NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - L to R … Tom Green, Rhett Hall & Conor Tarlington finished 2nd in the Elite Mens Challenge. Conditions were ideal for the early morning start.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Kirsty Flanagan, Melissa Budd, Cat Haines & Ruth Strapp. Melissa had a mechanical at the 5k mark and the team rode well with 3 riders.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August …. Peter Davis, Tony Jones, Bundy McLean & Tony Delgigante. Peter Davis got lost and was last seen riding towards Tamworth ….
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Dan Merange, Jay Gaffey, Emma Wright & Ben Gaffey. The Project M’s also suffered from getting lost (direction Tamworth). Rumours that they were simply wine tasting are without foundation.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Team Griffith led by Tony Delgigante, Roger Thompson-Seagrave, Frank Signor, Tony Sampson, Tony Jones & Steve (Bundy) McLean
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
Singleton Team Time Trial @ 3 August
BiciSport took two Silver medals in the Singleton Challenge (Elite Men & Mixed), notwithstanding a bizarre 74k effort by Project M, and two Championship Bronze medals (Masters 150+ and Masters 180+.
BiciSport finished 5th in the overall Club Teams Pointscore.
Race Report
A new venue in Singleton offered improvements over Nowra with improved accommodation, better coffee offerings, good restaurants/pubs, easier Freeway access (at least from the Insular Peninsula) and a much better Sunday ride option up the lovely Mirannie Valley. Downsides reminded one of going to a race in the 1960’s - more motor traffic than expected, totally inadequate race signage and close to non existent car parking/facilities (blessings to Shearers Farm). Bring on the 1970’s ….
Results
Mixed Challenge - Project M defied conventional wisdom to ride 74k in a 30k event then somehow were awarded a Silver medal !!. WTF !!. Am not sure if the extra 44k was a swim-run combo or a diversion to a local winery. A Royal Commission is needed to sort this out, or maybe just some elementary signage and the odd flag marshall ( … some woeful race organisation … just sayin’ ...)
Mens Challenge - 3 teams and Oakwood took the Silver @ 4min53secs
Masters Women - 10 teams and the Anytime Femmes finished 5th @ 5min29 secs. Melissa Budd having a mechanical
Masters 180+ - 7 teams and BiciSport Factor G picked up a Bronze @ 3min 16secs. Peter Verhoeven rode his heart out and Ian Grainger did a blinder
Masters 150+ - 17 teams and highly competitive. Happy Wheels led by Computa Campbell took the Bronze just two seconds off Silver. Pilu Racing was 5th @ 3min07secs, BiciSport Frenchies 12th @ 10min16secs, the Anytimes 15th @ 13min03secs & the Riverinas 16th @ 13min21secs
BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS
New Special Events added or updated on the BiciSport website now include -
UCI World Grand Fondo Championships (Poznan, Poland) - 29 Aug-1 Sept
BiciSport starters Peter Budd & Ruth Strapp
Amy Gillet Gran Fondo - September 15 & 16
10 BiciSport riders are doing the Amy Gillett Gran Fondo in September
Pilu Freshwater-Bear Cottage Charity Ride - October 13
Start Finish is at Pilu Freshwater then Church Point & return to Freshwater. Full details shortly.
Bowral Classic - October 19-20
with Stewart Campbell & Team Happy Wheels
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Gio Pilu, Jordan Reizes, Matt Coy & Richard Bjorkmann
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Len Groen, Davide van der Browne, Eric Dole (French Housewives Favourite) & Steve Holland. Davide was unlucky to puncture in the first 5k that ended his day.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Raoul Westbrook, John Robb, Karl Hoad & Sean Mura
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Darren Crouchley (BiciSport mechanic) and Bundy McLean at the BiciSport Service Corse at Shearers Farm
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - BiciSport Happy Wheels 150+ category led by Randolph Baral, then Stewart Campbell, Dom Zumbo & Graham Cockerton
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - BiciSport Masters took the Bronze medal in the 180+ category with Peter Verhoeven, Ian Grainger, Peter Budd & Mike Lawson.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Bronze medal for the Happy Wheelers in the Masters 150+ with Stewart Campbell, Randolph Baral, Graham Cockerton & Dom Zumbo …. oh so close to a Silver medal by just two seconds !
RACING THIS WEEK
9 August - RAW Track @ 7.30pm @ DGV
9-11 August - Tour of the Tweed (NSW-Qld border)
10-11 August - Noosa Strade Bianche (Cyclosportive) - several Griffith BiciSport going to this retro & dirt Classic
11 August - Calga 100k Handicap (Central Coast)
BICISPORT GROUP RIDES THIS WEEK - FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT 0417 403 244
* Motor traffic conditions are now HEAVIER with the NSW School Term in session
* 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
5, 7, 9 August
Centennial Park Lower Loop @ 7.30am (to 9.30am)
6 & 8 August
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
7 August
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Dunc Grey Velodrome Winter Training Group @ 7pm @ 160 laps (40k) - Fast & Slow groups
8 August
Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo.
Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe
10 August
Cnr Mill Park Street & Walker St Rhodes (at the Cafe) @ Rhodes @ 8.00am (6 x 10k loops around SOPA).
BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - BiciSport Sunday club ride up the Mirannie Valley to the St Johns Baptist Church. Marty Wright in middle picture (facing the other way) was somewhat in the hurt box after a big day on team management duties.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 4 August - A nicely sized peloton for the Sunday club ride to the Mirannie Valley
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - Alex Simmons & Cheryl Shearer at Shearers Farm on Glendon Rd. A great location to stage the BiciSport Service Corse for the Singleton TTT.
NSW Team Time Trial @ 3 August - the one the only Stewart Campbell (with RVV socks of Ronde Van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) fame