Rock Racing # 1 - the current style in Sydney club lycra is beyond drab … all dark monotones and a heavy emphasis on good old fashioned black. In Sydney there are seemingly three lycra colours at present - black, black & more black and sponsors logos are a thing of the past.
Rock Racing on the other hand had a slightly more edgy feel to say the very least. The RR team (2007-2009) was founded by the flamboyant Michael Bell (center of picture, black jeans & dark sunglasses) and affiliated with Ball’s Rock & Republic clothing line. The team had a punchy feel (… ya think ? …) and its motto was “Here to Stay”
Rock Racing # 2 - Tyler Hamilton in the edgy orange-black RR team kit. It was a great look.
Rock Racing # 3 - the RR team kit had many versions over three short years (orange, green, red, white) and the matching green-black Italian De Rosa frames loaded on a Campagnolo groupset was a nice touch
Rock Racing # 4 - Tyler Hamilton in the green-black RR team livery alongside the equally splashy team car and bus
Rock Racing # 5 - Mario Cipolini (left) rode his own brand of frame sets whilst other Rock Racing team members were on the general team issue green-black De Rosa
BICISPORT RESULTS - BARAL TAKES A WIN AT CRONULLA ITT
Cronulla Triathlon Club @ Kurnell @ 8 June - Randolph Baral (Happy Wheels) took the individual time trial win over 16.6k in 22min 59 secs from 22 starters. Well done Randolph.
PELOTONS UP TO 10 RIDERS FROM 15 MAY & RACING FROM 1 AUGUST
Local training pelotons can go up to 10 riders from Friday 15 May
Racing has been suspended until further notice with a revised CycNSW road racing program starting from 1 August.
CYCNSW SINGLETON TEAM TIME TRIAL -
TRAINING FROM 23 AUGUST & RACE DATE OF 7 NOVEMBER
Details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website with TTT training to potentially commence on Sunday 23 August at Terrey Hills.
FLANDERS CLASSICS - THE BEST YOUTUBE EVER
A bit bored watching the Food Channel replaying calorie inspired reruns ? …. If you want some great Flanders YouTube then go to Flanders Classics and go to Flanders 100, 101, 102 and beyond. Simply brilliant behind the scenes documentaries.
BICISPORT NOW ON FACEBOOK AT BICISPORT.SYDNEY
This is a new (closed) Facebook site (your membership needs to be approved) and can be found at -
Bicisport.Sydney
Email is - Bicisport.Sydney @gmail.com
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
9 & 11 June - 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
10 June - Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
11 June - Happy Wheels Waterloo Ride @ 6.00am @ Happy Wheels bike shop at Waterloo. Chairmans Ride @ Centennial Park @ 10.30am @ Spruce Goose Cafe
13 June - BiciSport Coffee at Miramare Sandstone Cafe (enter off Myoora Rd) @ 9.30am
BiciSport Special Ride on Saturday 27 June from Holbrook to Albury over 120k on quiet country roads.
Details in the Special Events section of this website.
BICISPORT SPECIAL EVENTS NEWS
Special Events have been added & updated on the BiciSport website which includes -
BiciSport Ride : Holbrook to Albury on Saturday 27 June
Eastern Creek Raceway (Masters)
Several weekends to choose from with the next ECR Masters tentatively booked for 9 August
Revised 2020 into 2021 BiciSport Special Events now updated
Mars Flandria 1971 # 1 - for no other reason than its a classic Flemish surname in Herman Van der Slagmolen … now that is seriously Flemish.
Mars did chocolate bars & Flandria made bike frames
Mars Flandria 1971 # 2 - am usually a big fan of European team cars BUT the prize for the most dull & drab looking team car goes to the Flandrian FORD. What a shocker ! ! …. it looks like it would fall apart in the car park just standing still
Mars Flandria 1971 # 3 - the best way to hide the world’s worst looking team car ... smother it with some of Belgium’s finest cyclists & lets hope the team’s plane sponsor gets your attention.