Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - Randolph Baral grabs a snack at the summit of Mt Hotham
Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - As other riders scream past in a heavy tailwind at the Hotham summit, Randolph prepares to remount and descend off the mountain. Conditions were windy and chilly.
Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - Randolph Baral at Mt Hotham
Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - Randolph Baral loads up with food & drinks
Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - Randolph Baral at the summit of Mt Hotham
Three Peaks Challenge @ 7 Mar - Following Randolph Baral “live” at the Three Peaks, where Garmin technology made the life of a soigneur that much easier
Kurri Kurri Criterium @ 7 Mar - Ruth Strapp was 3rd in C grade
West Head Time Trial @ 7 Mar - Tom Green (Happy Wheels) and Mike Lawson (Anytime Fitness) rode well at the West Head ITT.
Tom went appreciably faster on a road bike than a TT bike (!!)
Heffron Park Criterium @ 2 Mar - Rolly Delaytz (3rd from left, BiciSport Happy Wheels) in the Tuesday night action
Heffron Park Criterium @ 2 Mar - Rolly leading the B grade peloton
Heffron Park Criterium @ 2 Mar - Rolly in second wheel
Heffron Park Criterium @ 2 Mar
THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE REPORT by Mike O’R
Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) lined up for his first Three Peaks after months of planning and committed training. Conditions were ideal on the Sunday with a firm breeze at the top of Mt Hotham (at 7.30am sitting comfortably in the comfy Mt Hotham cafe). The Mt Hotham climb itself was closed from 8am until 1pm with Randolph forecast to arrive at the Mount Hotham summit from Falls Creek at 10.45am. Randolph had kindly provided “real time” progress monitoring courtesy of Garmin Livetrack so his position was instantly available. See picture below. How good was that when you are supporting a rider from the roadside.
The event leader (and first NRS rider) crested the Hotham summit at 9.57am and Randolph came through right on target at 10.43am (first female came through at 10.32am). Randolph maybe stopped for 60-90 seconds, grabbed some race food, switched bidons, and vanished off down the mountain towards Omeo. Its difficult to gauge how many people in front of Randolph … maybe 90-110 riders (not easy to be any more precise). Randolph looked comfortable & composed at the Hotham summit.
Further on from Hotham and it was something of a longer but gradual descent into the township of Omeo, then into the Omeo Valley itself. Randolph was on something like an “8.30” finishing time but WTF Hill claimed another victim and 9.25 was the end (and difficult) result. Well done Randolph for a job well done.
CYCLOSPORTIVES DATES ANNOUNCED - SNOWY VALLEY 28 MARCH & SINGELTON 11 APRIL
The Snowy Valley Challenge runs out of Adelong (near Tumut) on 28 March. Start & finish is in Adelong with a route via backroads to Batlow and return
The Mail Run on 11 April is a long running cyclosportive in the Hunter Valley based out of Singleton on roads used in the NSW Teams Time Trial Championships around Glendon. A great weekend is guaranteed.
Both event details are in the BiciSport Special Events section of this website.
BICISPORT MEMBER NEWS
Kurri Kurri (HEZ) Criterium @ 7 Mar - Ruth Strapp went top 3 at the HEZ Criterium in C grade
Lansdowne Criterium @ 7 Mar - Ian Grainger was a peloton finish in C grade.
EASTERN CREEK MASTERS RACES NOW A 6.45AM START
Effective immediately all Waratah Masters races at ECR go to a 6.45am start
RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK
9 Mar - Heffron Park Criteriums (Maroubra)
12-14 Mar - Bathurst 2 Bathurst (CyclingNSW)
14 Mar- Eastern Creek Raceway (Waratah Masters)
BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES THIS WEEK
Tues 9 Mar
Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am
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
Wed 10 Mar
Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return
Thurs 11 Mar
Happy Wheels Waterloo Spin to La Perouse @ 6.00am
Centennial Park @ Spruce Goose Cafe @ 10.30am for Park laps
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
Sat 13 Mar - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am
ANC Halfords Professional Cycling Team 1984-1988 were UK based. Team sponsorship was ANC (transport) & Halfords (retailing). Framsets were Peugeot & groupsets were Campagnolo.
Much has been written about the UK team that culminated in a start to the 1987 Tour de France that commenced in Berlin (only four ANC riders eventually finished the ‘87 Tour). The team itself didn’t go much past the ‘87 Tour. The next UK team to get a start in Le Tour was Barloworld some 20 years later. The ANC Team Director was Tony Capper who was more of a problem than a solution and financial (mis)management was not a strong point.
The team itself was very talented - hard working, diligent, admittedly in “at the European deep end” and Tony Capper didn’t help. Rattling off the team listing reflected a great team in Shane Sutton (Aust), Phil Thomas, Joey McLoughlin, Adrian Timmis, Paul Watson, Omar Palov, Chris Lilywhite and the esteemed Phil Griffihs (as Team Manager). A talented group of individuals that deserved a better fate.
Adrian Timmis @ 1987 Tour de France
Shane Sutton & Adrian Timmis @ 1987 Tour de France
ANC Halfords Team @ 1987 Tour de France