Nov 23 - Berowra Grupetto (Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am) - 60k to Calga & return

*  Nov 24 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride (Centennial Park @ 11am)

*  Nov 26 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am

*  Nov 27 - Cottage Bear Charity Ride - depart Fixed Wheel Cycle Shop @ 6.30am sharp for Church Point & return to Pilu Restaurant Freshwater at 9.00am    

Thursday at Centennial Park @ 11am

Sunday 27 November Bear Cottage Training Ride departs from the Fixed Wheel cycle shop at 6.30am sharp

The Belgian take on what a cycle race lead car should look like (Tour of Flanders 2016) ... you would be in no doubt that something is fast approaching ... multiple signs, blaring music, flashing lights, a Rodania clock, sponsorship and a few flags ... under all of that is a car

News Shorts - 14 November

Gosford Track Open - David Browne (BiciSport)

Gosford Track Open - David Browne 2nd, Ayrton Gilbert 1st, Adam Gilbert 3rd

Gosford Track Open - David Browne takes a win

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Gosford Track Open on 12 Nov - David Browne & Kirsty Flanagan featured at the Gosford Track Open. David finished 3rd in the Wheelrace Final and collected numerous placings in Division 2. 

*  Crouch Update - After his broken collarbone John Crouchley will be off the bike for a month, but will still be conducting BiciSport DGV track training on Mondays from 3pm.

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 15 - Heffron Park (ES), Western Sydney Dragway (Marconi)

*  Nov 18 - HART Criteriums (MW)

*  Nov 19 - Bathurst Track Open (NSW)

*  Nov 20 - Western Sydney Dragway (Waratah Masters), Tour de Range Criteriums (Nagambie, Vic), Winery Ride Cyclosportive (Mitchelton, Vic), Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (NS)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 14 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Nov 16 - Berowra Groupetto (to Calga & return 60k). Berowra Railway Station 7.30am

*  Nov 17 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Nov 19 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.,30am

*  Nov 20 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am

 Centennial Park @ 11am Thursday

BEAR COTTAGE CHARITY TRAINING RIDE - SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER

*  The annual Bear Cottage Charity Ride is on Sunday 27 November and is a must do charity ride from the Fixed Wheel cycle shop at Manly. The ride usually departs in 2 groups from the Fixed Wheel then along Pittwater Rd to Church Point and returns along Pittwater Rd for "the worlds greatest morning tea" at the Pilu Restaurant at Freshwater at approximately 9.00am. As training rides go this is a great cause only matched by the hospitality of the Fixed Wheel and Gio Pilu. Donations (for Bear Cottage) for the training ride is just $20 per head and the Pilu morning tea is another $20. There is also a community auction at the Pilu Restaurant to raise much needed funds for Bear Cottage. Meeting time at Fixed Wheel is 6.10am for a 6.30am departure in 2 groups. Please ensure you wear your BiciSport team clothing.   

Bear Cottage Charity Ride is Sunday 27 November departing from the Fixed Wheel in Manly at 6.30am   

Happy Stew Campbell at Waterloo

News Shorts - 7 November

Speedy recovery to John Crouchley who suffered a broken collarbone on a training ride  

Katie Brown attends the UCI Sport Directors Course this week in Aigle Switzerland

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Speedy recovery to John Crouchley who suffered a broken collarbone on a training ride on November 5 on the Grand Parade at Sans Souci. John will still be assisting with BiciSport DGV track training every Monday from 3pm-5pm. 

*  Katie Brown attends a UCI Sport Directors course in Aigle, Switzerland

*  MS Gong Criteriums on Nov 6 - Stewart Campbell finished 7th in Division 2.

*  ATTA ITT at Calga on Nov 6 - Over 40k Roy Edwards was 10th (from 20) in 1hr 11min. Over the 25k distance Len Groen was 17th (from 44) in 38min 4secs

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 8 - Eastern Creek (Marconi), Heffron Park (ES)

*  Nov 11 - HART St Ives (MW)

*  Nov 12 - Tour de Bress (Bendigo, Vic), Bass Coast Classic Cyc;loSportive (Inverloch, Vic), Central Coast Track Open (Gosford), Track Super Series (DISC, Melbourne)

*  Nov 13 - West Head (MW), Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 7 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) @ 3pm

*  Nov 10 - Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Nov 12 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.15am

*  Nov 13 - Piemonte Café @ 7.30am for Akuna Bay

The Patersburg climb in Flanders. Entries for the Tour of Flanders & Paris Roubaix cyclosportives in 2017 are now open  

Flanders & Roubaix CycloSportives - Entries Open

For those BiciSport riders doing Flanders & Roubaix in 2017 then its time. Flanders is the 180k option (from Antwerp) and Roubaix is the 70k option to-from the Roubaix Velodrome.   

Tour of Flanders - Entries open now at www.werideflanders.com

Paris Roubaix - Entries open from 8 November at www.skodaclassicchallenge.com

Flanders 2017 now starts in Antwerp

News Shorts - 31 October

Graham Tierney heads for Mount Hotham

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Nov 1 - Heffron Park Criteriums (ES)

*  Oct 31-Nov 5 - Melbourne 6 Day Track

*  Nov 5 - Sprint Grand Prix # 2 (DGV)

*  Nov 6 - MS Gong Criteriums (CyclingNSW), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters), HART Criteriums St Ives (MW), ATTA TT (Calga)

Sunday November 6

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Oct 31 - DGV Track Training (John Crouchley) 3pm-5pm

*  Nov 3 - Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Nov 5 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.15am (coffee only)

*  Nov 6 - Beaumont Rd, Mt Ku Ring Gai @ 8.30am (training laps only) 

Piemonte Café at Terrey Hills is the number one 'park & ride' option on the Northern Beaches. Park your car & head for a traffic free ride through Akuna Bay & West Head. The Piemonte Café is also the preferred BiciSport coffee house on a Saturday & Sunday from 9.15am. 

