News Shorts - 15 November

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Conditions were bleak at the start for Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Grainger (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Mike Lawson (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - John Roberts (BiciSport Anytime Fitness)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Tom Green (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels)

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (BiciSport Pilu Racing) leads the M6 peloton over the Cullerin Ridge climb in steady rain

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Matt Coy (left) just before a puncture ended his day

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - If Saturday was considered “bleak” then lets add Sunday into the mix. It was plain awful. Randolph Baral (BiciSport Happy Wheels) on far right of this picture probably had the best of the weather, but a puncture still ended his day before it really started

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - The picture of Darren Benson (left) and Tom Green doesn’t do the conditions justice. Gale force winds and rain were the order of the day

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Mike Lawson on the start line

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Cocks (BiciSport Pilu Racing) in a rare glimpse of sunshine

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Ian Grainger at the finish

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Eric Dole took the best placed BiciSport placing of 4th in his category

NSW Masters Championships @ Gunning @ 13-14 Nov - Tom Green at the Road Race finish

MASTERS ROAD NATIONALS NOW FLIP TO BALLARAT IN JANUARY

  • Another day another date change on the race calendar ….

  • National Masters Road Champs are now in Ballarat in January 22

    • Jan 12 - Masters Individual Time Trial

    • Jan 13 - Masters Team Time Trial

    • Jan 14 - Masters Criterium

    • Jan 15 - Masters Gran Fondo (no Road Race)

BOORALIE RD RESURFACED NEAR JAPANESE SCHOOL

  • Booralie Rd towards Duffys Forest has been resurfaced between the Japanese School and the Golf Club. Thank you the Covid Fairy.

SANDSTONE CAFE EVERY SATURDAY @ 9.30AM

  • Covid lockdowns have been a challenge and its timely to reach out to your family, friends and BiciSport team mates and what better way than coffee and a chat at Sandstone Cafe Terrey Hills at 9.30am every Saturday.

BICISPORT COUNTRY ESCAPES FROM JANUARY 2022

  • With a view towards the future BiciSport will be organising monthly country escapes during the 2022 season, commencing with the Tumut Cycle Classic on 9 January 2022.

  • Go to the Special Events section of this website for updated BiciSport Country Escapes information

NSW VELODROME CALENDAR 21-22 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW Track calendar is now posted on the Calendar section of this website

NSW ROAD CALENDAR FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED

  • The NSW road calendar for the 2022 season has now been posted on the Calendar & Special Events section of this website

NATIONAL CYCLO CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CRESWICK VIC CANCELLED

  • The latest event cancellations & changes now include -

    • Tour of Tasmania - 24-28 Nov (cancelled)

    • L Etape Cyclosportive at Kiama - 27 Nov (cancelled)

    • NSW Masters Criterium Champs (moved) - 28 Nov @ Waratah Park Sutherland

    • Tour of Bright (Vic) - 3-5 Dec (cancelled)

    • AusCycling National Cyclo Cross Championships (Creswick, Vic) - cancelled

    • Southern Hemisphere Cup (ECR) - moved to Dec 5

    • National Masters Road Championships (Ballarat) - moved to 12-15 January

    • Tour DownUnder (SA) - Jan 22 (cancelled)

    • Cadel Evans Road Race (Vic) - Feb 22 (cancelled)

    • Heffron Park Retro Celebration - Feb 22 (date to be confirmed)

    • Gravel & Granite Classic (Tenterfield) - moved to 12 Mar 2022.

  • Keep a sharp eye on your social media and BiciSport News for any further race cancellations

RACE SEEKER - THIS WEEK

  • 19 Nov - HART Criteriums start @ St Ives Driver Training

  • 20 Nov - Go for Broke Charity Ride

  • 20-21 Nov - Bathurst/Orange Track Opens

  • 21 Nov - Waratah Masters Criterium @ Lansdowne Park, Mt Ku Ring Gai Criterium (Northern Sydney)

BICISPORT TRAINING RIDES

  • Tues 16 Nov

    • 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

    • Centennial Park Lower Loop from 5.30am to 7.45am

  • Wed 17 Nov

    • Wise Monkey Cafe Gruppetto @ Berowra Railway Station @ 7.30am for 60k to Calga & return

  • Thurs 18 Nov

    • Happy Wheels Waterloo to La Perouse @ 6.00am

    • Belgian Waffle Ride @ 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

  • Fri 19 Nov - De Niro’s Cafe Kingsford (Anzac Pde @ 6.15am sharp for La Perouse

  • Sat 20 Nov - Coffee @ Sandstone Cafe Miramare Gardens @ 9.30am

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Wiels Groene Leeuw Cycling Team (Belgium) - 1945-69

Hard core Belgian with a focus on the single day Classics but they did win the 1960 Tour of Spain with Frans De Mulder. Wiels made a delightful beer, Groen Leeuw (Green Lion) made the bikes.

Besides the win in Spain in 1960 it was really all about the Classics … with wins at Paris Roubaix, Ghent Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne & World Road Championships when Beheyt double crossed his team leader Rik Van Looy (nothing beats a good team scandal).. Supporting team members were Noel Fore, Walter Godefroot, Eric de Vlaeminck, Stan Ockers and Martin Van den Bossche.

1963 at Ronse

Wiels Groen Leeuw - Benoni Beheyt “steals” the 1963 World Road Race Championship in Belgium (at Ronse) from his Belgian team mate ! ! ! …. the scandal still lives on

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1964 Tour de France

Wiels Groen Leeuw - 1964 Tour de France

Wiels Groene Leeuw - 1964 Tour de France