News Shorts - 6 January

Michael O'Reilly

5 January 2020

Thoughts & prayers for all of those adversely impacted by the bushfires at present. The Tumut Cyclosportive on 12 January has been cancelled for 2020.

Sydney Christmas Track Carnivals @ 29-31 Dec - Davide Browne & Lise Benjamin (BiciSport) both rode consistently over the last three nights of the Sydney Christmas carnivals

8-12 Jan - Cycling Australia National Road Championships (Ballarat, Vic)
- Commissaire drivers - Alex Simmons & Mike O’Reilly
12 Jan - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)

New Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -

Heffron Park Summer Criteriums - Racing them resumes on 14 January then every Tuesday from 6.00pm at Heffron Park Maroubra
Cycling Australia Elite National Championships (Ballarat, Vic) - 8-12 January
- Wednesday 8 January - Para-cycling, Intellectually impaired, U19 Men, U19 Women, U23 Men, U23 Women, Elite Men, Elite Women
- Thursday 9 January - Para - UCI C1 Time Trial, Club Teams Time Trial, Schools Teams Time Trial
- Friday 10 January - Fixie; Club Criterium, U19 Men; U19 Women; Sturt Street Hill Climb, U23 Men; U23 Women; Elite Men; Elite Women; Zwift Gold Rush
- Saturday 11 January - U19 Men, U19 Women, U23 Men; Para-cycling, Intellectually Impaired, Gran Fondo National Championships
- Sunday 12 January - U23 & Elite Women, Elite Men
- Alex Simmons & Mike O’Reilly assist with Race Convoy duties during the CA Elite Championships
Cyclosportive - Tumut Cycle Classic - 12 January
- CANCELLED DUE TO BUSHFIRES
Wagga (Tolland) Weekend - 7 & 8 March
- Traditionally the first event on the NSW Open Winter program.
- BiciSport support details to follow shortly.

* Motor traffic conditions are now LIGHTER with the NSW School holidays having now started

* Note -

Roadworks
- Forest Way (at Forestville) … taking longer to resolve than the Operation Puerto cycling drug bust !
- Mona Vale Rd (Kimbriki Tip to Mona Vale) … road widening has commenced with a completion date of 2022.

All group rides are cancelled if wet

7 & 9 January - 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
8 January - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
9 January - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 9.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe
11 January - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am

Cycling Australia National Road Championships are in Ballarat from 8-12 January