BiciSport again goes to the Flanders Classics in 2017. The organised cobbled homage (more of a Tom Boonen tribute tour) goes from mid March commencing with Dwars Vlaanderen up until Paris Roubaix on April 9 with a few Classic cyclosportives thrown in for good measure.

The Tour of Flanders returns to the Mur in 2017

Ultimate Italian Retro Sale

ITALIAN RETRO SALE

Some of the best Italian retro for sale (not a hint of Japanese fishing equipment in sight). Serious steel from the 1980's with real chrome. If you want Classic Italian steel envy at your local café this is it ... 

*  Colnago Steel Frame (Saronni Blue) - Fully restored to 1983 specs (colour, decals, front mech hanger cables UNDER bottom bracket) with chrome forks. 53cm x 53cm centre to centre (medium size), includes Campagnolo head fittings.  $1,500

*  Colnago Steel Frame (Saronni Burgundy) - Fully restored to 1981 specs (colour, decals, front mech hanger cables OVER bottom bracket) with chrome forks. 58cm x 58cm centre to centre (large size). $1,500

*  Retro Campagnolo components also available - Handelbars, stems, brakes, hubs, wheels, gear lever parts

*  Wilier Centro One 2012 complete bike (medium) + Campag 10 Speed groupset + Mavic wheels. As new complete Wilier Centro One (oversize carbon) never ridden not a scratch. Classic Italian design in full carbon. $2,000

*  Contact Mike O'Reilly 0417 403 244 or bicisport1@gmail.com

News Shorts - 24 October

Kirsty Flanagan leading the Womens peloton at the Mick Chapman

Ruth Strapp & Kirsty Flanagan at the Mick Chapman Memorial

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Mick Chapman Memorial 23 Oct - Ruth Strapp & Kirsty Flanagan competed in the Open Womens Division with 16 starters & both rode well to finish in the main peloton.

*  Bowral Classic 23 Oct - BiciSport starters included Stewart Campbell, John Robb, Kylie Mildren, Penny Kee, Cecile Beams, Kate Brown, Tom Green, Ian Grainger and Anthony Colantonio. Anthony rode the 160k in 4 hrs 38min. Thanks to Robyn Sprouster, Peter Davis, John Crouchley & Alex Simmons for making it happen.

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Oct 26 - Heffron Park Criteriums 

*  Oct 29-30 - Wagga Track Open

*  Oct 29 - Noosa Criterium

*  Oct 30 - Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS)

CycloSportives THIS WEEK

*  Oct 28-29 - Sydney to the Hunter

*  Oct 29 - Captains Ride (Bowral to Perisher) - Steve Waugh Foundation

*  Oct 30 - Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain (Tas) 

BiciSport Training this week

*  Oct 24 - DGV Track Training (3pm - 5pm) with John Crouchley

*  Oct 27 - Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Oct 29 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am (coffee)

*  Oct 30 - Piemonte Café @ 8am  

Eddy Merckx takes another Milan San Remo Classic

Molteni Salami

News Shorts - 17 October

Rolly Delaytz (2nd wheel-yellow helmet) at the Sydney Spring Cycle Criterium at Homebush Olympic Park. Rolly went on to finish 3rd.  

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Len Groen finished 10th at the ATTA ITT over 25k in a quick time of 37min 44 min

*  Rolly Delaytz took the win at Heffron Park on 11 October

*  Homebush Spring Cycle Criteriums on 16 October - Several BiciSport rode this criterium but the results remain a mystery (courtesy of CyclingNSW). Rolly Delaytz finished 3rd in Division 2. 

RACING THIS WEEK

*  Oct 18 - Heffron Park Criteriums (ES)

*  Oct 22 - Sprint Grand Prix # 1 (Dunc Gray Velodrome)

*  Oct 23 - Mick Chapman Memorial (Kurri Kurri), Lansdowne Park (Waratah Masters)

TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  Oct 20 - Centennial Park @ 11am

*  Oct 22 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.45am for coffee  

BOWRAL CLASSIC THIS WEEK

*  Several BiciSport members are assisting with the Bowral Classic this coming Sunday including Ian Grainger, Anthony Colantonio, Mike O'Reilly, Peter Davis, Robyn Sprouster, Alex Simmons & John Crouchley

Ok, its not Bowral but a great picture from the top of the Patersberg at the E3 Harelbeke in Flanders

News Shorts - 10 October

Manchester - Mike Smith (Gold Medal in Sprint, Bronze in Team Sprint)

Manchester - Mike Smith (left) in the M4 Sprint Final

Manchester - Mike Smith (World Masters Sprint Champion M4 Category)

Manchester - Team Sprint podium for the Bronze

BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS

*  Mike Smith took the Gold medal in the M4 Sprint at the World Masters Track Championships in Manchester UK. Mike then followed it up with Bronze in the Team Sprint

*  Conor Tarlington rode well at the West Head Wall Handicap over 5 laps on 9 October

RACING THIS WEEK

*  11 Oct - Heffron Park Criteriums

*  15 Oct - Melbourne to Warnambool Classic (NRS), Illawarra Track Open (Dapto)

*  16 Oct - Homebush Spring Cycle Criteriums (CycNSW), Lansdowne (Waratah Masters), Mt Ku Ring Gai (NS), Darren Smith Classic (Qld)

BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK

*  10 Oct - Schools resume & traffic conditions are heavier

*  13 Oct - Centennial Park @ 11am

*  15 Oct - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café @ 9.30am for coffee

*  16 Oct - Piemonte Café @ 8.00am for Akuna Bay  

The World Cycling Championships start in Doha this week