BiciSport Griffith @ Lake Cargelligo @ 12 Jan - If you can’t do the Tumut Classic courtesy of a bushfire cancellation …. lets do our own ’classic’ instead
BiciSport Griffith @ Lake Cargeliilgo @ 12 Jan - five hours of solid country riding from Griffith made the ‘arrivee’ all the more rewarding
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
BiciSport Lake Cargelligo Classic @ 12 Jan - with the Tumut Classic cancelled due to the bushfires the members of BiciSport Griffith formed their own “BiciSport Classic” out of Griffith
Report by Peter Budd - In true BiciSport style the clockwork organisation had us away at the scheduled departure time of 6.30am for the 135k journey. We had a 20 seat bus organised to bring the 13 riders and their bikes home again.
Morning tea was at the half way stop at Rankins Springs with Melissa Budd organising the refreshments including her famous fruit cake as well as banana bread amongst other carbo things.
Then it was on to Lake Cargelligo. We were surprised by the number of b-double trucks passing us carrying hay up north plus empty trucks returning. A sign of the plight the drought causes. Not something our city members get to see.
We rolled into Lake Cargelilgo after 4.5 hours in the saddle for a solid ride. Lunch was again courtesy of Melissa and down by the Lake which gave the town its name. Surprisingly it was full of water and a beautiful country backdrop for lunch. Is there anything better than a cold watermelon after a long hot ride ?. Maybe its a country thing but the melon was crispy superb. There was also an esky of beer …
The challenge of the day was packing the 13 bikes into the bus whilst still leaving enough seats for the riders. Myself and Big Frank (Signor) used his best Tetris (?) skills to somehow make bike frames pack together along with wheels with seats for all. It was a big day out and a great replacement for the Tumut Classic. Air quality was brilliant with no smoke from the fires to the east or south.
BiciSport riders were Big Frank Signor (who asked you Frank ?), Roger Thompson-Seagrave, Michael Taylor, Melissa & Peter Budd & Albert Ravenello. In all a great day out and likely to do it again …. maybe with an invitation to our city based members for a country road trip
Ciao from Griffith … Peter Budd
RACING THIS WEEK
19-26 Jan - Tour Down Under (Adelaide)
21 Jan - Tanunda-Tanunda
22 Jan - Woodside-Stirling
23 Jan - Unley-Paracombe
24 Jan - Norwood-Murray Bridge
25 Jan - Glenelg-Victor Harbour
26 Jan - McLaren Vale-Willunga Hill
21 Jan - Heffron Park Criteriums
25 Jan - CyclingNSW Sprint GP # 3
Davide Browne (BiciSport Happy Wheels) struts his stuff
26 Jan - Heffron Park (Waratah Masters)
Waratah Masters @ ECR @ 12 Jan - the Eric Dole win at ECR … was it a late breakaway attempt ? (possibly) or simply one of the greatest displays of French sprinting since Andre Darrigade
BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS
New Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -
Heffron Park Summer Criteriums
Every Tuesday from 6.00pm at Heffron Park Maroubra
Goulburn & Bowral CycNSW Track Opens - 1 & 2 February
Davide Browne takes on the Goulburn-Bowral track double
Wagga (Tolland) Weekend - 7 & 8 March
Traditionally the first event on the NSW Open Winter program.
Bathurst to Bathurst Weekend - 14 & 15 March
The premier weekend on the NSW calendar with criteriums on the Saturday in central Bathurst and a new B2B course on the Sunday
Winter Special Events - now updated
Further information on some dates to follow
BICISPORT GROUP RIDES THIS WEEK - FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT 0417 403 244
* Motor traffic conditions are now LIGHTER with the NSW School holidays on the go
* Note -
Roadworks
Forest Way (at Forestville) … taking longer to resolve than the AusCycling fiasco
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
21 & 23 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
22 January - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
23 January - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 9.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe
25 January - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
Ian Grainger (BiciSport Presidente) spotted this generous bit of cyclist friendly infrastructure at Seaforth with others at Church Point & Terrey Hills.
