BiciSport Masters Brad Mills & David Cooper attack the Italian Dolomites on 4 June at the Marcialonga Gran Fondo (going over the San Pellegrino Pass) ... then attempt the Stelvio Santani Gran Fondo on 10 June going over both the Mortriolo & Stelvio Passes used in the recent Giro.
Brad Mills and David Cooper can look forward to the Stelvio on 10 June
The Giro in 1980 featured the Stelvio Pass and Bernard Hinualt topped the summit in heavy snow.
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
* Waratah Masters @ Heffron Park @ May 28 - Raoul Westbrook took a D grade win in a solo breakaway. Karl Hoad made his racing debut in C grade with the support of Ian Grainger.
* This week both Brad Mills & David Cooper head for the Italian Dolomites and the Marcialonga Gran Fondo then the Stelvio Santani Grand Fondo. The Stelvio Gran Fondo is the tougher of the two Fondo's with climbs up the Mortriolo then finishing with the Stelvio Pass.
RACING THIS WEEK
* June 2 - RAW Track @ DGV
* June 3 - Sydney Road Titles (Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre), Calga Road Race (Central Coast CC)
* June 4 - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters), Calga ITT (ATTA)
BICISPORT TRAINING THIS WEEK
* May 29 - No DGV Track Training until after Nowra TTT
* June 1 - Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride @ Centennial Park @ 11am
* June 3 - Meadowbank Bridge @ 7.30am, Piemonte Café (coffee only) @ 9.30am
* June 4 - BiciSport TTT Training @ Piemonte Café Terrey Hills @ 7.30am
NOWRA TTT - Training starts SUNDAY 4 JUNE
* Nominations open - Nominations are now open for BiciSport teams to the Nowra TTT on Saturday 8 July. BiciSport will provide team managers, support team drivers together with accommodation at Greenwell Point outside Nowra on the Saturday night. Sunday is either a BiciSport club ride to Culburra Beach over 50k or alternatively ride the Sassafras Road Race. Nominations are to Mike O'Reilly on bicisport1@gmail.com. Nominations received to date -
Sassafras Challenge - Conor Tarlington, Lachlan Haughey, Tom Green
Masters 150+
#1 - Graham Cockerton, Dom Zumbo, James Thornton, Anthony Colantonio, Peter Verhoeven
#2 - Brett Tarlington
#3 - Team Pilu # 1 (team members to be confirmed)
#4 - Team Pilu # 2 (Giovanni Pilu, Matt Coy, Stewart Campbell, Mike O'Brien)
#5 - Stephen Brown, Paul Curgenven, Colin Edmonds, Mark Walsh
Masters 180+
# 1 - Ian Grainger, Graeme Cook, Jock Young, Raoul Westbrook, Peter Davis
Masters Women
# 1 - Sue Tierney, Ruth Strapp, Kirsty Flanagan, Lise Benjamin
Team Managers
# - John Crouchley, Alex Simmons, Mike O'Reilly, Noel La Rose, Mike Lawson
* TTT Training venues, dates, times -
* Piemonte Café Terrey Hills - meet at 7.30am in carpark, depart at 8.00am on
Sunday 18 June & Sunday 25 June
* Helensburgh on Sunday 2 July - meet at 8.00am, depart at 8.30am
