HEZ ATTA Time Trial @ 22 Nov - Ruth Strapp (BiciSport) took the win in the Womens category.
West Head Individual Time Trial @ 29 Nov - Mike Lawson (Anytime Fitness)
West Head Individual Time Trial @ 29 Nov - Gio Pilu (Pilu Racing Team)
Lansdowne Criterium @ 29 Nov - Raoul Westbrook goes 3rd in D grade
Lansdowne Criterium @ 29 Nov - the BiciSport sprint train (L to R) … David Cooper, Raoul Westbrook & Ian Grainger
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - stunning scenery …. but cycling through it was a daunting challenge
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - before the Grand Depart and a pedal into the unknown …
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - Ian Grainger’s bike for Barrington Tops
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - doing it nicely on the Barrington gravel roads
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - at the snow line
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - Karl Hoad with the summit in sight
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - Karl Hoad fully spent
Barrington Tops Gravel Raid @ 21 Nov - Karl Hoad at the Victoria Hotel at Moonan Flat
Charity Ride for Mental Health @ 21-22 Nov - towards Jenolan Caves
Charity Ride for Mental Health @ 21-22 Nov - the peloton approaches the Jenolan Caves tunnel
Charity Ride for Mental Health @ 21-22 Nov - it was hot ! !
Charity Ride for Mental Health @ 21-22 Nov - Graeme Cocks (BiciSport) enjoying the portable ice bath in the hot conditions
BARRINGTON TOPS GRAVEL RAID OVER 21-22 NOV
The gravel raid on the Barrington Tops included Ian Grainger, John Horsburgh, Wayne McDonald, Karl Hoad, Mark Almond and Richard Makin.
This enduro effort was 10 hours on the Saturday & 8 hours on the Sunday. Ian Grainger used his 25kg tractor (pictured) which looked pretty handy when the gravel bikes were picking up several punctures. The Victoria Hotel at Moonan Flat on Day 1 was a great sight after 110k and 2500 metres of climbing. As Ian G nicely put it … “do not do this trip”.
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
Charity Ride for Mental Health @ 21-22 Nov - Graeme Cocks (BiciSport) helped raise a total of $70,000 towards mental health strategies that included a visit to Jenolan Caves
West Head ITT @ 29 Nov - Conditions were hot & filthy. Enough said & congratulations to Gio Pilu & Mike Lawson for just being there. It was most uncomfortable.
Waratah Masters @ Lansdowne Park @ 29 Nov - BiciSport starters were Ian Grainger, David Cooper & Raoul Westbrook. Raoul took his usual podium in D grade
BICISPORT CHRISTMAS PARTY - NOW A SANDSTONE CAFE COFFEE ON 5 DECEMBER
Due to the restrictions around the Covid pandemic the annual BiciSport Christmas Party has been cancelled and replaced by an outdoors BiciSport morning tea at the Sandstone Cafe (Myoora Rd, Miramare Gardens) on Saturday 5 December @ 9.30am. All welcome.
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
1 Dec - Tuesday Heffron Park Summer Series (Maroubra)
5 Dec - BiciSport Christmas Morning Tea - Sandstone Cafe (Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
6 Dec - Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters). Mt Ku Ring Gai Criteriums (Northern Sydney)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
1 Dec - Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
1 & 3 Dec - 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
2 Dec - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
3 Dec - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Spruce Goose Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe
5 Dec - BiciSport Christmas Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
Banesto Professional Cycling Team - One of the longest running professional teams in cycling, and still going. Started in 1980 with Reynolds as sponsor (1980-89), Banesto (1990-2004), Caisse d’Espagne (2005-2010), and now Movistar (2010 onwards). Team rode Pinarello framsets for the majority but switched to Canyon in 2014. Groupsets were Campagnolo.
Team riders raced a lot, won a lot, did a lot … wins came across Europe in both one day Classics, World Championships (for Olano & Valverde) and Grand Tours (Delgado, Indurain, Pereiro & Carapaz). An incredible list of talented athletes from Angel Arroyo, to Pedro Delgado, Miguel Indurain, Alex Zulle, Julian Gorospe, Abraham Olano, Jose Jiminez, Jean Francois Bernard, Alex Valverde, Oscar Pereiro and Richard Carapaz.
